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Old 02-18-2017, 07:29 AM
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I am curious with this as well. I just ordered an OCC and wonder what good would come from deleting the passenger side hose, if any.
 
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Old 02-18-2017, 09:16 AM
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The passenger side PCV hose is the source of the oil vapors that bake onto the backs of the exhaust valves, removing or blocking off that hose is why we do this mod. The Oil Catch Can on the other hose to the turbocharger helps keep oil out of the turbocharger and the intercooler.
 
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Originally Posted by countryboyshane
I have my passenger side PCV tube blocket off with the plug that Peugeot was selling for the 207 model. I've done this since early Spring 2012. I haven't noticed very detrimental oil consumption but then again it's not my daily driver. Last time at the track I had some smoky puffs when I was idling around the paddock but couldn't really distinguish if it was the blue-ish smoke associated with burning oil or whether I blew out some carbon after a 20 minute session on track. No problem with smoke when I was on the track or people complaining my car was an insect fogger. I guess we'll see how things go in the long run.

You could try plumbing the passenger side PCV port into a junction that would join the drivers side tube and then plumb that all into one OCC. IMHO this is such a pain and silly thing to do with all these hoses and cans that aren't particularly proven over the long haul. I would rather just clean my intake manually and delete the pipe that's dumping that crud into harms way.
How do you clean it manually? I'm curious I've seen this mentioned several times.
 
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Old 10-21-2017, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Belazy964
How do you clean it manually? I'm curious I've seen this mentioned several times.
Exactly how it sounds. Pull the intake mani off and clean the insides with carb cleaner and a rag. Ensure you remove the throttle body and clean the butterfly too, it will be filthy on the engine side.

If you don't have the Bentley manual, you can find instructions on how to remove and clean the intake mani here:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...right-way.html



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Another tread said the by blocking off the passenger side, it will cause the valve seals to go bad. Any truth to that comment?
 
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Another tread said the by blocking off the passenger side, it will cause the valve seals to go bad. Any truth to that comment?
No, that comment is false.
 
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