progold
New member
Hey guy`s just finished painting my exhaust,when putting everyting back together starting with the manifold installed a new manifold gasket (50 bucks) canadian and then the exhaust pipe and muffler started tha sled and let her warm up gave her a couple of squezzes and low and behold the was a oil leak shut her down and did a close inspection and found that the oil was comming from the power valves housing,the previous owner said that he cleaned and set the valves a few times a year my question is should he have replaced any gaskets when cleaning power valves,i just finished cleaning up under the hood and dont want this sled to be spitting out oil every time i go for a run any advice would be great. : 
NY AttakGT
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Ehh, you will get mixed reviews on replacing the gaskets every time you clean the valves. I personally have changed the p-valve gaskets one time after 5,000 miles and about 15-20 power valve cleanings. A few things you can check are to make sure the valves are in fact clean and not sticking and sliding freely. One more thing to look at is to make sure the little release port hole on the power valve housing is facing up.
--Steve (O.C.)
--Steve (O.C.)
progold
New member
A friend of mine told me that the power valves on the vipers and srx`s tend to spit oil after a day of running can you tell me if there is any truth to this ,i just finished cleaning under the hood spend a good day and a half would really suck to have to clean under under the hood after each run.
If they are spiting oil/fluids, then there is something else going on...I have 1700km's on my viper & clean the pvs out at the beginning of each season & again just before a week long trip...haven't put on a new pvs housing gasket or a seal in a cable block...Most of it's km's with ipone oil...If it's oil, than you need to clean them valves up, if it's thin with a tint of fuel smell, than you have a stuck needle/float open and its running into the cylinders & at start up it blows past the oil ring seal at the cable housing & weeps out the vent hole, voila the mess...
NY AttakGT said:
I disagree with this statement; One more thing to look at is to make sure the little release port hole on the power valve housing is facing up.
The weep hole goes down, that way when you flood the engine it spits the fluid down & out of the way, not up into the air going through the vent screens on the hood, in which it spreads all over everything, like clutches...Oouch!!!!also good thing it faces down, 'cause when river running/crossing...water does not work it's way in...notches up & hole down...cheers
I just checked the service manual to clarify this. The projection(bump) on boththousings face upward. Thus making the hole face down. Maxdlx
ps I always put a very thin coat of hi temp rtv on the surfaces before reassembly, very thin.
ps I always put a very thin coat of hi temp rtv on the surfaces before reassembly, very thin.
Sorry to intrude progold, but i'm new with power valves. What little bump are you guys talking about, the release port hole. I dont see any different on my vlalves. Both side seem to be flat on my PV housing.
make sure the little o ring are good too :-))
daman
New member
Tear it down and replace parts #20,27,31,23,18, all cheap to buy and will
stop yout leak cold!!!!
stop yout leak cold!!!!
daman
New member
#20 is why it leaking.....
progold
New member
damen thats exactly what i did ordered all the gaskets and o rings on monday should be in at the begining of the week ,but will definitly have to get some help to do the job because p-valves are all new to me and dont want to have a melt down first trip out,and thanks for all the info from everyone else like i said before there is no other site out there like this one in my opinion that why i love this site great info and tons of advice hope everyone has a good season will post pics as soon as the sled is ready for snow.
daman
New member
were here 24-7.progold said:
, there easy to do, try a search on pv's