# PCV Valve on 1985-1989 Lincoln Town Car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** valves, towncar\ **Created:** [July 28, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645 "2011-07-28T05:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![islandrave1980](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/islandrave1980/32/308_2.png) [@islandrave1980](https://community.cartalk.com/u/islandrave1980)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/1 "2011-07-28T05:04:18Z")
Upon looking at the engine in my 1986 Lincoln Town Car, I can’t find the PCV Valve; the vacuum diagram taped to my cooling fan’s housing is too confusing to look at, and the Chilton or Haynes Auto repair manuals doesn’t have a picture of the PCV Valve replacement. Where exactly on the engine is this located? Is there a free online auto repair manual showing that to me? Need to change it before having the car smog tested & renewing the registration. ---
**Author:** ![Cherokeeboogieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Cherokeeboogieman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cherokeeboogieman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/2 "2011-07-28T08:52:08Z")
the pcv should be in one of the valve covers. It’ll have a hose running back to the carbuerator. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/3 "2011-07-28T11:03:02Z")
My recollection is that Lincoln engines began using throttle body fuel injection around 1980, and that by 1986 they switched to port fuel injection. As a result, there is no carburetor on this engine. That reality notwithstanding, the pcv valve should be on one of the valve covers. ---
**Author:** ![kawasaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@kawasaga](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kawasaga)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/4 "2011-07-28T12:39:00Z")
The PCV valve is in the center and rear part of the intake manifold…hidden behind the intake plenum. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/5 "2011-07-28T13:42:19Z")
This will be the old push-rod engine, 302 or 351…usually in a valve cover but it could be in the valley cover… ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/6 "2011-07-28T14:54:57Z")
My picture agrees with kawasaga, Intake manifold rear, hidden by intake plennum. ---
**Author:** ![islandrave1980](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/islandrave1980/32/308_2.png) [@islandrave1980](https://community.cartalk.com/u/islandrave1980)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcv-valve-on-1985-1989-lincoln-town-car/66645/7 "2011-07-30T18:01:34Z")
Upon visiting Pick-n-Pull, I found both a 1984 & 1989 Lincoln Town Car. On the 1984 model, the PCV Valve is easy to see, however on the 1989 Model is the trickiest to find just like mine, a 1986 model. Ford really made it so complicated starting with the 1986 model (switch to port fuel injection) that the PCV Valve is hard to find.