ENGINE OIL LEAK PINK PCV PINK PCV REPLACEMENT

SOME EARLY PRODUCTION 1982 CAVALIER ENGINES WERE PRODUCED WITH A PINK COLORED PCV VALVE. DURING APRIL, 1981 A NEW PCV VALVE (BLUE IN COLOR) ENTERED PRODUCTION TO DECREASE THE CRANKCASE PRESSURE OF THE ENGINE. SHOULD AN ENGINE OIL LEAK BE ENCOUNTERED ON ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH THE EARLY (PINK) PCV VALVE, THE VALVE SHOULD BE REPLACED USING THE (BLUE OR BLUE DOT IDENTIFIED) VALVE P/N 8995284 AVAILABLE THROUGH SERVICE PARTS STOCK, PRIOR TO MAKING ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. WHEN THE NEW VALVE IS INSTALLED THE ENGINES BASE IDLE SPEED MUST BE RESET PER THE INSTRUCTIONS SHOWN ON PAGE 6-C1-11 OF THE 1982 CAVALIER SHOP MANUAL. REEVALUATE THE OIL LEAK WITH THE NEW VALVE INSTALLED AND IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED, DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF LEAK AND REPAIR BY FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE SHOP MANUAL PROCEDURE. USE APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATION.

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