Location of oil/air separator and PCV valve

DANZIG83

MEMBER
2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
2.2L
4 CYL
AUTOMATIC
13,000 MILES

"I need help I have 2001 pontiac sunfire trying to locate the oil/air seperator is the oil/ air conneted to a vacuum hose to the throttle body or pcv valve its not on the valve cover I heard that car don't have a pcv but I part the pcv part don't make sense and have a hose going from throttle under the manifold to part I don't know what part is and wear can I get oil/air separator and hose at no auto part store has it

Thursday, January 16th, 2014 AT 9:49 AM

2 Replies

KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
18,907 POSTS

This is located in the valve cover so to locate it just find the line/tube coming from the intake air hose and that will lead you down to the separator.

Here is a guide that will help with this process, but I am attaching the entire process from the manual below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-valve-cover-gasket

Please see the attached info and let us know what other questions you have.

Thanks

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