My car has been burning a quart of oil in between oil changes. I thought it may have been a problem with my PCV Valve. I removed the valve and it did not make any noise when I gave it a quick shake. I also noticed some oil at the lower part of the tube (opposite of the tube connected to my intake manifold). Could this be the cause of my car burning oil? Is it normal for oil to be on that part of the valve? Any other recommendations?
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Friday, September 13th, 2013 AT 3:48 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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The part of the pcv that has oil is the part that is opposite of where the hose hooks?IHow many miles do you drive between oil changes?
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Friday, September 13th, 2013 AT 4:07 PM
ANDREWFUSION
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The oil is present in the the tube leading to the pcv valve. I change my oil every 5000km. (P.S. Thank you for responding to my question)
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Saturday, September 14th, 2013 AT 1:15 PM
SATURNTECH9
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If your only burning a quart of oil in that many miles that's not bad at all Does the pcv look sludged up?
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013 AT 5:37 PM
ANDREWFUSION
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Sorry for being late, PCV valve was fine, I changed it anyways, but still burning the oil, may not seem like a lot but any idea what may be causing this?
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 AT 12:57 PM
SATURNTECH9
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Could be valve stem seals or some oil ring issues or a combo of both. When cars get some miles on them they burn oil not uncommon. I would say its not burning a excessive amounts of oil that would even warrant a repair.