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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: JoeDellio on April 08, 2009, 06:18:07 PM

Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: JoeDellio on April 08, 2009, 06:18:07 PM
1995 318i

My ventilator went bad, causing a horrible idle and horrible squeal. What I did was pull off the hose, capped the ventilator, and put a breather on the valve cover. The ventilator still vents even though its blocked off.

Is this ok to run for awhile? Or am I losing any benefit of not having it hooked up? I thought it just worked like an EGR valve, recirculating gases.

Here is a link of the style I am talking about, it bolts on the TB warmer plate between the upper and lower plenum, and has a hose from the valve cover attached to it. It is part #11

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=CA53&mospid=47490&btnr=11_1408&hg=11&fg=15
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: JoeDellio on April 09, 2009, 12:26:37 AM
I need to know if the engine is counting on that gas to be put back into the intake, becasue I swear I am running rich at idle now.

I also was wondering if since the ventilator still vents to the atmosphere even when it is blocked off, that its really me losing intake Im building due to a bad diaphram in the ventilator.
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: txleadfoot on April 09, 2009, 03:24:11 PM
what de heck is a ventilator?  The URL isn't working.
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: JoeDellio on April 09, 2009, 07:11:53 PM
URL is fixed, its part #11
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: JoeDellio on April 10, 2009, 12:35:07 AM
When this part first starting making noise I noticed I got a code 1222 around the same time. Could this have anything to do with it? I still get the 1222 if I am idling for a long period of time but it dissapears as soon as I blip the throttle.
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: Danny707 on April 10, 2009, 12:40:04 AM
1222 means its either running too rich or too lean for 10 seconds.
Title: Will this temporary fix to my crankcase ventilator cause any problems?
Post by: JoeDellio on April 10, 2009, 11:42:52 AM
Quote from: Danny707;69796
1222 means its either running too rich or too lean for 10 seconds.


Im gonna guess too rich at idle due to this CCV being funked up, I bet the ECU expects to see that extra exhaust gas at idle.