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systolic0205
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I have a 98 Mercury Tracer, and my vacuum hose connected to the PCV valve tore, so I went to an autoshop and the manager removed the whole hose and valve and put a tube in its place with no valve. he said it was a temporary fix. Now when I crank my car, it idles at about 2000 RPMs and I get a lot of blow by when the car cranks, but the blow by goes away once I shift into drive. How long can this solution last? I cant afford to buy a new vacuum hose/PCV valve, and Im about to move, so I'll have to drive for about 450 miles.. What should I do?
The problem is that its a part that you HAVE to order from Ford. Ive already tried that approach, and the hose itself runs all the way down into something lower in the car. The whole part has a ford label with a part number on it and everything. Everyone Ive spoken to so far has said that I'll HAVE to get it from Ford, and its going to cost about 60 dollars.
the guy didnt replace the whole hose. He cut it from the bottom of th PCV valve to the top end of the tube, which is almost directly on top of the engine. Is it safe for me to assume that I could simply segment the tube he put on there and put a PCV valve in between the segments, or do I need to get some specific kind of hose?
How long do I have before it starts damaging my engine? (as an estimate of course)
The problem is that its a part that you HAVE to order from Ford. Ive already tried that approach, and the hose itself runs all the way down into something lower in the car. The whole part has a ford label with a part number on it and everything. Everyone Ive spoken to so far has said that I'll HAVE to get it from Ford, and its going to cost about 60 dollars.
the guy didnt replace the whole hose. He cut it from the bottom of th PCV valve to the top end of the tube, which is almost directly on top of the engine. Is it safe for me to assume that I could simply segment the tube he put on there and put a PCV valve in between the segments, or do I need to get some specific kind of hose?
How long do I have before it starts damaging my engine? (as an estimate of course)