m_dogg

Thanks guys!

I'll miss that car haha

Up for sale is a set of 225/50/17 tires on 17x7.5 wheels, summer setup on our Legacy

Tires - Firehawk Indy 500 purchased last August. 225/50/17 Wife's car thus the sidewall

Wheels - Sparco Assetto Gara 17x7.5 in bronze. Center caps faded, curb rashed but straight, no cracks and hold air. Balanced ready to go.

Asking $650 obo, text if interested for quicker response, not much on here 7738375691

Looking for a pair of an OEM '08-'09 headlights preferably without chips/cracks. Haze is not an issue.

Thanks.

Yeah, I don’t think that is supposed to come out.

 

But I guess it happens.

Me either, it definitely was an oops moment haha

Thanks for the pics, I completely understand now. I was 100% wrong about the pcv valve threading directly into the block. I've pulled my pcv valve like 5-6 times or so in the last 11 years to clean or replace it (when I get bored I fiddle with my car), and I've never actually noticed that piece that it threads into, with the other metal hose piece coming off of it.

 

I would have no idea what to put on that to be honest, I probably would've done RTV too for the time being. And it it held fine and didn't leak, I'd probably just leave it with rtv.

Yeah...I dropped the ball on this BIG TIME. Not sure how I overlooked it, on our other car I'm on top of it

I hope that makes more sense now. Both hoses replaced, one cracked pretty bad other was on its way out. Anyways, I've put some RTV where the housing mounts into the block so I can sleep at night haha.

In my case pcv doesn't thread directly into the block. It threads into a small housing that pops into the block.It's not threaded it just pops in there. Should've taken pictures...

That's the other hose I believe, kinda pricey but it is what it is.

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I totally dropped the ball on replacing pcv valve on our '09 Legacy. At 165k miles it was a pita to remove. As I was trying

to wrench it out I noticed the valve housing with a side hose connected to it that goes to the intake manifold was turning with it. It was a no go after few tries but to my surprise it came out of the block with the valve still in it. Popped it in a vice, got the old one out, teflon taped threads on the new one and screwed it in.

Two questions-

1. I didn't see any sealant residue on the lower part of valve housing that goes in the block. It's not threaded, smooth shaft that kinda just goes in (that's what she said) and rotates freely by hand. Should I be concerned about vacuum leak in this area and maybe use teflon tape on it?

2. I'm getting conflicting info on part numbers for intake manifold hose to side of pcv housing and hose that goes from intake chamber to pcv valve. If someone could confirm those two that would be awesome. It's all brittle as you can imagine at this mileage.

I hope all this rambling makes sense haha and thanks for any input.

Cheers!

M

Found my problem, u-joint...

I don't believe it's serviceable on these cars, correct?

could be a bent wheel or a wheel that needs balancing. Does the problem persist after a rotation?

Stopping at tire shop after work to re-check balancing before I start tearing into it.

Would worn out lca bushing cause vibrations?

I've replaced all but control arms last year in the front end. Wheels balanced/aligned. Whole damn car vibrates going above 50...