Last edited by das boots; 10-26-2016 at 02:22 PM.
Lawrence
"But Mama....That's where the fun is!"
BMW CCA #192742
San Diego & Sin City Chapter
NRA Lifetime Member
STABLE
'90 M3 AWII - Garage Queen (The Crown Jewel)
'20 X5 M Sport Tourquis Blue - #3 Son Ride
'23 X5 M Sport Sapphire Black - #1 Son Ride
'23 X5 M Sport Mineral White - Daughter & Grand Kids Ride
'24 X4 M40i Brooklyn Grey - SO's New Ride
'05 330i ZHP Mystic Blue Metallic 6 spd - My Ride
'03 Nissan Frontier XE Crew Cab - Hauler & Down Range vehicle
dang, nice job! you got it.
it's not the condensate, although i don't want that going back through my engine either if i can help it... it's oil getting sucked right out of the oil pan, through the return line. it's happened before when the CCV freezes - it's an extreme scenario, but entirely possible. in short, the intake manifold pulls vacuum on the CCV, but the consendate in the lower half of the CCV is frozen (and thus blocking the outlet from the valve cover), so the oil from the pan comes right up the drain tube. clearly a gross oversight on BMW's part... the 1-way check valve would prevent destruction.
yep, it's that exact one! essentially it allows the oil and condensate to drain back into the oil pan - like the OEM design - but does not allow oil to come back up. it's a 1-way valve.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
definitely looking forward to seeing some of the results of this!
2005 BMW 330i ZHP 6MT. Built 11-19-04. Bought 4-2012.
Stock: Nav, leather, PDC, Xenon
Added by me: OEM Alarm, OEM heated seats, OEM aux kit, OEM Bluetooth, intravee, M3 strut brace, BMW Performance Intake, Nappa leather arm rest, updated LCM (triple blink, euro hazards, trifecta lighting, 3 stage brakes), temp gauge
I replaced my ccv two years ago with no change in consumption. Am I lucky/rare?
His: 05 330 ZHP Imola Red - 07 Z4 M Coupe Imola Red
Hers: 04 330i ZSP
2004 325 M56 Steel Blue Metallic - Sold
Stephen's DD & AutoX/HPDE Build Thread
Stewart WP - Z4M LCAB - M3 trans/motor mounts - DICE MediageBridge Duo - ARC-8 17x8.5"
DrVANOS - Mason Engineering Race Strut Bar - E30 Exp. Cap - Custom Black+Beige Interior - M3 Seats
Bilstein PSS10 - Turner Sway Bars 27/21 - ECST RTAB Limiters - R.E. RSM
BP - I expect a full debrief upon its completion and field testing.
Lawrence
"But Mama....That's where the fun is!"
BMW CCA #192742
San Diego & Sin City Chapter
NRA Lifetime Member
STABLE
'90 M3 AWII - Garage Queen (The Crown Jewel)
'20 X5 M Sport Tourquis Blue - #3 Son Ride
'23 X5 M Sport Sapphire Black - #1 Son Ride
'23 X5 M Sport Mineral White - Daughter & Grand Kids Ride
'24 X4 M40i Brooklyn Grey - SO's New Ride
'05 330i ZHP Mystic Blue Metallic 6 spd - My Ride
'03 Nissan Frontier XE Crew Cab - Hauler & Down Range vehicle