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think my pcv has gone!
« on: October 12, 2009, 04:00:28 pm »
wasnt happy with the catch can as the car seemed to be slower with it fitted so i have returned it to stock, the power was then good and bad surging, but now the power seems down and its seriosly blowing oil out of the cap! got it booked in at vw in the morning
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2009, 04:22:18 pm »
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2009, 04:25:50 pm »
I thought you are down at vwr tomorrow with me? What and how has this happened just by fitting a can

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2009, 04:34:24 pm »
i know im well p###ed off, i think its been getting worse and now its undrivable! i have just cleaned the rocker cover and all the pipes etc and went down to the bottom of the road and back and the rocker cover and underside of the engine cover is covered its spraying out of the cap, its everywhere  :sad1:

gonna have to cancel vwr, dont know if i dare drive it to the dealers.
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2009, 04:40:29 pm »
Surely VW will charge you a fortune to look at this as it's not an OEM part? Who fitted it for you?

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2009, 04:42:38 pm »
Sh1t mate that's not good  :surprised: have u taken the can off and put it to stock?

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2009, 04:49:41 pm »
yeh the can is off and its back to stock. it still the same even stock and with the remap turned off just tried everything i can think of today. somethings gone thats for sure  :confused:
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2009, 04:54:51 pm »
Is the oil coming from the cover plate that the can replaces? Maybe a seal is not pushed back correctly

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2009, 05:05:11 pm »
thats what i thought originaly too mate, so i checked all the gasket and the o rings, but iam 90% sure its coming from the cap, could fitting the catch can have made it worse?

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2009, 05:10:56 pm »
The oil filter cap  :surprised: do u want me to come have a look?

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2009, 05:11:26 pm »
 :scared: I'm watching this thread with fear now as I've just fitted my can........
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2009, 05:27:48 pm »
The oil filter cap  :surprised: do u want me to come have a look?

thanks mate but its going to the dealers tommorow morning. there coming to pick it up, they had it on saturday morning to look at some bits for warrantee and apparently the mechanic said he noticed some oil.  need to clean it off my brick drive now FFS

could this be at fault?
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2009, 06:47:47 pm »
How long did you run it with the catch can on?. Was the tap at the bottom closed or left open?. Needs to be wound all the way down to be in the closed position.

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2009, 06:49:34 pm »
i ran it for a week, why would leaving the drain off open cause my problem?
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2009, 06:58:11 pm »
i ran it for a week, why would leaving the drain off open cause my problem?

I don,t know enough about the closed recirculation system to answer that but if thats whats happenned it could have set off a chain of engine errors leading to your symptons. I,m sure someone with more technical knowledge could shed some light on it.