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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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PCV location

Could someone tell me where pcv is located on 97 Explorer 4.0 SHOC
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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Check behind the intake next to the firewall.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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It is on the back of the intake manifold close to the fire wall more towards the passenger side. It is a tight fit.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Jharger I, have looked all over don't see anything going into valve cover
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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Bulldog does it go in the valve cover, is it on brake booster side?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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It's teed off with something else and apparently very easy to break a plastic fitting so be careful.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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If you have the plastic SOHC cover, you may have to take it off, though not totally necessary (used to have an 01). As Bulldog mentioned, really tight fit. I think I missed it the first few times.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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ledbetter, there is something right behind the passanger side valve cover, has two hoses coming from intake housing going to it. with rubber hose going down towards bell housing from what I can see. But nothing going into valve cover like I'm used to seeing on all other PCV. Could that be it, also has a blue plastic housing doesn't look like the part I have.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Sorry I can't be more help. Just relying on memory. I don't have my explorer anymore. But I do remember two hoses going to it via a tee connector that jharger mentioned...
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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heck55, what you are describing is it, the tee and then the ruber hose running down. be careful when you pull the pcv out the lines can crack easy.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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I'm trying to find the PCV as well on my '98 Explorer SOHC. I thought I found it, but the piece just below the T that I found behind the passenger side of the intake plenum doesn't look like my replacement valve. The base of what I found, although I can hardly see it due to location, is bigger and seems to be glued into the rubber line. Is there anywhere I could find a photo or diagram of where this is supposed to be?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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On my '97 Explorer Sport the PCV is in the driver side valve cover back towards the firewall. I had to use a shop light in order to find it, in fact it took me more time to find the PCV then it did to change it.
 
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