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Old 10-15-2016, 11:45 AM
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What's causing this buildup in my intake

Got the throttlebody off and noticed that in the intake there's a lot of dried fuel residue that's built up is this a rich burning situation or is there something I need to replace
 
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First I have to ask where does the PCV go in to the intake track?
Most of the time it is up close to the throttle body and coats it in an oil film.


My 02 Dodge with 5.9 MPI coats the TB and has to be cleaned because of that.
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My PVC is located on the valve cover where you put the oil in and goes up to the breather box but when I took it off there's no valve in the PVC its open-could that be part of the problem it's supposed to blow one way and not the other but there's no valve jumping up-and-down
 
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That coating is normal. You always have some little wisps of oil smoke that come from the engine up into the intake when you stop the engine.

And you do also have a breather hose for the PCV valve, this hose is before the throttle body blades, the PCV valve is after the throttle body blades on the vacuum side. So the PCV valve sucks the bad stuff out of the valve cover/crankcase, and fresh air comes into the other hose after the air cleaner but before the throttle blades. That other hose can get some oil in it when the engine gets older and has a lot of blowby, and can also have some oil in it if the PCV valve is not sucking like it should.
 
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When you say "air box" would that be the air filter box?
If so then you are looking at the fresh air side of the PCV system.


Check the other valve cover for a hose with the valve in it and where does that hose go to?
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The PVC the other one is on the passenger side rear of the valve cover and goes up in the back of the intake
 
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Originally Posted by crandallf150
Got the throttlebody off and noticed that in the intake there's a lot of dried fuel residue that's built up is this a rich burning situation or is there something I need to replace

This is not fuel residue but blow by residue. The feed air for the PCV system is in the air filter housing. You are getting a bit of blow by out the feed air inlet and it is coating the intake system. Nothing unusual in a higher mileage engine to see some crud on the inside of intake system.
 
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Where does the vacuum port on the right side of the throttlebody between them hook up to? I believe it goes over to the valve on the other side of the throttlebody not sure what it is but where does that hook up to?
 
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