This is your GM engineers thinking. Instead of a serviceable PCV, total nightmare for the consumer. It's not about having a vehicle for 20 years now. They're not selling any vehicles if they last forever. Great quick fix.

Thank you for this awesome video! I have a 2016 Equinox LTZ 2WD with a 2.4L. I live in Florida never have to worry about frozen PVC valve condensation. I have no oil consumption issues and it has 155,000. In my research it seems to be the soot build up from the low octane ethanol fuel that is causing oil to become dirty and contaminated. The piston rings will prematurely fail from bad oil and the timing chain tensioner is hydraulic and requires good clean oil pressure to function properly. I am still researching but if you live where it gets below freezing you're going to have PVC valve issues which will prematurely dirty your oil and back pressure could blow a rear seal. The fix is run higher octane fuel less ethanol, change oil every 3,000-,5,000 miles and if you live in freezing weather consider performing this PVC orifice access mod. Real quick if your 2.4L ever starts and immediately stalls after 2-5 seconds with no check engine light or fault code then disconnect your MAF sensor forward of the throttle body and see if the car starts and runs then. This happened to my Equinox and kicked my ass because there was no codes. I replaced the fuel pump and both valve advance solenoids and it still stalled. Then I found the MAF sensor bad. Keep the commandments coming, that's how the community learns.

This is a creative and useful video. I live in FL have a 2017 I bought new but now has 100K plus. I noticed some oil consumption issues and this issue sparked my interest in maintaining the car myself because I need it to last. My intake was full of oil, plugs had oil on them etc. While I cleaned the intake, your video showed me that I need to take the time to “vac out” the bottom of the manifold and more importantly you came up with a plan to be able to prevent the problem repeating, which I am very appreciative of.

I noticed this happens to many vehicles nowadays, the issue is mineral oil and lack of oil changes. These engines run hotter higher performance. Rings are different lighter tension oil usage w lighter viscosity oils. I used transmission oil one cup. And watched the oil dirty up quickly, changed oil did it again until I noticed normal wear. Cleaned out lifters, oil pressure sensor ect… then used synthetic oil only, no blend. Done a few this way works like a champ! Loosens stuck rings.. ect..

What an excellent video! I really appreciate the clear and concise instructions with good camera work. Thank you so much for making this! I will be taking this project on in the spring. For now I am going to get the oil cap you mentioned to prevent the rear seal from blowing out and Ill just keep adding oil as needed.Again,thank you do much for this sir!

Thanks for video. Was hesitant, read all comments, your process worked! Saved a lot of time!

2015 2.4L Terrain with 68K on it. You are the Man! Just bought this vehicle as a 2nd vehicle. One for NV and one for MN. Started seeing water inside the Oil Filler Cap. That's when I tripped on the PCV problem. Between your video and the one where he removed the intake and drilled it out it's perfect. I drilled dead center and the other guy's was slightly right. Slightly right is where it seemed to be. I could get a paperclip in there, but the Gumout straw was hard to get in there. Have a FC219 cap in there and it's not bouncing around at idle. Thanks so much.

Thanks! I did get the same oil cap as you did. I am going to drill mine out this week sometime.

Great video i followed exactly what you did have not drove the car yet just did it today really hope this fixed it been burning 1 quart a week 3-400 miles so frustrating thanks again for this

I did exactly the same procedure few weeks ago. It's possible also to spray carbcleaner inside the hole for best results. Thanks for the video!

This definitely simplifies the process. The engineers must have designed the pvc for maximum cost of repair.

My friend thats for this video youve saved us alot of money in the long run

Great idea! Definitely gonna do this on my daughter's 2011 Equinox. There is a factory recall on the piston rings for oil consumption. Dealer replaced hers a few years ago. Also if you ever get the infamous exhaust manifold leak that's due to a crack between #2 and #3 exhaust pipes it's possible to raise the heat shield enough to fill the crack with J-B Weld Extreme Heat High Temperature Resistant Metallic Paste. I did this as a temporary fix until I had the time but that's been 50,000 miles ago and still holding up.

Love this video. Well documented(voice and video). Thank u!!

Great job and i would add a catch can. Out of the box thinking for sure.Well done!

I did this recently with just a sheet metal screw, but i do like the JB nut idea better. I see you commented on the dramatic decrease in oil consumption. I am doing mine in conjuction with BG EPR engine flush, that i have used before on this engine. That also seemed to free up the carbon buildup on the oil rings and reduce oil consumption. Hopefully between the two i can all but eliminate the infamous GM engineered problem. Thanks for this video!

Great, innovative fix for a design flaw. Good work. thanks for sharing.

Great idea and I will consider it should i have to clean the PCV on my current 2.4L Equinox. You mention risk when cleaning the PCV by the book... one big thing they don't mention in the book is the Fuel Injector wiring harness and connecters are sandwiched just out of view between the upper mating surface of the intake manifold and engine block. I found it the hard and expensive way on a previous Equinox I owned. I broke the Injector clip an connector to the #3 cylinder working the manifold back into place. It took almost 2 days of head scratching to determine what happened. Had to replace the Injector and pigtail in a new connector.

Spot on great idea! Very time consuming. I ran with the aluminum tape and so far so good. You will know when the tape falls off as you mentioned the lean condition will occur and you will need to replace the tape. other than that all good!

This is a fantastic preventative maintenance fix, it worked just as you said. I made a small cut in the protective heatshield cloth-like material to access the spot to drill, and cleaned it off thoroughly. I used a sharp screw just to make a tiny start point in the right location so the drill bit didn't walk. Instead of a drill, I used a battery powered screwdriver with a 1/8" bit for slow, controllable revolutions. I put some thick grease on the end of the 1/8" bit to collect the shavings (that worked perfectly, thank you for that tip). I went slowly, so when the bit broke through, I stopped. I used a fairly big paperclip, bent straight to reach through and clear out the PCV hole inside the intake. You will know you hit the hole if you can sink the straight paperclip in about 1.75". I also sprayed some throttle body cleaner down the hole. I decided not to use JB Weld to attach a nut, but I was tempted. While checking on the JB Weld option, I learned JB Weld makes a high temp resistant epoxy in a syringe you can order from Home Depot at the time of this comment post...its on their website, but not stocked in their stores. Instead of gluing in a nut, I just put in a small flanged screw that was the appropriate diameter to seal the hole. This saved hours of labor that could have the potential to damage some other expensive parts.

That was good idea. Nice work. I got a new engine on the recall but we're getting up to 35000. The new engine seems to dump a lot of spent fuel in the oil but not enough to fail oil test. Pushed the seal out on the first one. Thanks for the video...

Great Rigg job I'm going to do the same as you did thank you🛠

This happened to my wife's car the day before Christmas last year, in the middle of a blizzard. I had to replace the engine. The garage that installed the used replacement engine drilled a relief hole in the bottom of the air filter housing adjacent to where the pvc plug gets plugged into the housing. They have had to replace a lot of 2.4 L's. They have made that a standard procedure to let that condensate drain.

Awesome job, thanks for sharing this video

I have a 2010 Equinox. What I did was install a catch can. I drilled a hole on the oil filter cap and installed a PVC valve. I bought a "T" from Amazon. ½" in T with a ⅜" outlet I spliced the T to a ½" line coming out of the manifold . This line goes to the catch can. That took care of my car smoking. I also use a can of ENGINE RESTORE every oil change. My oil consumption went from a quart every 700 miles to about 1600 miles. I empty my catch can every couple of thousand miles. My car has about 2004,000 miles. It was reringed by GM at about 100,000 miles.

What you did is a good i deal, I am having that problem with losing oil. dont want to spend a lot of time taking stuff off and putting it back together again.

I just use an air nozzle on the end of the pcv hose and blow it clean. A lot easier than doing all of that. Spray in carb cleaner and then air pressure it clean, then you can change your oil and filter. Thats what I do every second oil change time. I have over 100k on mine and it still doesn't use anymore oil, like it did when I first bought it. But when I found out that it was using oil i did my diesel fuel 1 qt in the oil ran it for around 30 minutes to clean it all out, then I i cleaned out the pcv system and then I changed the oil. I change it every 5k. To this day it never used oil again. Plug i change all the other fluids every summer. I don't take no chances for stuff to wear out prematurely. They cost too much to repair by neglect.

I installed an oil catch can and a cfm performance breather oil cap. Helped a lot.

You did great GM should have pot the clean out hole in

chevy announced a bs quick substitute fix… they suggest you buy an oil cap with a pressure relief valve in it to save the rear seal from blowing out. I bought it.. but my oil always smells of heavy gas and its always black. gonna have to do this trick for longevity purposes. and my oil filter is always caved in on itself.

i also added fc 219 oil fill cap hope it helps

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ingenious idea. thanks

Did ours yesterday drill 1/8 hole clean it put short sheet metal screw in hole. And only snug it a little.

What about using a 1/16 or 1/8 nylon or brass pipe brush to clean out the hole instead of just poking around with a wire? Seems like if you ran the brush back and forth ud have better results ?

Good idea thanks for the video

I like that you're an outside of the box thinker. This should work IMO. Can you put up the link for the oil cap?

You need a new front crank shaft seal. Get rid of that plastic top then screw the oil cap back on. Its not consuming oil. As the oil leaks out of the crank shaft it gets sprayed as you drive so it looks like no oil is leaking. Over time if it is not fixed the leak will become noticeable and the car will start to buck while driving because it doesn't have the proper oil pressure.

What gauge wire / type is needed for the hole? I plan on doing this soon. TY.

Drilled mine out today. i might have drilled a little high cause I'm in the cavity, but can't find the PCV orifice with my wire. Any recommendations on how to proceed? how big can i drill this and be safe?

You suggested moving the flanged nut up a bit so the screw head doesn't interfere with other parts. Would it also work to drill the hole a little higher to avoid this problem or would you then miss the PCV orifice?

Will this work on a 2014 Buick Verano? It has the 2.4 Ecotec Engine . The only difference is I think the pvc is in the valve cover. I purchased the verano 5 months ago and noticed the oil consumption.

Should the cleaning process always be done or when there are problems in the car?

What size screw did you use to cover the hole up?

What type of JB Weld did you use?

Interested in hearing a follow up for this. A service manager at a Chevrolet dealer told me that the clogged PCV orifice issue could lead to moisture in the system freezing and blowing out the rear main seal and they see this every year when the weather starts to get cold and it has nothing to do with the oil consumption issue. The oil consumption issues has a "silent recall" which is actually a Special Coverage Adjustment for 2013 models only, and this was caused by bad piston rings.

Great video and great job. How often should we clean the PVC ? How is the oil consumption now?

An excellent video. One quick question. I am going to assume that the little orifice was not perfectly aligned with your first hole. Which direction was the orifice from your original hole. If we drill the hole higher are we still going to be able to find the orifice? I do have a lower pressure oil cap and an oil catch can in mine and bypass through it. I get about 8 oz of water every thousand miles in the winter here in Northern Illinois. thank you again

I thought that the oil control rings were stuck and letting oil go past into combustion chamber on the Verano, equinox and terrain 2012-2017 ?

Good idea

Thank you,

Could you have used a silicone plug instead of the JB nut/setscrew?

Boy como adivinaste que estába el hoyo de pcv ahí exacto?

What type of JB Weld is the best for this? Fantastic Video.

Will this work on a 2015 equinox?

Would this need to be done a 2.2l ecotec?

Anyone have the amazon link for the oil fill cap with pressure release?

I'm going to try this, thanks! But Looking at the videos, would it be possible to drill further so that the tiny hole is wider or if you miss, there are 2 holes? It would still be inside the seal from the pictures of the back side of the manifold it seems.

Is it possible to use pointed screw and manual screw driver to bore through instead of a drill and bit? Then after the hole has been made, maybe a short screw anchor and a screw to plug the hole when not in use

Thanks for the video. Just wanted to clarify the oil cap mentioned in your link, it doesn't show as being compatible with the vehicle(s) 2.4L Equinox or Terrain 2011?

There are other channels between the cylinders. Plus ...after the test did it work ?

Nice idea and execution. I have a 2011 with 227,000 miles on it. Recently I tried to unclog the PCV hole by unbolting the intake manifold and trying to get a choke cleaner straw down in between the manifold and the block. Didn't have much luck. I did manage to get a 90° pick in the manifold hole, but I don't think it truly unclogged it. My concern / question about your method is it appears that you are able to clean the hole in the block side, but what about the hole on the manifold side? Or maybe you were doing that and I'm missing something here. Thanks.

I just did this yesterday on my Buick Regal but I took the manifold out cleaned everything in and around, drilled a 3/8 hole placed a screw for easy future cleaning. My concern is you pushed the stuff that clogged the manifold hole back to the exist area of the engine that will just push it back to the hole..

I cleared my clog and did my timing chain back in March and its clogged again already. How often do you usually clean it out?

How often do you expect to clean this hole? This orifice cleaning probably only needs to be done infrequently under most conditions, maybe just alternate oil changes, as long as it really gets done. I’d skip the JB weld. It’ll work ok on cleaned roughened surfaces, but is unnecessary here IMHO. Drill & self tap a tight #10 stainless screw right in there with locktite, and if it ever strips the plastic from R&R-ing, tap in the next size. OR if you eventually must re-tap too big, then result to JB weld as necessary. Just get really clean, roughened surfaces.

can we get a up date how is this fix working now thank you for your time

You can see if the orifice is working by putting a plastic bag over the clean air tube that goes into that intake box while running. If the orifice is drawing more than the blowby being produced you will suck a vacuum on that bag.

How's the car working I'm about to do this to my Equinox tomorrow? What JB welding did you use

Why do you keep saying the timing belt was changed? That engine uses a chain, not a belt

I am looking at buying a 12 tarrain that i really like, but now i think ima keep looking.

What kind of oil filler cap to relieve pressure did you use ??

Question. I clicked on the oil cap link for amazon and it said that this does not fit my 2012 equinox.

Did you replace/clean the intake/exhaust solenoids? You had me nervous doing stuff with the throttle orifice uncovered. I wish you'd done it correctly and added the hole, knowing that it was completely clean and that the hole is in the right place. I knew that the hole was too close to the other part and you wouldn't be able to get a traditional screw in (not said with hate). I love that you found an alternative screw though! I really hope it continues to work! My final thought: you mentioned the risks of doing the traditional way and you said that it was faster to go this route. For the initial time it wasn't though, because you had to let the adhesive set.

Does anyone know if that oil cap fits a 2010?

Have you thought about adding a catch can?.It will keep the orifise cleaner longer.

I need that oil cap from Amazon, what’s it called or do you have a link?

I’m seeing videos about oil catch cans…. Would that work too??

All you need now is a nitrous nozzle.

Excellent job, I'm doing this tomorrow, did this cure the moisture problem?

Did any one else see the face of Boe at 3:32!!! 😂🤣😂

Wondering if you could clear office through throttlebody hole?

A catch can install is what must be done asap. ..as I'm doing this as soon as shops done fixing issues. Or they will damage engine .

lmao good tip but by the way you sound just like jerry springer lol its funny hearing it talk in mechanic term and not baby momma drama and you are the father lol

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I am still trying to understand how the clogged orifice causes certain issues when technically its plugged already with a screw? Seems contradicting to me. What goes in the orifice ?

This video is a month old now, any updates as to how it’s running?

would 5minute epoxy work instead of 24h cure jb weld for the flanged nut i can't ground my car for 24h kinda need it for work lol

Great idea.

Like to know where you got the smoke machine?

Ya don't do this ! The pcv has a thin rubber membrane and that wire can and will poke a hole rendering the pcv useless .. there are only 2 correct ways to fix this issue #1 replace the pcv whenever it gets clogged or #2 Plug the pcv tap the intake and run a catch can . Fixed forever! That's how you fix this correctly

CATCH CAN !!! People!!!

What are the symptoms of a clogged PCV?

One word. B R I L L I A N T !!!

Only thing I’m going to do different is I’ll use pipe cleaners instead of a wire and follow it up with a blast of cleaner through the orifice for good measure.

clever.. maybe just tap the plastic intake and screw the screw straight in

I saw another KZfaqr do this too

could have used a self tapping screw with gasket or seal.

Let you know how it turns out!

Instead of JB Weld and a nut, Just use a rubber plug in the hole you drilled