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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Yea, pretty much junk. Most everyone here will say that. The quality control and tolerances as far a factory specs go, are usually not up to par.
Well alright, ill go to napa then.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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NAPA can be good stuff, just make sure you don't overpay for something (like any auto parts store).

O'Reillys and Advance are also fairly good, if you can find one. Just take anything the counter guys tell you with a grain of salt, they don't know what they're talking about half the time. I only go in there when I know exactly what part I need.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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NAPA can be good stuff, just make sure you don't overpay for something (like any auto parts store).

O'Reillys and Advance are also fairly good, if you can find one. Just take anything the counter guys tell you with a grain of salt, they don't know what they're talking about half the time. I only go in there when I know exactly what part I need.
Ya, I always do my part research first. I like to give them the number rather than explain what I'm looking for.

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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Cheapest seems to be at dealership. I need to do the pcv also, as I'm getting the oil in airbox and having some vent issues when pinned for a while.

Which one is the pcv? One that goes to airbox, or the other side?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Cheapest seems to be at dealership. I need to do the pcv also, as I'm getting the oil in airbox and having some vent issues when pinned for a while.

Which one is the pcv? One that goes to airbox, or the other side?

The one that has the hose to the side of the intake manifold itself, not the one to the air cleaner.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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The one that has the hose to the side of the intake manifold itself, not the one to the air cleaner.
The one to air cleaner is just a vent then? Why does oil get sucked up the hose?
 
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Because of blow by. And a bad PCV valve can contribute to the problem.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Because of blow by. And a bad PCV valve can contribute to the problem.
Ya, pcv has never been changed. So Proly a good idea to do it too.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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Ya, pcv has never been changed. So Proly a good idea to do it too.
Yep, and don't forget, get one from your local dealer or order one online from a Mopar website.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Yep, and don't forget, get one from your local dealer or order one online from a Mopar website.
Yes, that's why I'm doing it. Dealership had the Abs sensor cheaper than the parts stores did, so I figured the pcv while I'm there...

I sure hope the sensor is the prob... I hate replacing things that don't need to be.
 
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