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car: CORSA B 1997 1.2 8V

I was wondering if anyone knows for sure if this car has a pcv valve at all, im gettin alot of condensation gunk in my camcover and throttle body giving rubbish performance. Ive done other checks and have ruled out a head gasket problem etc etc.

So moving on.....ive been told that the vehicle doesnt have a PCV so it just gunks up with crap from the crankcase??? ive installed a homemade oil catch tank to stop all this gunk going into the engine and performance has improved abit. i want to really but this problem to bed coz its been doing my head in for a while.

Anyone had this problem before? there is no information in the haynes manual or online about a pcv or any kind of filter for this car, just seems like it dont exists.

Help.

wtf is a pcv ?????????????

Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve
The Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, or PCV valve, is a one-way valve that assists with the continual evacuation of gases from inside the crank case
as far as i am aware the corsa dosnt have one.

i may be wrong its not somthing i have been asked before lol

im guessin thats to stop the condesation?

no, its for venting out exhaust gasses from inside the crank case.
its basicly to vent any blowby gas caused by leaky piston rings.

u learn somthing new everyday