Re: PCV canister on side of crankcase HELP
The canister is 'jammed' into the side of the block. To my knowledge there's no fastener holding it. The dipstick tube is also jammed in place. I think there is a tool that fits around the tube where the ridge is, and pushes on the ridge. I used an adjustable wrench when I have had to thump them back in place. I think the canister fits the same way.
The flow is from the crankcase, through the canister, through the tube, through the embedded PCV valve, through the tube to the bottom of the upper intake(on mine) where it is ingested into the intake & burned. The filtered air comes from the large air feed tube right before the throttle plate, through the small ribbed tube, into the cam cover, and through the crankcase to the canister.'
The canister is actually an oil separator, trapping droplets before they get sucked into the intake, and draining them back to the crankcase. I think it is filled with metal shavings that trap drops that can't make the sharp turns without running into the shavings.
tom
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