A question about valve cover on a 97 gst

[jmatyas]

I just bought a new powdercoated blue candy valve cover and i saw something that i wondered would be a problem. I noticed on my valve cover i have 2 outlets. one for the breather and the other for ???. the one i just bought only has the breather on the left side and no top outlet that mine has.... is this new one going to work or did I just buy junk...

 

[snowborder714]

It's the PCV valve. I'd recommend getting a new OEM one and not one from an auto parts store.
http://members.shaw.ca/dsm.1000q/Engineprimer/2G/pcv.htm

 

[jmatyas]

Oh ok sweet. Will it just be a screw in or am I going to have to port it myself. I havent recieved my valve cover yet so i havent had a chance to loot at it.

 

[snowborder714]

You'll probably want to run a tap (if you have one) through the threads to make sure they're clean. Then just thread in the PCV valve and tighten down with a wrench.

 

[jmatyas]

ok thank you so much. Sorry to sound like such a noob just new to tuners. Thanks again for your words of wisdom. "bow"

 

[tjbiker031]

No problem, that's why their is a forum.

 

[DSM4me44]

CAREFUL!

When you tighten anything that is valve cover related, use good judgement. I have seen people tighten PCV valves too tightly and crack the valve cover. Of course the easiest way to crack it would be when you tighten it back on the engine. Make each bolt finger tight and then do a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. If you find it leaks, then just tighten it a LITTLE bit more.

You may already know this but i figure better safe than sorry.

 

[jmatyas]

Thanks for the heads up. Ive heard they are very easy to crack. Ill make sure i torque them down slowly for sure. Any bolt pattern i should use for tightening or just middle to side then the rest?

 

[Defiant]

The bolt pattern won't really matter, because you aren't putting any kind of torque load on it.

Be aware when tapping the PCV valve's threads that they are usually at a stupid, nonsensical angle up from the head. They are not parallel.