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[Russell]

Hi out there,

Is it possible to fit some kind of filter to the small breather hose that connects the idle jet to the cam cover.

I( am getting fed up with continually cleaning it!

Respects

Russell

[tunnie]

I assume you mean the Idle Control Valve?

What engine do you have?

It should only need cleaning once a year really.... do you do lots of short runs? How often do you change the oil?

[Dazzler]

You will only end up cleaning the filter even more than you do now :-/

[Russell]

Hi Tunnie,

Engine is 2.0 16v auto. Use car for work approx. 170 mile round trip every day.
Car has had lpg conversion which is fantastic. Last cleaned ICV approx 2 month ago, but since then have had a new (breaker) engine fitted 2 weeks ago. So has had fresh oil/filter change.

I keep oil topped up regularly as handbook states engine uses approx 1 litre oil every 1000 miles?

Do I need to do a regular oil change based on my mileage?

Regards

Russell

[tunnie]

i do low miles so i change it every 3 months.

On trade club you can get GM oil filters for £1 and 5L oil works out at £8!

So dirt cheap, make sure you clean the whole breather system and throttle body.

I gave mine a damn good clean last year, poped it off a few weeks ago, still really clean not much dirt on it.

You do a lot of miles, i would be changing it every month!

[Lazydocker]

i do low miles so i change it every 3 months.

On trade club you can get GM oil filters for £1 and 5L oil works out at £8!

So dirt cheap, make sure you clean the whole breather system and throttle body.

I gave mine a damn good clean last year, poped it off a few weeks ago, still really clean not much dirt on it.

You do a lot of miles, i would be changing it every month!

Definitely look at no more than 6 weeks between changes. I know it seems a bit extreme as the lpg means the oil stays cleaner but you must do closer to 1k miles/week by the time you've done the social stuff on top of the commute! Keep on top of the oil changes and you'll find you get fewer problems!

[Russell]

Hi All,

Here's an update on my IACV.
Removed IACV and throttle body, gave both a good clean.
Used a pull through to clean larger breather hose (squeaky now).
Smaller hose to idle jet was completely clogged, so replaced it.
Not disregarding advice about an inline filter, but thought it would'nt hurt to try it out.
Placed small plastic inline fuel filter in the small hose.
Have been running car for two weeks now with no problems. As filter is clear can inspect for contamination. So far so good.
Will post a picture tomorrow and keep you all updated.

Regards

Russell :-) :yhttp://images.omegaowners.com/forum/yabbfiles22/Templates/Forum/default/thumbsup.gif

[Kevin Wood]

The air that flows through the IACV has already been through the main air filter, so it's as clean as it's going to get.

Kevin

[Russell]

Kevin,

I am talking about the idle jet which is situated under the butterfly in the throttle body and is notorious for becoming blocked eventually as the small hose is connected to the rocker cover.

Russell

[Kevin Wood]

Kevin,

I am talking about the idle jet which is situated under the butterfly in the throttle body and is notorious for becoming blocked eventually as the small hose is connected to the rocker cover.

Russell

Ahh, OK. Appologies. I know the beastie. In that case, it's down to keeping the oil clean with regular changes, I guess.

Kevin

[BruceT]

When I cleaned my breathers and Throttle body, the small breather was pretty much clogged up all the way.

Think ill replace it!

[ians]

When I cleaned my breathers and Throttle body, the small breather was pretty much clogged up all the way.

Think ill replace it!

they often always are

[Russell]

Hi All,

Here's the photo I promised yesterday:



Regards

Russell

[BruceT]

Good idea, think ill do something similar when I get a new pipe. Although

[Russell]

Hi All,

Just an update on the small inline filter. This was installed for about a year and was just showing signs of oil contamination with rpm jumpy at idle. I have replaced the filter and all is back to normal (After cleaning the first piece of hose from rocker box to filter.

Russell