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Apr 22, 2005 | 11:02 AM

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94civicEX

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Originally Posted by Spec R

update:

I set up my digital camera for video recording, and recorded my exhaust pipe at start up after my car sat in the driveway overnight...guess what? NO SMOKE.

That's because it's not escaping through your exhaust

. Take our advice above, wewt.

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Apr 22, 2005 | 11:54 AM

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Spec R

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Originally Posted by 94civicEX

That's because it's not escaping through your exhaust

. Take our advice above, wewt.

the pcv rattles, and its only a few months old. although my stock one was stuck (no rattling) i saw no improvement in mileage or oil consumption after i replaced it.

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Apr 22, 2005 | 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 94civicEX

That's because it's not escaping through your exhaust

. Take our advice above, wewt.

If it was going through the PCV, it would end up making the exhaust smoke, because it would burn in the cylinder.

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