Finally got done with the pressing things. The oil separator valve was really bothering me. I did a few tests and saw that the thing wasn't working right. Sudden oil consumption, noises and such. The thing basically failed, as they do at around this mileage. While I was at it, I followed Gary's (WOFN8R) and Derek's (Derbo) advise to replace the oil filter housing gasket. Initially, I was a bit iffy about doubling my workload since I'm very limited on time these days. But I knew that it doing both would make it easier because all of the extra room you get. Needless to say, best advise I've had in a while. You really don't want to be going there more than once in a very long time. When I popped the oil filter housing off, I was shocked to see how badly the gasket had failed. See the pic below for yourself. Cleaning it all took forever. Other than that, I took my time putting it all back together--cleaning everything including throttle body and idle control valve. Also replaced the idle control valve rubber grommet, oil dipstick o-ring seal, and both intake boots. Everything came back together nicely and I didn't end up with any extra parts. The car started right away and didn't appear to show signs of trouble. I say that deserves a beer!
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