A commenter on one of the broken pcv valve videos, who is apparently a mechanic, said to be sure and warm the engine up prior to attempting the R&R. Being plastic, it apparently needs to be warmed up first, and then it just pulls out. I thought 'Great' next time I'll do that, but it doesn't do shit for my broken pcv valve in a Dodge 360 with almost 350k miles on it. Slept on these wise words overnight, and came up with a simple, potentially helpful solution. Broke out my Harbor Freight heat gun, warmed up the part, without melting it of course, then installed the old curved vice grips down low on it next to the valve cover, and it was a beautiful thing, almost as satisfying a popping a black head out of middle of your forehead! wow, that commentator ended up being right below this note.
Isn't it fun when a 5-minute job turns into a 2-day-long nightmare? Don't you just love plastic engine parts? Glad you were able to get it out. Good to see you, G.
im in this mess at the moment. Though quick 10 min job to clean pcv valve but damn it won't budge after half an hour trying to pull it out without damaging, there's no pcv valve and grommet available for my car model in the entire country so I have to be careful not to break it. I'll try again tomorrow :D
Hey friends so you don't go through that again make sure the vehicle has been driven and is warm to the touch or even still hot wear your gloves eye protection and those should pop out without any problem it is when it is cold and cools down the plastic the molding is not pliable in cold weather. Hope that helps
have similar setup on jeep 2001 cherokee. We have big grommets that can be cut out and replaced with the ccv and pcv. the rubber grommets get cooked into hard and don't let go of these breathers.
Your basic nightmare. I don't think mine was ever changed. I have a 1998- 360 magnum that's in 1950 plymouth Special Deluxe restomod. So the grommet was petrified around the PCV valve (P-right side) and also what's called a breather elbow on the (D-left side). Took me an hour of pulling and prying with a screwdriver, pliers, WD-40, etc. Finally got them out in pieces. Anyone having the same issue, be careful not to drop any fragments down in the valve cover.
Should've just removed the valve cover it really aint that hard and is pretty simple and wouldve saved you the headache in ybe long run lol but that's just my opinion but at least you got it and it worked for you although it couldve been done easier by not avoiding to remove the valve cover 😂
I have a broken pcv valve from me thinking it would just come out from my 2001 dodge ram 1500 5.2 l the pcv valve broke i cant get it to come off but I'm gonna try your method wish me luck b/c I'm, pretty sure for what i said and done over the last 2 days I'm going to hell for. and the plugs won't come out the stupid pointing at each other configuration, I'd love to smack the shit out of the guy who invented that so you can't get a ratchet on any of the plugs. and so far it took me 3 hours to do 3 plugs because my spark plug socket keeps getting stuck on the plugs and won't come out. On the 2nd plug it took 3 hours to get it off the 3rd one is still on the truck. I had a Chevy s-10 an 88' yes I'm that old I did everything on that truck in 2 hours oil, plugs, pcv, wires cap and rotor I can't believe how hard this is on a truck that is 14 years newer.
I just took the valve cover off and broke the breather into little pieces. I was afraid to yank the cover straight off if I pulled hard enough with some 6’ lever action.
A commenter on one of the broken pcv valve videos, who is apparently a mechanic, said to be sure and warm the engine up prior to attempting the R&R. Being plastic, it apparently needs to be warmed up first, and then it just pulls out. I thought 'Great' next time I'll do that, but it doesn't do shit for my broken pcv valve in a Dodge 360 with almost 350k miles on it. Slept on these wise words overnight, and came up with a simple, potentially helpful solution. Broke out my Harbor Freight heat gun, warmed up the part, without melting it of course, then installed the old curved vice grips down low on it next to the valve cover, and it was a beautiful thing, almost as satisfying a popping a black head out of middle of your forehead! wow, that commentator ended up being right below this note.
What kind of heating gun? Can I use my wife's hair dryer?
Isn't it fun when a 5-minute job turns into a 2-day-long nightmare? Don't you just love plastic engine parts? Glad you were able to get it out. Good to see you, G.
im in this mess at the moment. Though quick 10 min job to clean pcv valve but damn it won't budge after half an hour trying to pull it out without damaging, there's no pcv valve and grommet available for my car model in the entire country so I have to be careful not to break it. I'll try again tomorrow :D
Hey friends so you don't go through that again make sure the vehicle has been driven and is warm to the touch or even still hot wear your gloves eye protection and those should pop out without any problem it is when it is cold and cools down the plastic the molding is not pliable in cold weather. Hope that helps
Ty
What a pain in the butt job that one was. Glad to see ya got it out.
Hello George, glad you and your dad able to pull out whatever it was you’re pulling out that was hard take care.💕 NonnaGrace
Lol. Thanks 😊
Glad you were able to get that working right, Brother G. A pain in the butt but satisfying to have done, I'd bet.
Yes glad to have this problem fixed. Thanks
have similar setup on jeep 2001 cherokee. We have big grommets that can be cut out and replaced with the ccv and pcv. the rubber grommets get cooked into hard and don't let go of these breathers.
You cut it out?
@@Pointlesshandle48 Yes - I'll change them every 30k for now on.
2004 Cherokee here. Ended up breaking it and cutting the rubber. Piece fell inside but I was able to get it out with needle nose pliers. Whew!
Thanks for this! I am inspired that mine will come out too. But this strategy and tactic didn’t work for me! Hahaha
I just did the EXACT same thing on my durango. Thanks for the video, but it looks like it might just be easier to pull the valve cover. Lol
Lol. Maybe so 😆
The best part about this video is when he said two grown men’s 😂
Hardy har har 😁
Nice thanks for sharing 👍🏽
Your basic nightmare. I don't think mine was ever changed. I have a 1998- 360 magnum that's in 1950 plymouth Special Deluxe restomod. So the grommet was petrified around the PCV valve (P-right side) and also what's called a breather elbow on the (D-left side). Took me an hour of pulling and prying with a screwdriver, pliers, WD-40, etc. Finally got them out in pieces. Anyone having the same issue, be careful not to drop any fragments down in the valve cover.
Nice thanks for sharing stay connected
How were you able to pop the new one in ? Having the same issue on my 93 Chevy g20
@@jessiemcdooglepants4156
Going in was easy. Popped right in.
I ended up breaking mine and was able to get the piece that fell inside with needle nose.
What does the pcv valve hose connect to?
I got it out with a flat head screwdriver it was easy
Mine nearly broke apart I think is easily to use a hook and pick to pull it out
(Harbor Freight)
just did this myself
Can anyone tell me if the PVC valve could cause my turbo to break? I replaced the turbo and it happened again.
Mine broke off, and a peice fell in now I gotta replace the valve cover lmfaooo
Mine that end broke too,so this method doesnt useful to me
Should've just removed the valve cover it really aint that hard and is pretty simple and wouldve saved you the headache in ybe long run lol but that's just my opinion but at least you got it and it worked for you although it couldve been done easier by not avoiding to remove the valve cover 😂
I have a broken pcv valve from me thinking it would just come out from my 2001 dodge ram 1500 5.2 l the pcv valve broke i cant get it to come off but I'm gonna try your method wish me luck b/c I'm, pretty sure for what i said and done over the last 2 days I'm going to hell for. and the plugs won't come out the stupid pointing at each other configuration, I'd love to smack the shit out of the guy who invented that so you can't get a ratchet on any of the plugs. and so far it took me 3 hours to do 3 plugs because my spark plug socket keeps getting stuck on the plugs and won't come out. On the 2nd plug it took 3 hours to get it off the 3rd one is still on the truck. I had a Chevy s-10 an 88' yes I'm that old I did everything on that truck in 2 hours oil, plugs, pcv, wires cap and rotor I can't believe how hard this is on a truck that is 14 years newer.
🤞🤞😁
only one grown man over here trying to do this.
Good luck 🍀
I just took the valve cover off and broke the breather into little pieces. I was afraid to yank the cover straight off if I pulled hard enough with some 6’ lever action.