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    So...I'm running into a very odd issue and i'm at wit's end to figure it out. Only mod to the car is a makeshift intake, plastic autozone tubing with a cone filter attached and a hole drilled for the sensor. Only work that has been done recently is the PCV valve was changed just because I was in Advance and couldn't remember the last time I changed it. We did try a new one just to make sure I hadn't gotten a faulty one.

    The problem : still runs fine, no issues there. BUT it make a very odd semi screeching noise that cannot be isolated to anywhere in the engine bay, also there is the occasional 'chirping' sound.....

    The odd part : The car is running, remove the oil filler cap A) there is a strong suction holding the cap on, B) the odd sound stops, and C) the motor runs much better.

    My father and I checked around thinking it may be a vacuum leak or a vacuum line is plugged causing a vacuum in valve cover, we checked the majority of vacuum lines we could find/check including the brake booster line etc, no problems found.

    Went by Advance Auto and O'reily's nobody had ever heard of an issue like this and was stumped.

    I managed to grab a video, excuse the filthy engine bay and the fact I couldn't find the throttle body cables haha.

    Uploading video, will be posted momentarily....

    Anyone have any ideas?

    edit : oh and it has 116,xxx....just had an oil change (was present before oil change)
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    hmmm, i would have to say its the pcv, but you just replaced it twice, did you replace the little orings aswell?

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    that was going to be my next question.....what o-rings? I just went out there and checked.... Remove the cap/sensor adapter, one big orange o-ring on the inside of the engine mount side. Ridged orange seal on sensor.....only two rings/seals I see....am I missing one? also if it matters the ribbed orange seal on the sensor is not in the greatest shape....
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    I don't have an o-ring like this....

    Google Images can anyone confirm a 2002 GP GT should have that o-ring?
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    Yes, you should have an o-ring on the PCV itself, then the larger one where the MAP housing snaps on top. Does yours have a spring in between the PCV and MAP housing? Think that's supposed to be there too.

    You have a vac leak by not having that lower o-ring on, hence the suction at the oil fill cap and the noise. Its vacuum. The motor will run like crap until you fix that.
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    Had the same problem,went to advance and purchased the pcv kit 2 o rings pcv spring and the top which holds the sensor,installed it now no more noise and it only cost 22.00
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    Sorry to revive an old thread, just thought I would add some closure. I was missing the O-Ring on the PCV valve and that caused the issue.
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    Only took 2 years to figure that out?
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    Quote Originally Posted by slick2500 View Post
    Only took 2 years to figure that out?
    Haha no, I just realized how much I rely on searching to solve my own problems, and I wanted to put an answer in here so if someone else comes looking for a similar problem they'll find an answer and not an open ended thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brammer View Post
    Haha no, I just realized how much I rely on searching to solve my own problems, and I wanted to put an answer in here so if someone else comes looking for a similar problem they'll find an answer and not an open ended thread.
    You sir get a star for the day. I wish more people thought to do that. Nothing pisses me off more than coming across a post of a problem I may have, but then the OP never said what the fix was!
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