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PCV Hose for an 03?

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#1 ·
Sorry to junk up your forums with basic questions. I did a few searches and got nothing. The PCV hose on my wife's 03 is now 90% electrical tape and I wanna change it. Thing is I cant find it on rockauto, amazon, or even dodge part websites.


Is this gonna be a dealer only thing? I tired using bulk hose but the curve was to much and it kinked.
 
#2 · (Edited)
Axe :chop: and you shall receive.

I've done a few posts on the trick for this that will give the best long-term results for the least cost.

Excerpted from post no. 6 here: http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/18-general-discussion-second-generation/1048241-pcv.html
- it's been verified a couple of times within the last year or two that you can still order the inexpensive single-piece molded hose from dealers to cut up for a perfect fit - hopefully still true. That post is a couple of years old, so prices may have changed since then. I've made the text about the PCV hose blue. I've left the non-blue text in as it may also be useful info.:

peva said:
For that money, you must have replaced the heat exchanger with hoses - lists for $146, about $105 from on-line discount dealers, so, yeah, I can see how you got to $175. I had forgotten about the heat exchanger.

For future reference, you can replace just the hoses (and re-use the heat exchanger because they don't need to be replaced), but you have to be clever about it by ordering the hose for the pre-heat exchanger design and cutting the hose in 3 pieces and discarding the center section. Cost of the hose that way is under $15.

There's a second hose - the crankcase breather hose, which also is under $15. Did you replace that, because they get real bad too? It is part of the PCV system, and is just as important as the PCV hose. It connects between the passenger side valve cover and the intake tube (less than a foot long with a 90 degree bend). You might want to also replace the elbow that it plugs into in the valve cover because they get brittle and often break when you remove the old hose - shouldn't be more than $2 or $3...

...EDIT: P/N for the PCV hose to cut and use with the heat exchanger is 4663961 (post no. 5: PCV questions - DodgeIntrepid.Net Forums - Dodge Intrepid, Concorde, 300m and Eagle Vision chat). It is actually the part for the 3.2/3.5 engine (before the heat exchanger was added), but it works great for 2.7 as well for cutting and using with the heat exchanger.
 
#4 ·
Dan - I believe beyond sometime in the '00-'01 timeframe, all our engines came with the PCV heat exchanger. FWIW, the ol' "cut up pre-heat exchanger 3.2/3.5 PCV hose" trick works equally well for either 2.7 or 3.2/3.5 with heat exchanger.
 
#7 ·
Yup! This trick worked perfectly for my 2.7
 
#8 ·
Buncha Hosers! $12.81 each with free shipping. TX Mopar Dealer on Eghey. :thankyou:



 
#9 ·
Now I can replace the Mickey Mouse setup I put on after changing the PCV on the 2000 R/T. Destroyed the original hose trying to get it off the original PCV.
 
#10 ·
Also my pictures will give people an idea of what they're getting when they order this. Might help for the people with heat exchangers that have one section of the hose fooked up.

For 2002 and later people with heat exchangers if you had part of a hose trashed you couldn't just order that hose section...you had to order the entire heat exchanger assembly with hoses. 3-4 years ago that was around $200. With Sergio at the helm...I'm sure that price has skyrocketed!
 
#15 ·
All dealer's I called couldn't get it and a couple didn't know what I was talking about. Yea I know 120.00 is insane for 3 hoses but it's my wife's daily driver and if the old ones went 115k it's money well spent. The car will be scrap before they need changed.

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#20 ·
I called them about another part they had listed to make sure it was right and they double-checked and referred me to the part marked coolant recovery tank. I have delt with them in the past with my Fiesta and they are pretty reliable

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#22 ·
The 2.7 parts diagram for model year 1999 shows TWO hose replacement parts.
One with heater and another without. I would assume that it was a midyear production change for emission control or drive ability purposes.

If you’re looking closely, the “Holy hose” fix for the heater equipped part is staring at you.

Check out part # 04663792AB
 
#24 · (Edited)
Is 04663792AB for with or without heat exchanger? Where can you buy it? What is the price? I'm thinking it's without heat exchanger and is not available anywhere. Can you post the picture and link showing the "with" and "without" heat exchanger part numbers?
 
#23 ·
My theory has always been that the heat exchanger was added to steal a little heat from the heater core circuit to prevent condensation (and solidification) of the volatiles in the PCV gases - reduces clogging of the PCV hose and valve.

My '99 2.7 came without the heat exchanger. Out of concern for reported early failure issues of the 2.7, I bought the heat exchanger and added it I think in 2001. Who is to say if that contributed to its longevity (currently my daily driver at approx. 285k miles, and runs perfectly and quietly). Before I added the heat exchanger, the PCV hose wall in the 90° bend closest to the plenum used to dissolve into liquid goo and turn into a gaping hole in the PCV hose. Can't explain it, but that hasn't happened since adding the heat exchanger.

The hose listed for 2.7 w/o heat exchanger is not available anywhere.

The PCV hose part for the 3.2/3.5 setup without the heat exchanger perfectly fits 2.7 and 3.2/3.5 with heat exchanger if cut into pieces as I've described in the past. The hose ID as exactly right for PCV, heat exchanger, and valve cover nipples, and the pre-molded bends are just right. I see no reason to spend the bucks (>$100) on the 2.7 or 3.2/3.5 hose with heat exchanger when you can buy the approx. $12 hose that is still available for the 3.2/3.5 setup without heat exchanger and make it work with 2 minutes of surgery with a box cutter. IMO...
 
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