PCV - Hyundai Performance Forums

theboy · 07-11-2003, 01:11 AM

Ok truely a newbie question. I took my car to Jiffy lube to get the oil changed. They recommended that I replace my PCV. What exactly is this?

2003GS · 07-11-2003, 01:27 AM

Did you do a search? Man google will give you that answer!

http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/a/014/v1076.htm

It stands for Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve. I'm sure others know more about it.. but that should get you going

theboy · 07-11-2003, 01:37 AM

Yeha I did a search on about.com after i posted it. But searches don't give you other people experiences with them. Like how much they paid for it? Things like this

2003GS · 07-11-2003, 01:55 AM

Naw man... do a search on HERE... see the search button by Shop.HP.Com? That one dude... I was just being sarcastic with that Google comment...

If you didn't know what it was/how to change it why didn't you just tell the mechanic that when he told you?

Sorry to sound like i'm giving you a hard time, it's not my intention. I just have a headache... some jackass with HID's was riding my ass for 20 blocks!

[Edited by 2003GS on Jul 10, 2003 9:56 PM]

td317crew · 07-11-2003, 10:25 AM

It vents unspent combustable gasses from your crank case to your intake to create an internal combustion afterburner of sorts. It is an EPA thing. BTW, Jiffy Lube wants you to buy a new one because they try to sell a new one to everyone that comes in. I have never seen one fail, they are kinda failsafe anyway.

WytchDctr · 07-11-2003, 11:48 AM

So hyundai is B.sing about changing it at 60k miles also?

2003GS · 07-11-2003, 12:36 PM

And what about that recall that i posted?

gadzooks · 07-11-2003, 03:20 PM

it's only a $3-4 part, and it would be best to change, or at the very least check it occasionally, when I got my car with 109,000 miles on it, I tried changing the PCV valve, and it was seized, ended up breaking off, leaving me with more work

Shadohh · 07-11-2003, 04:30 PM

Exactly, its a $4 dollar part.

go down to the pepboys and buy one and change it.

takes all of 2 mins

SpeedRacer · 07-11-2003, 07:06 PM

Agreed. I change mine once every 15,000 miles or so. It's less than $3 at Advance Auto Parts, and takes maybe 3 minutes to change. I even let my GF change it. That says alot. :lol:

And if you wanna change it, look behind the valve cover. On the right side, you'll see a short hose going from the valve cover to the intake manifold. On the valve cover it's connected to a little brass "thing". That's the PCV. Pull the hose off, unscrew the PCV, pop new PCV in, replace hose. Done.