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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2009, 07:03:52 pm »
something to do with the crankcase check valve maybe? to be honest i did run it open for a day until i realised, but after that everything was ok. it was a week after and when i removed it the problem started??
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2009, 07:34:14 pm »
i ran it for a week, why would leaving the drain off open cause my problem?

It shouldn't as you would effectively just be running a "vent to atmosphere" set up but will a slight loss of boost.
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2009, 07:46:49 pm »
I would suggest somethings gone wrong with your install, then when you tried to revert to normal its persisted.
oil out of the cap is a symptom not the cause. somethings the wrong way round pressurising your crankcase.
Im sure the dealer will sort it out. no worries

of note be careful you dont run out of oil in the meantime!
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2009, 08:11:24 pm »
ok cheers for the advice, the oil is ok just checked.
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2009, 08:19:20 pm »
i ran it for a week, why would leaving the drain off open cause my problem?

It shouldn't as you would effectively just be running a "vent to atmosphere" set up but will a slight loss of boost.

I drove all the way to Germany with the tap open and ran fine with no loss of Boost whatsoever!  :innocent:

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2009, 08:20:58 pm »
I drove all the way to Germany with the tap open and ran fine with no loss of Boost whatsoever!  :innocent:

thats cos its never 'in boost'  :surprised:
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2009, 08:21:48 pm »
I drove all the way to Germany with the tap open and ran fine with no loss of Boost whatsoever!  :innocent:

thats cos its never 'in boost'  :surprised:

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2009, 08:55:49 pm »
hmm, i would suggest posting on vwvortex in the tfsi section, over there in america they are all running the catch can and im sure one of them will know for sure whats up!

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2009, 01:30:48 pm »
Any news as yet?

P.S. Air Filter was posted last Friday so you should get it any day!  :happy2:

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2009, 02:00:42 pm »
no call from vw yet.... got the airfilter on saturday thanks alot for that mate  :drinking:
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #25 on: October 14, 2009, 08:57:42 am »
any update on this mate?

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #26 on: October 14, 2009, 09:25:41 am »
I drove all the way to Germany with the tap open and ran fine with no loss of Boost whatsoever!  :innocent:

that car was in boost all the way there and all the way back! ;)

thats cos its never 'in boost'  :surprised:

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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #27 on: October 14, 2009, 09:55:02 am »
Sounds like the valve is the wrong way around/stuck?? I'd have expected it to p*** oil down the inlet, rather than back up and blow out of the cap.

Crawl there ASAP.
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #28 on: October 14, 2009, 05:35:02 pm »
ok just thinking here, if i blew down the pipe from the inlet manifold to the rocker cover should there be some resistance or not because i did and there was no resistance it was as free as a bird
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Re: think my pcv has gone!
« Reply #29 on: October 14, 2009, 06:46:38 pm »
So what have VW said? If this as you say is an issue with the PCV fix we all have I for one would like to know. If not we need to clear this matter up.  :happy2: