No pretty much as I described.
The oil air separator is inside the valve cover on your engine. The large
hose is off the LH valve cover, and the small hose (with a valve in this
case) is on the right hand valve cover. Don't forget that the air space
inside each valve cover is connected via the various passages inside the
engine.
Function is as I described.
Rick
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> That statement may be a bit too generalized. I'm looking at the 'Vehicle
> Emission Vacuum Routing' block diagram for my Mustang in the factory shop
> manual. There is a pipe from the air filter to the LH valve cover; the PCV
> valve is on the RH valve cover with a pipe going from the valve to the
> intake manifold; i.e. it's a simple vacuum circuit with the PCV valve to
> modulate. No oil separator (though I've seen some available in the
> aftermarket).
>
> Maybe 2008 isn't modern enough.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> On 2/1/2012 4:11 PM, Richard Ewald wrote:
>
>> Modern PCV systems do not require a source of fresh air. Typically they
>> have a hose from the engine that goes through an oil air separator and
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net<mailto:
>> bspidell@comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Almost fired off a flame, then realized you're (probably) referring to
>> the fresh air source that typical PCV
>> systems require (hence the word 'system').
>>
>
>
> --
> ***********************************************************************
> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
>
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