air filter - Page 2

dschrier · May 29th, 2002, 01:38 PM

Also, in the nissan manual it has a filter on the underside of the air filter cover. I changed this filter cause it was full of oil. The manual states that this is a pcv valve filter. Does that hose from the filter lead to the pcv valve? Also, what does a pcv valve do and what can I gain from changing a possibly defective one.

RiceBox · May 29th, 2002, 01:41 PM

The little filter is called the air breather. It's not the PCV line. Using Sentrastud's picture I'm going to say it is probably the hose near the oil cap. It looks like it goes under the airfilter. Try that one.

dschrier · May 29th, 2002, 01:43 PM

What does the air breather do? I don't think any of the newer sentras have them. When i was trying to find a replacement filter for it every place I went to the sales people just looked at me so I ended up buying an oversized foam filter and just cutting it down to size. It seems to work fine.

RiceBox · May 29th, 2002, 01:45 PM

It lets air into the crankcase. The PCV then let's the air out.

dschrier · May 29th, 2002, 01:48 PM

I think I found the pcv valve, but it looks to be a pain to get too unless I disconnect a bunch of hoses. With my luck the car will be broken when I'm done haha.

RiceBox · May 29th, 2002, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by dschrier
I think I found the pcv valve, but it looks to be a pain to get too unless I disconnect a bunch of hoses. With my luck the car will be broken when I'm done haha.

I know what you are saying. Sometimes I love my car other times I can't wait for it to die. Damn Nissan reliability

dschrier · May 29th, 2002, 01:57 PM

I originally got this car for $1000 the summer before my senior year in hs so that's the summer of 98. I have bought new tires ($200), new clutch ($400), new front axle and boots, the boots which have ripped 4 times in the 4 years I own the car, not taking my car back to pepboys again (about $700 for all the times pepboys ripped me off for this job), new timing chain and engine hull ($1100), several other odds and ends and upkeep as well. Also, my stereo and subs etc which I probably spent around $700 on. So I've put about 3 times the worth of the car into it....isn't that when people usually get rid of a car? Ah well, I still love it even though my gf does get why I think it's so cool. She's into 60's muscle cars.

I told her when I get my skyline she can get her 68 chevelle ss

sentrastud · May 29th, 2002, 10:22 PM

I dunno, lve never dynoed my car before. It felt alot more responsive and my top speed increased by 12km/h after the mods. I didnt hack up my intake pipe. I simply removed the piece on the end. If i wanted i could put it back exactly the way it was before.

The airbox does not in anyway crush the airfilter. I was worried about this myself for a bit, but I tested and it does not crush it at all. It is simply a nice snug fit.

The PVC is where Ricebox says it is as far as i know, as for the rest of the intake set-up (breather filters etc) heres a pic that shows the inside (without airbox) fairly well.

-Nick

RiceBox · May 30th, 2002, 07:52 AM

^^^^^^

That's the DG Racing intake. The problem with it is that it doesn't appear to have any connections for the 3 vacuum hoses for the e16i

sentrastud · May 30th, 2002, 10:28 PM

the pic is way to dark to tell for sure though...

-Nick

dschrier · Jun 4th, 2002, 03:13 PM

Sentrastud, you might wanna try removing every bit of intake hosing except for the filter and cover itself. All I have is the blue cover and a stock filter but everyone that has been in my car has noticed a little more pep and a deeper tone with my car and I don't even have a k&n filter yet. I think if I get one of those I will notice and even bigger improvement.