Marc 6 Posted October 25, 2018 Hi, sorry if treating this like a mechanics forum . Ive got a mondeo causing me headaches. Few weeks back I serviced the car, the 4th spark plug/coil well was full of oil so I changed plugs, coils and valve cover gasket. Took for quick drive and all seemed good. However today the eml has come on with p2008. Car is using a lot of petrol.. My thoughts are pcv and this is what probably buggerred the gasket to begin with??? The car idles fine but power isn't what it should be. I don't want to be replacing solenoid valve unnecessarily then finding pcv is real issue. Opinions greatly appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted October 25, 2018 Have you googled the code? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EPV 631 Posted October 25, 2018 That looks like a generic code to me, what diagnostics tool are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted October 25, 2018 Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted October 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, Dave2302 said: Intake Manifold Runner Control Valve Why are you helping somebody that cant help themselves...? A simple code lookup on google brings up a video on how to fix it...... We get several head scratchers that we cant google cos they are fresh on a 3 year old car that even the dealers havent seen yet ...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted October 25, 2018 OUCH !! I would and have done the same for others here with with more than a handful of posts, none of you are in my immediate area and therefore it would not be losing me any business by doing so. I have enough work without needing to tout on any Forum for more business anyways. I even help MB Indie guys in USA with Mercedes Faults, and they help me back when I've got a head scratcher !! That is, or should be IMHO how it works This is, as you rightly say, quite a common knowledge fault !! Clearly Marc hasn't had this before, but he has got to his "Advanced Member Post quota", so I'll tell him what I know freely FFS this isn't MI5, it's the motor trade I wouldn't help a 1 post noobie Billy who had just signed on here to get info quickly. Mind, I don't believe half what You Tube says, there are some right "Tubes" on that Have to sort the wheat from the chaff if going on there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted October 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dave2302 said: OUCH !! I would and have done the same for others here with with more than a handful of posts, none of you are in my immediate area and therefore it would not be losing me any business by doing so. I have enough work without needing to tout on any Forum for more business anyways. I even help MB Indie guys in USA with Mercedes Faults, and they help me back when I've got a head scratcher !! That is, or should be IMHO how it works This is, as you rightly say, quite a common knowledge fault !! Clearly Marc hasn't had this before, but he has got to his "Advanced Member Post quota", so I'll tell him what I know freely FFS this isn't MI5, it's the motor trade I wouldn't help a 1 post noobie Billy who had just signed on here to get info quickly. Mind, I don't believe half what You Tube says, there are some right "Tubes" on that Have to sort the wheat from the chaff if going on there I was maybe a little harsh... ill help anyone that genuinely tries to help themselves first..... 7 hours ago, Marc said: I don't want to be replacing solenoid valve unnecessarily then finding pcv is real issue. The valves can be picked up for under £20 on ebay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted October 25, 2018 No worries, FWIW you will maybe notice an absence of reply from me to the Reject post Perhaps Marc has been bitten in the past by a Google diagnosis, I know many of my Customers have, he clearly knew the Solenoid valve was a suspect Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 6 Posted October 25, 2018 Lol cmon! My scanner told Me what the code means but if it was as straightforward as that cars would be easy to fix. I didn't have the code before replacing the gasket which leads me to believe the real fault isn't the solenoid valve. Basically what I'm asking ..could a hollow pcv valve create manifold vacuum and create the p2008 code Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
