Snapped PCV hose! Replacement process?

[Neebeen]

Hello all,

I’m the proud new owner of an e86 and I had hoped my first post would be a little more triumphant but here we are.

I snapped my PCV hose while attempting to remove the clip from the rocker cover in an attempt to replace my rocker cover gasket. I have ordered the replacement hose and will be picking it up Saturday morning.

Has anyone had to replace this hose before? Does anyone have a link to a good tutorial or any advice? After a quick search yesterday I can see it involves taking off the intake manifold which looks a bit more involved.

Frustrating to f**k up step 1 but I always was a fan of type 2 fun! Any advice at all would be welcome, thanks.

 

[Z4Mariner]

I replaced my entire PCV (CCV) system within the past year, and though I did do it by removing and reinstalling the intake manifold, that hose can be replaced separately without removing the intake. My coupe had about 106K miles at the time I replaced the PCV system, and I installed a new starter at the same time, so intake was already off.

If you're confident enough in health of your PCV valve itself, then study the new part carefully, get your mirror handy, and have a go at replacing just the hose. Have a a few longer needle-nose pliers or forceps ready to help remove the old hose from the valve. I have a needle-nose pliers with right angle tips and some 'hose pliers' that I use to squeeze and release the hose ends. I know that the task can be done because a good friend did it on his 2006 3.0i roadster with "silver top" N52 engine when he had that same problem you have.

Good luck!

 

[Neebeen]

I replaced my entire PCV (CCV) system within the past year, and though I did do it by removing and reinstalling the intake manifold, that hose can be replaced separately without removing the intake. My coupe had about 106K miles at the time I replaced the PCV system, and I installed a new starter at the same time, so intake was already off.

If you're confident enough in health of your PCV valve itself, then study the new part carefully, get your mirror handy, and have a go at replacing just the hose. Have a a few longer needle-nose pliers or forceps ready to help remove the old hose from the valve. I have a needle-nose pliers with right angle tips and some 'hose pliers' that I use to squeeze and release the hose ends. I know that the task can be done because a good friend did it on his 2006 3.0i roadster with "silver top" N52 engine when he had that same problem you have.

Good luck!

Wow this is incredible news thank you so much! I’ll have a very thorough look at what I’m dealing with tomorrow and update the thread when I fix it or make it worse, whichever comes first