I'm having a leak from the rear main seal and want to rule out if it caused by a bad PCV valve. The leakage on first picture is after a 15 min drive after having cleaned the area carefully.
How to test the PCV valve? Other post describe that you should hear the PCV valve engage with a stethoscope when clamping vacuum lines near the PCV. I tried this on running cold engine by pinching various nearby vacuum hoses for a few seconds, but the valve does not seem to engage. Unsure if pinched the right lines and if long enough.
I bench tested the valve by placing 12v across terminals marked at 4 and 5. The valve engages (pin comes out).
Resistance values measured: 7.2 ohm between terminals 4 and 5. 4.7K ohm between 2 and 3. 3.9K ohm between 1 and 3. 1.3K ohm between 1 and 2.
The PCV valve appeared to be fairly clean (not clogged).
Exchanging the PCV valve is easy and cheap enough, but the valve engages in a bench test, is there an upstream problem?
I read about AT205 as well and have that on order given how much oil comes out now after just 15 min drive?
Car: 2004 Odyssey with 100K miles auto transmission.
Thank you!
How to test the PCV valve? Other post describe that you should hear the PCV valve engage with a stethoscope when clamping vacuum lines near the PCV. I tried this on running cold engine by pinching various nearby vacuum hoses for a few seconds, but the valve does not seem to engage. Unsure if pinched the right lines and if long enough.
I bench tested the valve by placing 12v across terminals marked at 4 and 5. The valve engages (pin comes out).
Resistance values measured: 7.2 ohm between terminals 4 and 5. 4.7K ohm between 2 and 3. 3.9K ohm between 1 and 3. 1.3K ohm between 1 and 2.
The PCV valve appeared to be fairly clean (not clogged).
Exchanging the PCV valve is easy and cheap enough, but the valve engages in a bench test, is there an upstream problem?
I read about AT205 as well and have that on order given how much oil comes out now after just 15 min drive?
Car: 2004 Odyssey with 100K miles auto transmission.
Thank you!




