***amzn.to/3OEl3XY link to the vented Oil Cap. The oil cap from the factory is NOT vented. By adding a vented oil cap, if the pcv gets completely clogged, this cap will allow the excessive pressure to vent from the oil cap and should prevent the rear main seal from blowing.

GM , the company that will force every car owner to become an advanced mechanic

THE BENDINT OF THE THROTTLE BODY / INTAKE SPRAY NOZZLE STRAW WITH USE OF THE WELDING WIRE, IS WHAT BEST I LEARNED FROM WHAT ALL SAW. THANK YOU

Old glove on throttle body and the welding wire to bend the straw. Good one!

Great video and instruction! I like how you left your lessons learned like removal of the fuel line and one of the intake manifolds were not required which made the job a lot easier and less messy. Thanks for posting 👍

I just did this yesterday. You can removed the high pressure fuel pump easily and that will give you more room to move the intake manifold back to get to the orifice.

I change from Gm to a honda best decision in my life....2015 crv wich I got brand new I have 150,000 never had a issue...

Just did the same on our GMC Terrain. Port was clogged too. Your video helped alot. Thanks

awesome video had the same issue i installed a oil catch can and i swapped the oil cap for a FC219 Engine Oil Filler Cap after that i never had an issue again

well done! its good to see the torch being passed to the younger generation....you have good skills

Good video! I know it does not address cleaning the other orifices at the top of each runner, but at least it helps clear the center orifice without removing the entire intake. Search... DON'T remove Equinox/Terrain intake manifold. PCV hole Super Easy Fix ((or)) Equinox/Terrain 2.4L Ecotech Clogged PCV Orifice Quick Fix Without Intake Removal Also, I moved my starter out of the way and it created just enough room to remove the intake plenum. So I didn't need to remove the fuel pump line.

Awesome detail! Thank you so much. Very sad this is a reality work these engines and that it takes so much effort. I'm up at 74K miles.

I tried what I saw in another video without removing the manifold. Drill a hole in the outside of the manifold directly above where the pcv orifice is. then put a piece of welding wire in, find the orifice, clean out the hole, then spray carb cleaner in. When done put sealant on a screw and thread it into the hole I drilled to seal it back up. I can remove the screw to clean it on a regular basis.

Such a crap design. Just took mine off yesterday and the airbox where the PCV valve is attached was filled with a water/oil milkshake. Thanks for the tip, buying the cap today from Amazon. Damn thing used 3 quarts of oil in the winter but thankfully didn't blow out the rear seal.

ATTENTION----ATTENTION THESE WERE ALL MY SYMPTOMS AND THE THINGS I REPLACED ON THE CAR BEFORE I SEEN THIS VIDEO AND SOLVED MY PROBLEMS. I HAVE A 2012 2.4L ENGINE CHEVY EQUINOX EXACT ENGINE AS THIS ONE. MY VEHICLE WAS WAS SHAKING AND ROCKING AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE RED LIGHT, ITS WAS JERKING SO BAD AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE THAT I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL EVERY TIME A CAME TO A RED LIGHT. I REPLACED THE FOLLOWING THINGS: UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM O2 SENSORS---PURGE VALVE----AIR INTAKE SENSOR REPLACED THE LITTLE U PLASTIC TUBE GOING TO THE AIR BOX, THE ONE THATS FILLED WITH WATER SOMETIMES. I REPLACE THE THE THROTTLE BODY WITH SENSOR ON IT-------I REPLACED THE FUEL CAP AND THE OIL CAP-- I USE CAT CLEAN AND OIL ADDITIVES--- I CHANGE THE TWO ENGINE AND INTAKE VALVES THAT SIT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE (GREY AND WHITE ). I DID MUCH MORE BUT WHEN I SEEN THIS VIDEO, I SAID TO MY SELF, ITS NO WAY IN HELL THIS IS MY PROBLEM AT ALL, NO WAY!!!! IT WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY AND IVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS NOW AND ITS BEING DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAD CONVINCED MYSELF THAT IT WAS JUST THE TIMING CHAIN THAT HAD SKIPPED, LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE ON KZfaq, BUT IT WAS THE 4TH OF JULY I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING SO I SAID TO MYSELF, LET ME RUN INSIDE A GET MY DRILL. I GOT THE SMALLEST SCREW I COULD FIND, I FOUND TWO THEN THE LITTLEST DRILL BIT AND I DRILL A HOLE IN THE AREA I SEEN IN THE VIDEO AFTER REMOVING ALL THAT PLASTIC AIR INTAKE CRAP, IT TOOK ME 2 SECONDS BUT I DIDNT FIND THE HOLE, SO I HAD TO DRILL ANOTHER HOLE UNDER THE FIRST I DID CASE IT WAS TO HIGH FROM THE HOLE INSIDE THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. BUT THE SECOND HOLE WAS PERFECT SO I TOOK SOME CARB CLEANER WITH THE STRAW AND SHOT THE CLEANER ALL IN THAT NEWLY DRILLED HOLE, CARB CLEANER SPLASHED EVERYWHERE CAUSE OF THE TWO HOLES I MADE. AFTERWARDS I TOOK A PAPERCLIP AND WENT THROUGH THE DRILLED HOLE TIL I FELT THE OTHER HOLE INSIDE THE MANIFOLD, WIGGLE IT IN AND OUT THEN SPRAYED SOME MORE CARB CLEANER IN IT AND TOOK MY TWO LITTLE SCREWS AND SCREWED THE TWO DRILLED HOLE SHUT. I PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND IT TOOK ME LESS THAN 12 MINS, ENJOYED THE HOLIDAY FOOD AND DIDNT THINK OF IT AT ALL. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BEFORE I LET THE DEALER FIX THE TIMING CHAIN. BUT WITH MY AMAZEMENT THE NEXT DAY. I STARTED THE CAR AND I FERLT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YOU JUST COULD FEEL IT. YUP, GO TO FIND OUT THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING WAS BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL PIN SIZE HOLE THE ENGINE WAS FIGHTING TO GET AIR FROM. THIS HOLE WAS PLUGGED UP WITH CARBON JUST AS THE VIDEO DESCRIBES . SO THATS MY STORY, I HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN USE THIS TO SAVE YOU A LOT OF GUESSING AS I DID. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY WALL OF LOUD TEXT, LOL

A good video for removal & reinstalling the intake, but I agree with the voices saying remove the manifold completely to clear the orifices. It allows easy access to the clogged holes and allows thorough inspection of the gaskets and cleaning of the mating surfaces. A piece of unnoticed debris or a cracked/scratched gasket could cause an unmetered air leak that can cause fuel trim issues and a path for dirt. I did mine(2017 model) and found the center hole plugged. Suggest removing the throttle body(manual suggests replacement of the TB gasket too) and pulling the dipstick tube up and out of the block hole(carefully as not to damage the o-ring) but not fully removing from the vehicle to gain enough clearance to remove the manifold. This PVC hole clearing may reduce some oil burning by reducing pressure in the crankcase, but not all if the low tension piston rings are stuck due to sludging, carbon or excess wear allowing blow by. Good oil maintenance is important. For the record, other manufacturers including Honda and Toyota, have had fuel dilution and oil consumption issues on GDI engines.

Great video, thanks!

a tip for anybody doing this work on an equinox or terrain,remove the high pressure fuel pump..makes it alot easier to get intake manifold out without damaging it...I did that..and fixed my terrain..

great video thanks!

You need to remove the intake manifold, it will come out. The intake needs to be flushed out because it has oil in the bottom of it. Once removed then you can decide if it needs the intake valves to be walnut blasted. The best issue is if it is plugged up you risk blowing the rear main seal! I drill and attach a one way valve into the oil filler cap. Like on a fuel line one way plunger, one you can easily blow one wat through it. This will save you from blowing a rear main seal if you see any wetness above your mod on your hood insulation you know that it's plugged. But the loose cap method l like. A catch can is a must on t 2.4 if you want to avoid carbon buildup on the intake valves. If it has ac the removal is more challenging, but you need to completely remove the intake!

Nicely done video.

Great video! 👍

Great job, thanks

Great Job 👍

Great video

I'm just gonna drill a tiny hole ontop of the engine. I will then clean out the hole with a paperclip then install a screw with a rubber washer when im done. I will make a video to show you how I do it. Its so much easier!

Saved my vehicle saw the difference with the oil cap.At first it was blowing it up now it’s sucking in just cleaned out the hole exactly like your direction easy and didn’t have to disassemble the whole engine 😂.

Thank you sooooo much

Good video. You need to buy a inch pound digital torque wrench. Torque on plastic intake manifolds is CRITICAL! Especially on this POS. Worked on a few. Total nightmare.

I have a2013 chevy equinox l.t.z.and i keep the oil changed regularly two years ago i had to change the front seal on it i also discovered when i take the oil cap off there is alot of blow by so the problem probably is a clogged p.c.vright?

V4 hell yeah🎉

Great job, another thing that can be done is purchase a new oil fill pressure release cap to protect the main end seal. Replacing the end seal will cost you $1200 to $1500 to repair the damaged end seal.

found a much easier way to do this with only taking the top plastic cover off with the tube leading to the throttle body. You then drill a 1/8th hole in a certain spot and you can clean that hole from the other side when done you put a little gasket maker on a small screw and plug her back up.. allows you to do this every 10-20k miles

Great Video, Saved my ass today Thank you

Great video. Only thing I would have done differently is pull the manifold out and drill out that hole to 3/16 Dia then you won't have to worry about it again.

Thank you! I replaced intake/exhaust camshafts, camshaft position sensors, and for no improvement. Hopefully this will fix it.

PCV hole drilled into flat top oil filler cap, ( install suitable PCV valve with grommet ), then to catch can, ( mounted as low as possible ) then to brake booster inlet hose on intake manifold. Move check valve which is clamped inside the booster hose aside to right going to vacuum pump. It won't move past the molded angle. Use brass tee to left of inline check valve. Forget the orifices in the manifold, they are better off blocked. They are too low to do any good. PCV valves are always mounted high atop the valve cover. So why should Terrain differ? The black hose coming out of the valve cover to air intake is the breather hose. Only moist air should come out of it. Use 11/32 in. hose, or clear teflon if available. Don't neglect the trailing arm body mounts ( or rubber bushings ) on this vehicle. It is the most dangerous thing about the Terrain, in normal situations. Remove any rust from the area, inside and out, prime and undercoat. Then undercoat again ! If I am wrong, hey; it's KZfaq.

The best way to avoid oil build up in the pvc is adding a catch can , been done thisbtrucks eats oil for dangerously

I suggest to remove the intake completely reason being that the hole you are trying to clean is only one part of the cleaning. The face of the engine block has a square hole that helps vent the crane case that also needs to be cleaned. If this step is missed the hole you clean on the intake will quickly clog back up. I spray brake cleaner in the opening let it sit a few minutes and I found weed whacker string to work the best but by twisting it and a small amount of pressure it will snake its way into the crank case. This hole can also become completely blocked leading to negative pressure in the crank case and possibly blowing out the rear main seal. Also I thought I heard timing chain slap when you first started the car. If you have carbon buildup that well also cause problems with the chain. Some great videos on how to do it with out dropping the motor out. Parts are half the price from parts geek and if you have 70000 miles do the water pump at the same time

How to remove fuel pump from 2012 gmc terrain

Gm really needs to do a recall on these 2.4 cause they rings are junk and it causes oil to go through,but This is about the best you can do to fix this issue but be ready to do it every 20,000 miles cause it will clog again

I think taking it all the way of and cleaning should be the way to go. You went right to the end then half ass'd it. That orifice goes to each intake on that manifold. You may have cleaned one or two but you can't tell if all 4 are cleared unless you take it all the way off. You started off great but there are better, complete ones already on here.

You people work way to hard, all you gotta do is drill a hole in center hole of intake, clean out clog, and put a sheet metal screw in it. Remove the screw at a later date to clean pcv hole. Lol

These cars are lemons. I have a 2010 replaced the transfer case and now I have water in the oil and a bad cat. 11700 miles.

Those engines have a lot of pressure that’s normal. Now if you have a 2.4, go outside, loosen you oil cap and see what it does. After that take the oil cap off and feel the pressure that’s coming out of the engine. Now, the cap may not dance around but when you remove the cap and feel the pressure you’ll be like wtf. All these test these people put on KZfaq to check and see if that little hole is plugged don’t work. Our car is a 2017 gmc terrain 2.4, has 86k on it. I’ve tried the suction test, the oil cap dance test and the one where it’s supposed to whistle if you plug the line that goes from the valve cover to the air intake/plentum. None of the test work. So wanting to be proactive, I tore it down and the little hole was plugged with carbon. Cleaned it out put it back together and re did all the test. Every single test that’s posted on KZfaq, the results were the same as before. Same exact results as the first time. Just be proactive and I’d say every 30k check the hole and make sure it’s clear and run the oil cap part number fc219 so it will release pressure.

Remove the throttle body from the cold intake and loosen the oil dipstick n I didn't need to remove the fuel line if you do it that way

The proper way to do this repair is to undo the fuel hose and take the manifold stud on that side out of the way and then take the manifold right out to clean everything properly. Just saying. That hole is pretty deep you need something straight and long to clean the hole out properly

Thanks for the tutorial. Have question tho, what did you do to the gasoline that was sprayed all over when you took off the low pressure fuel line? I'm worried if that happens to me then it will cause a fire while I'm driving lol

Never heard of a V 4 engine,and it’s a right angle pick kmsl….great job though 😅😅😅

Hello, I have a 2010 Chevy equinox with this same engine and it has a rough idle to the point where it stalls sometimes. Could this same issue be the problem? Thank you & great video? 👍

Don’t worry I’m pretty sure at the point, the 2.4 IS a v-4

Timing chains on these engines should be replaced at 150k. If your PCV is clogged, you should really think of doing the timing chain too. The guides like to break and cause the chain to get loose. It’s not super hard to do in your garage, but will take time. Last one I did took me 3 evenings, but I replaced a few other things at the same time (like the valve cover gasket, VVT solenoids, spark plugs, and fuel injectors)

heck i installed brand new intake andnd installed vent cap but it still has a lot of case pressure and looking at both intakes theres about 6 holes for pcv system

I pulled my oil dipstick out and noticed it was blowing air out. Is it suppose to suck in air.

And manufacturers telling customers oil change increments are 10 and 15k miles is a ploy to get you buying another soon. Synthetic oil is black after 5k. It's called maintenance. Change oil every 5-7k miles. Any knowledgeable mechanic will tell you that information

I cleaned the pcv and switched over my wife’s Equinox over to AMSOIL. That cut the oil consumption to a little under half. We are at 180,000 miles and it runs pretty good still.

I did the same but it keeps wasting oil clean the hole of the pcv orifice and it keeps wasting oil, what do you think it is thanks

Complicated. Should be possible to just remove tube (intake to air scoop) and use wire to reach "PCV" orifice? Either blind repeated tests to find it or attach micro camera with light to wire?

Way too much work and opportunity for a screw up.

Great video. Hope it's working out

That will be good but it will be clogged back up around 8000 miles

You mean GM didn’t actually build these engines w/ maintenance in mind? Is that another “lifetime” non-serviceable component OR is the entire vehicle’s life still only ~100k miles? I thought we outgrew that expectancy decades ago, but it seems we are going backwards, as far as service-life and value for money is concerned. LOL! *Let me know if I’m missing some important details, btw 😢

We just had this job done to my wife's car

You should have cleaned both orifice holes

GM basically design these engines and the Vortex V8 DOD to destroy themselves SMH

V4? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Noticed you reused intake gasket ..that's risky😢

😅😅😅😅

That engine is actually an I-4, not a V-4. Ford and Saab are the only manufacturers that made a V-4 but that was back in the 60's.

Watch " I do cars " channel about the 2.4 ecotec engine........Don't buy one these engines are notoriously problematic to say the least.

You did that much work take intake off and clean it out then you get another 100,000 miles ,plus the drill hole

Not fixed after all things I done.

Buy a Toyota or youll be constantly in the garage with these GMC s. I have a 2010 gmc terrain 2.4 and he is a junk box. Always something breaking on it. Shame on you GM, bA$t@rds, gouging us for money non stop.

Loosen the gas cap next time it won't have pressure on it