which one of these is the pvc valve?

[JumpInTheFire.com]

PIC 1:


PIC 2:



if its number 2. then what is pic 1? i took the thing off on pic 1...and it has a spring in it and just a little oil on the spring. am i suppose to clean the oil off or anything? i'm assuming its the pic 2. since that looks like what the "pvc valve" on autozone.com looks like.

my car is a 98 firebird 3.8. i cant find anything that looks like pic 2.

[97rs4life]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

PCV is the first pic with the two screws coming out of it.

[nimrod.sixty9]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

PCV is the first pic with the two screws coming out of it.

Agreed. And if you look close enough at the plate that covers it, it will have the letters PCV stamped into it. So you will be shure thats it.

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

thanks.

so what do i do now? do i clean it?

how come the pvc valve that autozone sells for a 98 firebird looks like pic 2? that thing in pic 1 isn't even removable is it? just a spring comes out of it.

[Pewter02Camaro]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

Its the one in the first pic, the second pic is the pcv on a LT1 by the looks of it. And the pcv is under the spring if i remember correctly long time since i changed mine.

[97rs4life]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

it probably is stuck in there a bit, I had to really tug on mine to get it out. It is like 3 bucks from autozone for it, get a new one and swap it out

[nimrod.sixty9]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

it probably is stuck in there a bit, I had to really tug on mine to get it out. It is like 3 bucks from autozone for it, get a new one and swap it out

Wow, they are $10 at my local Autozone... I just clean em' with Seafoam Deep Creep. Cheaper than a PCV and you can use it on many other things!

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

i removed it. since its only 3.00 i'll just buy a new one

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

also...what are some names for the pvc valve gasket? i cant find it on autozone.com. i need a new one

[mazzon]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

when i tryed to do mine . i couldnt get the damn thing out . it just moved up and down. and it wouldnt come out even after putting carb cleaner on it to soak in. is it supposed to be free moving spring loaded. and if it is i gota pull that mofo out in spring?

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

i used needle nose plyers to pull mine out

[JumpInTheFire.com]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

i still cant find a gasket for the pcv valve cover/plate..

[nimrod.sixty9]

Re: which one of these is the pvc valve?

i still cant find a gasket for the pcv valve cover/plate..

Gasket maker...