Attempt to put on my BOV bymyself??? I haven't gotten it yet, but it should be here soon. How hard are they to install??? Could I do it myself or would you guys reccomend me having someone else do it ( I hate other people touching my baby

 

Make sure the car is nice and cold. I had to let mine sit for about 6 hours. The BOV has 3 bolts and a pink hose going to it. The top 2 bolts are fairly easy to get to, but the bottom bolt is where your patience will be tested.

The easiest way I found to do it was to just about lay on the engine with my left hand going around the turbo. With an open ended 10mm I slowly, and I mean slowly, removed the bolt. Then slowly, yes, very slowly, put it back on. They recommend 65 pounds (I think I don't remember exactly) of pressure. I used a torque wrench on the top bolt then put the 10mm wrench to get a feel for how tight it is and apply that pressure to the other bolts.

Go for it! Good luck

 

Ratcheting wrenches are your friend.

 

im asuming your talking about the mopar bov. and if thats the case give it a shot, its not really that hard at all. ive put on about 4 of them and taken off about the same.

I did it my first time like silver surfer said and it took me quite a while. I have learned after doing it a lot to remove the battery and the intake and with those two out of the way its actually not hard at all. the 3rd bolt you have to take kinda slow but with the battery out you can get to it pretty easly.

Then to install just make sure you have the bov going the right way (it doesnt seem that hard but ive seen numerous people mess it up) hole facing away from the turbo. then put a good coating of sealant on your gasket to help prevent leaks. and make sure the black rubber on the stock surge valve lays open against the bov. ive seen some get bent in which makes it not work. then just put good trq on the bolts and thats it.

 

Im thinking about putting one on too but I have read some people with leaking problems with the Mopar BOV.
Any suggestions on stopping it from leaking and any comments ...anyone who has installed???

 

Mine has been on since Feburary...never leaked at all. I bought it used, so the gasket was...nonexistent. I went to pep boys and bought the thickest gasket material they had, and made my own. I then bought some Permatex Hylomar HPF sealant and put it on the side of the BOV that attaches to the turbo. Didnt leak at all.

Then I had the turbo replaced under warranty, since the turbo was already out of the car it made re-installing the BOV much easier. So without any Hylomar, I havent had any leaks in two months. If everythings torqued right, you shouldn't have any problems at all.

Whoever posted about taking the battery out, and the intake out....thats a good idea, even if you have a factory intake and just take off the upper hose. It makes your life 10 times easier. So does unplugging the little green wire that goes into the right side of the valve cover.

I wrapped my left arm around the underside of the turbo and slid my right arm right underneath where the intake would go. With a small swivel head and a few extensions I managed to get it off and back on (while in the process of losing my damned short 10mm socket head....twice, and the third time for good). The more you do it, the easier it becomes, but all in all its a pretty damned simple install, except that lower left (third) bolt.

If you attack that bolt first when taking it off, its easier. I put that bolt back on first too, which some say its easier to put it on last.

My .02 on the Mopar BOV

 

basically everything every1 has said about this post is in the tiny little folded up flyer marked "INSTRUCTIONS" that comes with every new mopar blow off valve conversion kit. no personal offence aimed at anyone here, if you take the time to read the literature you'll save yourself from flipping out....until you get to the 3rd bolt

 

The Permatex sealant bit wasn't in my instructions but it was part of the install anyway. No leaks after two years!!!

Dusty

 

Yeah the hylomar and removal of the battery/intake/green wire are NOT in the instructions. But no Mopar BOV is complete without the Hylomar.

 

when i got it there was instruction to remove intake pipe and battery maybe had newer model.[sm=confused06.gif]