This problem is pretty common on PT Cruisers that have a small oil leak. It is commonly misdiagnosed as an oil pressure switch which is a common issue on these cars as well. It is easily corrected with a couple of inexpensive parts.
The PCV valve starts to get plugged up and doesn’t seal tight. It allow oil to blow by, and the hose gets old and it allows oil to drip out on the top of the valve cover and run down the engine and burn on the exhaust.
Mopar PCV Valve: http://amzn.to/2CMcoet
PCV Hose: http://amzn.to/2CNSEat
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G'day Tom,
It seems the Valve was pretty much OK, but the Hose was "Plastic" (ie, Solidified Petroleum), and Plastic soaks up Petroleum Oil, over time and it swells-up as it does so ; so the enlarged Hose became "loose as a Goose" and let the Drips drop…(?).
I nearly killed myself learning that one, when I bought a half-built Aeroplane & finished it, and had been flying it but I noticed that the Wheels didn't spin particularly freely, so I pulled them off & oiled the Axles (1-inch Steel Tubes) with their Nylatron Bushes, using some 30W Mineral Oil, and there was an immediate improvement, yielding a shorter Take-Off Run…
A week later, without checking to see if the Wheels were still free-spinning, I took-off uphill towards Trees, and I didn't quite go through the top of the Canopy, but there was only about 5 ft clearance ; after a (surprisingly short) Landing Roll, and having to use an unusual amount of Power to taxi, I lifted one Wheel off the Ground, and it was as if "the Brakes were on", on a Bicycle.
Consultation with the original Builder yeilded the tip to use OLIVE OIL to lubricate Nylon Bearings, regularly re-applied, because although it goes a bit stiff as it dries-out, it doesn't soak into the Bushes & expand them, & make them grip the Axle…(!)
I had to sandpaper the Bushes back down to a Clearance Fit, before adding Olive-Oil, and the Wheels spun freely ever after.
I put up another Prepper-Type Video last night Tom, my Mother is cloning her Brain at the moment y'see, & passing all her old-fashioned Textile skills on to whoever wants to learn whatever they want to know, so yesterday I videoed the Wednesday Bobbin-Lace Coven…; in one room you can see one woman spinning Wool on a Pedal-Wheel, another is weaving on a Rigid-Headle Loom, another is making Bobbin-Lace, another one is turning Wool into Felt & moulding the Felt into Hats, while the latest Neophyte is kind of between being amazed & overwhelmed (first timer) – and orchestrating it all is my little old Mother, in her Solar-Powered Off-Grid House, 5 Km out of town, with a Wood-Stove that runs the Hot-Water Service…, having an absolute Ball…!
Too good not to share…
Have a good one,
;-p
Ciao !
Good repair, and shame on Mopar for discontinuing part, and ×÷=%€£¥₩¥££%÷×@##$₩ Dorman sucks, but at least they are available
I used brake clean on exhaust hanger rubbers. It did help, but then it also acted like glue once evaporated. LOL. I think you might be cutting that hose off next time, hopefully you don't have to.
I ordered two of those lights and they are on backorder for two months. Nice work there Tom. PT's can be a challenge to own.
Thanks great vid