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Originally Posted by Best4x4xFAR
Yeah, its 'only; around $200 in parts, except that I have the 'only' cost for thermostat and water pump, hoses, EFHG and associated parts, Belts and tensioners, and some other stuff that needs to be addressed. Old cars are a pain.. LOL!
Exhaust smoke? Traces when you get on it hard (I can't see it when driving, but can when following it). And the back of the car tends to get dirty very fast..  |
Yes, exhaust smoke. When they fail you also start using a ridiculous amount of oil. then there's the failure that I had on both mine and that's the collapse of the drain back tube. The CCV is supposed to separate the oil from the crankcase gasses and it sends that oil back to the crankcase through the drain back tube to the crankcase. When the drain back fails oil builds up until it gets sucked into the engine. Then you get clouds of smoke for a minute or two until that load of oil burns off. Doesn't smoke again until the next load builds up.
If you do the CCV replacement make sure you get the cold weather version and make sure you pull the dipstick tube and clean the passage that the oil runs back to the crankcase through.