Oil problems (i think)

[Michael P]

So I took off my bro-in-law’s oil cap and noticed that the underside of it a gooey-like yellow color….is that a bad thing??

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[college man]

if the line from the valve cover goes to the manifold
that would be vacuum.It should have a PCV somewhere in that
line.

[Skip]

should i change the PCV if it is in the line or just remove the whole line and blow it out with carb cleaner? Thanks again.

[college man]

clean the line.But replace the PCV.

[EricTheCarGuy]

Glad you got it sorted out. Condensation would be an issue with a vehicle that only gets driven for short trips. Try to drive it more in the future and it should cut down on the problem.

[Skip]

Actually, I have not done anything about this issue yet. I the formed line mentioned previously that comes out of the top of valve cover on oil cap side, is very thin diameter like 1/4 inch and is only about 18 inches long. It runs into a bigger rubber hose and so far I have not found a PCV on the line so I am not sure how to proceed to clean the line out. I removed oil cap again and found more cream on it even though I just wiped it off a short time ago. The formed small diameter line enters the valve cover thru a rubber boot – do I just pull it out of that boot? Not sure how to get it off so that I can run carb cleaner thru it to clear it out. Appeciate your help – you videos on youtube are awesome!

[EricTheCarGuy]

A picture would be helpful. I think if you just got the engine nice and hot it should clear out. You may not have to do any removing to do the cleaning.

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