Hey guys I have searched multiple forums and can't find the exact answer I'm looking for. I have a 2001 awm a4 yesterday I noticed smoke coming from under the hood and when I got to really looking the pcv pipe coming off the t was broken. When trying to plug it off the breather tube completely crumbled to pieces. I need a quick fix, can I just vent it to atmosphere using heater hose? If so do I need to run a bleeder valve/pcv valve on the tube coming out of the crank case? After I run that I still have a couple of vac lines I will have to cap off correct? Tomorrow is my only day off for awhile and drive 60 miles a day. Any help is much appreciated!!!

 

you can vent to atmosphere on both the crank breather and valve cover breather. in fact, i do that! however, you need t make sure the pancake valve is in working order (that big valve thing in your intake boot). if that is open, it will allow a ton of unmetered air into the intake. if you vent the vc and crank case to atmosphere, and you dont notice any abnormal engine syptoms, its working properly

 

Awesome ill be doing this in just a few hours, thanks for the quick response!