PCV Valve Replacement with Pictures

For your information. I will ask to Toyota service dealer to do it.

 

Just got my 22 mm long socket today.

 

Just reach for it after removing air box
It's a cake walk...it's there!

 

I practically live under the car, what with 6 monthly oil changes, and take the shield off completely every time. So I'm prejudiced lol. I've pulled the hose off the pcv, and ran a q-tip down the hose: it barely got dirty, definitely not wet with oil. But only 70K kms.

I guess the main point I'm trying to make: whatever you're comfortable with, is the best approach.

 

6?
Maybe another car to rotate out?,...I don't mind working from below either just some jobs as you say got more than one way...I hear ya!
My hose was saturated today, so put in an OCC...all from above of course...

 

All this about OCC, makes me want to put one in on my Prius lol

 

I'm waiting for the video.

 

Lol! The OCC that I want cost 50$, still debating...

 

Which one are you looking at?

 

I junkyard dogged it
$10
It's not worth the wait...that darn oil seems to find its way up to the valves!

 

This one, might have to replace the hose with a transmission line. Heard the hose that comes with it leaks.

 

I forgot, I can't install the OCC because it's not CA legal lol...

 

I have read many OCC posts but as I remember, this is the first time someone brought up smog legality of this thing in California. I maybe wrong or may had skipped it, I apologize if I didn't see some of the posts about the smog issue.

Back in the 90's when I was a kid and Hondas' ruled the import scenes, people are often talking about smog legal parts, CARB stickers, and setting appointments to a Referee to get signed off as a smog legal mod. Do we have a Cali legal OCC out there that can get us safely pass smog inspection?

 

I want to know that too lol. Hopefully there's a smog tech in here who can chime in?

 

My order for a PCV valve at AutoZone was canceled. Supplier issue. I went with the $37 one. Must be the only sucker in a while and they gave up, lol.

I've been waiting to clean out the EGR until it came.

Took your advice, Nutz about bolts after watching your vids. Thanks for them!

Is it not a bad to get the cheap ones? I drive 200+ miles a day and am so sick of taking the wiper assembly out.
(Car symptom is slight shudder especially when letting off the gas. Feels like restricted air or gas. just a very slight shudder. New to me '010, gen 3 with 140K)

 

The Toyota manual sais to use Toyota genuine adhesive 1324, three bond 1324 or equivalent on 2-3 of the threads of the PCV valve. Has anyone else done this? Is it important? Is there a cheaper, more readily available substitue (like loctite?)

 

I used Permatex Blue Surface Insensitive; it’s medium strength, removable and still effective with slight oil film.

Permatex® Surface Insensitive Threadlocker BLUE – Permatex

I believe if you’re replacing with new, they come precoated with the Toyota spec thread lock.

 

Thats awesome news! I am replacing new. Didnt even think to look at the valve. I also saw someone mentioned in another thread to use blue loctite and stop worrying about it...

 

If you use nothing it just might get a slight oil bloom, that’s all.