No, but a hot motor is a hot motor. It'* perfectly fine to wait until it'* cooled down so you don't get burned on anything when you are leaning in and working on it.

As long as the engine isn't so hot it will burn you while back there, that should not be a problem.

Make sure you note the O-ring and don't lose it or forget to put it back when replacing the valve. Do you know how to check your PCV?

Edit: sheesh. to slow again...lol.

True... never thought of that.

i dont know how 2 check it, i told a mechanic at a local lube center that i had oil leaking on the passenger side of my car neaR THE BELTS AND HE TOLD ME TO CHECK THE PCV VALVE.( Sorry about the caps)

You're in Jacksonville? Maybe we can hook you up with another Southeast member for a quick look-see.

yea im in jacksonville, i got the cap off and found a sprinf w/ oil on it, i also saw a bunch of oil on a metal frame under the car next to the passenger side front tire?

Dripping off your oil filter?

a tad bit but most of the leaking is about a foot behind the filter

Shake your PCV valve. Does it move around inside and make a rattling sound?

RE: the oil on your frame...to follow up with what willwren is asking...can you see anywhere that looks like the oil might be coming from?

Do you have a digital camera?

the valve does not move around or rattle, the oil is located on a metal frame under the belts it seems 2 be dripping from somewhere above then then drippinf from the metal frame onto the ground