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I recently received a letter from Honda because I own a 2010 Accord LX 4 door, 4 cylinder. It states that there may be a problem with the piston rings sticking that causes excessive oil usage. The fix is to replace the pistons and/or piston rings.
I have noticed excessive oil usage but I realized that I haven’t changed the PCV valve in a while and it needs to be replaced. I want to replace it, change the oil, then monitor the oil level at 1,000 mile intervals. Which is what I have heard Honda does to diagnose the problem. Side note: the dealer service people won’t answer my questions on how to diagnose the problem. They wouldn’t even tell me what the cost would be if I paid them to do it. They seem to have been told not to talk to customers about this issue.
But I am having a problem finding the correct PCV valve. Parts store prices range from $12.99 to $51.99. And Amazon shows 2 different PCV valves that are supposed to fit my car/engine. One is black plastic and has the part number V384 (this looks like the V-6 part). The other is metal and is part number V379 (looks like the one I need).
Does anyone have a source for this part, and the correct part number?
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