Nice article, guessing that in part , this is one of the reasons how NY cabbies reach 300K mile marks on 4 cylider toyotas. I, personally, would not/did not challenge the design of the CCV system itself, I mean whatever it is - it could always be made better and better and better and so on. Stop should be made once it is good enough. On other hand placement of it is simply idiotic, as you said and I agree that severity of CCV issue is combination of few factors including maintenance or absence of such. Well... if this unit is part normal maintenance practice, and should be periodically replaced (not should be but must be given that tubes are made out of cheesy plastic that dries up and cracks) what kind of idiot would shovel it where it is? There is plenty of room for that unit in outer side for electric distribution box (the one where bunch of sensors connected to) Should I have to touch that thing again, I will make a custom brackets, tubes and place it outside, may be even add an oil catch can. From technical point of view - you make a lot of sense but people carry on with their lives based on requirements of.... Well... their lifes and can't/won't run it around "many short trips are not good for your bimmer". Even, lets say , someone agrees to follow and takes the car to a mechanic, what is the normal time charge for CCV replacement? Same as OFHG, I was quoted $400 to replace $20 gasket - I'd curse the designer out and most likely he so deserve it, may be even a punch in the face but lets be politically correct and say that it is simply sad.

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