# 1997

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic/27423>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 7, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic/27423 "2009-03-07T19:07:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic/27423/1 "2009-03-07T19:07:17Z")

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i have a 1997-nissan pickup,2.4liter automatic .i can not find the pcv valve.i have look all over the engine.do i need to take the valve cover off.

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**Author:** ![redtag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@redtag](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redtag)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic/27423/2 "2009-03-07T19:46:36Z")

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My son had the same engine in his 240sx and the valve was in the valve cover as is typical…the 2.4 was a truck engine that had a propensity to break up the plastic chain guides and plug EGR valves

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic/27423/3 "2009-03-07T22:27:13Z")

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What it looks like: [http://www.autozone.com/N,16400030/shopping/partTypeResultSet.htm](http://www.autozone.com/N,16400030/shopping/partTypeResultSet.htm) It screws into the intake manifold.