Oil puddling on valve cover near PCV?

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02 GT with a Romeo. Basic bolt-ons and Comp 262AH cams. Low miles (38Kmiles).

Anyone else see oil pooling in valve cover bolt holes near to, and apparently leaking from, the PCV valve on passenger side valve cover? I dab it up and a week or two later there's a fair amount of oil back...

Thoughts?

 

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leaking grommet on the valve cover. i know i have a lot of seepage from my valve covers, but im not gonna worry about it because the motor will be out of the car and sitting on my garage floor collecting dust this time next year.

 

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Yeah I get plenty, especially with boost. No big deal, just make sure you're not leaking enough to have a low oil level heh.

 

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Thanks. I was hoping the answers weren't going to include stuff like "excessive crankcase pressure"... I can live with just checking the oil more often and dabbing up the seepage.

 

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PCV valves should be changed at @30k, so when was the last time you changed it? did you buy an genuine Ford one or aftermarket?

 

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RandyStinchcomb said:

PCV valves should be changed at @30k, so when was the last time you changed it? did you buy an genuine Ford one or aftermarket?

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It's the original. I'll be going to Ford for a new one tomorrow.

 

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A lot of people have been having trouble at the Ford parts counter when buying PCV. Do not freak out if they tell you it is:
-special
-preheated
-forty bucks

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

A lot of people have been having trouble at the Ford parts counter when buying PCV. Do not freak out if they tell you it is:
-special
-preheated
-forty bucks

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2002 is different and dont get the $50.00 pre-heated one

 

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RandyStinchcomb said:

2002 is different and dont get the $50.00 pre-heated one

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Yep, no electrical attachment.

Does the PCV valve replacement come with a new seal or is that part of the valvecover?

 

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mine is starting to seep a bit. 'o2, original at 40k

 

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i was getting it to, even in the ones that were not near the pvc. i guess its the gromets. they seemed to seal up. havent cheched in a while but i dont think it was leaking last time i checked.

 

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RandyStinchcomb said:

2002 is different and dont get the $50.00 pre-heated one

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Hold on a sec, when i have to replace mine i'm gonna have to shell out 40 bucks for a PCV valve at the dealer?

 

trinity_gt

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Just bought mine today. The first one the Ford parts guy gave me didn't look right. It was a standard "push through a grommet" style. I asked him to recheck and he brought back a second one with an integral O-ring and a 90-degree twist style mount.

It was only $CAD13.

 

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Tally_4.6 said:

Hold on a sec, when i have to replace mine i'm gonna have to shell out 40 bucks for a PCV valve at the dealer?

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no you don't, you can get the non-heated one for @$1/4 of the cost

 

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so i can replace mine with a non-heated one without any issues? because mine is starting to leak also

 

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Brute03 said:

so i can replace mine with a non-heated one without any issues? because mine is starting to leak also

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correct, unless you live in a very cold climate and are worried about your PCV valve frezzing up

 

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it was 92* yesterday, so that's the last thing i have to worry about

 

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Brute03 said:

it was 92* yesterday, so that's the last thing i have to worry about

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I hear 'ya brother

 

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Does the PCV valve replacement come with a new seal or is that part of the valvecover?

 

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Ihad the same problem with mine. It still does it even though i replaced it