fatbaldbloke Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 As above, except to be technically correct it's not the egr valve. That's the exhaust gas recirculation valve which is part of the exhaust emission pack if fitted (more commonly on diesels) and is usually quite a chunky thing and solenoid controlled. This is the crankcase breather valve or crankcase pressure control valve (pcv). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightscot Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyblues Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Well that's a fine state of affairs, least you survived to tell the tale. Get yourself better first and think about the car later Best wishes for a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINGNUT Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Sorry too hear about your incident with both your car and foot mate! On the plus side its not really Westie weather there is far too much blue in the sky and its too warm at present! All the best for a quick recovery hope the car gets sorted too1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burlers Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Ouch, sorry to hear your woes there TS. I think calling yourself a "Popping Dip Stick" is a bit harsh, but I can understand the sentiment. I've left the point about using the foot brake alone & no doubt someone will pop along soon to provide some advice on your poorly Zetec. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILFAN Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 ouch indeed hope your both well soon maybe you should try left foot breaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Keene Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 All you can really damage with a blocked breather is gaskets and seals, gasket set and a few hours in the garage. However, if it is not caused by a blocked breather, and you have too much crankcase pressure to get out of the breather that is there, then you could be looking at worm rings. An easy way to test this is a compression test, then put a teaspoon of oil in each bore, if the reading improves, the rings are worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydox Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A compression test might not show up "blow by " if it's not a blocked or collapsed breather better doing a leak down test Hope your foot gets better soon :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightscot Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Complete Idiot Of the Year Award, you couldn't make it up, see my post http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/102393-its-not-just-women/ oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris7273 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Nice end ;-) I wish you a quick recovery. About the crankcase breather : i doubt that it would cause such problems. Dunnell sells a blanking plate and he assures that the camcover breather is sufficient. Or there are some blocked conduits - oil galleries in the engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yes, never personally heard of blocked breathers causing anything worse than leaking/blown oil seals. Though of course, that can lead to it's own problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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