When to replace pcv valve?kit? 98 lesabre

[ziggy]

Hi again all!.98 lesabre. I read many times,good measure,replaced valve every 30,000 miles.that was on 95 neons.back when I had one..
I did mine, 4 years ago,25-27,000 miles ago. Dorman kit off Amazon or rockauto,one of those 2. PIta! Putting the housing on. Map sensor crumbled as I merely touched it.rep!aced it,Obviously.
Whenshould,off valve be replace? And use new gaskets,and housing cover kit?maybe 60,or 90,000 miles?

 

[Lubener]

You can easily go to atleast 60k if the oil is changed regularly. I don't know what the GM engineers were drinking when they designed that PCV and map sensor arrangement on the 3800 engine. It is really ridiculous.

 

[sopususer]

I just bought a new pcv for my 03 Lesabre. I bought the car used two years ago with 79K on the clock. (low mileage) Have some minor oil usage so I decided to change the pcv. I was leery of handling the plastic and the associated map sensor, but managed to get it out without issue. Not sure, but the pcv appeared to be original. I didn't buy the kit with the o-rings. Thought I had made a mistake in that when I went to reassemble. The big o-ring was very stiff and made it difficult to rotate and lock the assembly. Used a little WD-40 on the ring to lube it and it worked. Used this video as my guide:

 

[frankd]

I don’t care for Dorman products the AC Delco PCV kit part # 89017274.

 

[partspro]

I don’t care for Dorman products the AC Delco PCV kit part # 89017274.

My 2 cents Dorman is OK, for many applications, sold hundreds of their parts yet I agree that if the Delco part is available buy it