Woodrobin
Veteran Member
Well, here's a fun little experience. While doing an oil change on my girlfriend's 2003 Jetta TDI, I noticed a large amount of black residue around the CCV valve. It's hard to see in this picture, because I wiped some of it up before the shot was snapped. The darker, streaked areas were originally covered with an almost powdery black residue.
Decided to take a look to see if it had come loose. Well, yes and no. The bottom part was still connected, but the top had entirely separated:
I believe my exact words at this point where "What the ****?" Apparently it melted or otherwise came apart at the join between the cap and the part that fits over the crank case outlet. Those rough edges are partly covered in residue, but still look melted. I know there's a new CCV in the near future, but I have a couple of questions:
1. Any suggestions as to how I can get the piece of of CCV valve off the outlet? It's hard to get a grip on it, and I don't want to risk any bits falling off into the crank case.
2. How big of an issue is it to drive this around for a while until the new CCV valve comes in?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Decided to take a look to see if it had come loose. Well, yes and no. The bottom part was still connected, but the top had entirely separated:
I believe my exact words at this point where "What the ****?" Apparently it melted or otherwise came apart at the join between the cap and the part that fits over the crank case outlet. Those rough edges are partly covered in residue, but still look melted. I know there's a new CCV in the near future, but I have a couple of questions:
1. Any suggestions as to how I can get the piece of of CCV valve off the outlet? It's hard to get a grip on it, and I don't want to risk any bits falling off into the crank case.
2. How big of an issue is it to drive this around for a while until the new CCV valve comes in?
Thanks for any help or advice.