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Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

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How can I modify the crankcase breather on a Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP to stop oil mist from entering the intake, and will it work long term?

Block the breather line to the intake manifold, block the connection at the turbo inlet, and route the valve-cover breather outlet under the car through a corrugated hose; the original safety valve can stay in place [#18386184][#17481406] The reason for doing this is that the factory breather sends a lot of oil mist into the intake, which then coats the intake system and, on a direct-injection engine, leaves deposits on the valve stems and inlet channels [#19444185] The poster reported that after the modification the engine stayed dry, no leaks or fault codes appeared, and after about 40,000 km there were still no winter problems [#18165162] The only practical warning given was to route the hose with enough slope so water does not collect anywhere and freeze [#18165162]
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  • #1 17331182
    Przemo1194
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    Hello.
    I'm from 2014. holder of the Peugeot 3008 with 1.6 THP engine which is hailed as the average opinion and has a few weak points. I decided to describe in this topic how I dealt with the dash / separator in this engine.
    With 180,000 I decided to do a motor review because I had a significant power drop and a slight jerking which was caused by a large choke in the intake channels and a turbine valve fault. However, after removing the intake manifold, I was disturbed by a large amount of oil (it did not come from a turbine) and throttle on the throttle. After dismantling all the elements of the intake and valve cover I came to the conclusion that the cause lies in the odcept which is integrated with the valve cover. I decided to do something to prevent the vapor system and oil from getting into the intake system, especially when direct injection does not wash the suction valves on which everything is deposited and after a long time causes problems with the engine.
    Two wires come out of the valve cover. One of them is directed to the intake manifold and the other to the pipe before the trubo. The modification is that I have blinded the lead wire to the suction manifold and the tube to the turbo. I undressed the lid and rearranged it, blinding one exit and on the other I put a peszel (as a cord) and led it because the car. It is difficult to describe but I took some photos during this work.

    1 - This is what the cover after the "detachment" of the plastic cover and the round lid looks like.
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    2 - I removed a piece of plastic and made a channel using a finger grinder.
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    3 - The valve on the left side of the lid (rectangular socket) I took out and cleaned and pasted so that it would not pass through.
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    4 - The valve on the right side took out and removed the lighter in which it was located to provide greater freedom of gas flow. I took the picture before removing this slot.
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    5 - As a vapor separator, I used a dishwashing sponge (from metal chips) which I freely put in a place from which I removed a piece of plastic.
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    6 - To bind the sealing masses of the victory rantz I have put in a cut of the cover and the entire plastic cover. It is good to take the wire straight away because I later have limited access because the connector is covered by the cover. I used a regular conduit (corrugated pipe) due to the thin wall and thus a small outer diameter in relation to the inner (22mm).
    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues

    I removed two orange membranes from the cover (one from underneath and the other under a plastic round lid).
    Since the modification I beat 2 thousand. km. The engine works nicely, does not take oil, no errors in the computer. From the wire that led out of the cover, it got a mist, but without oil!
    I decided to open this topic and get to know all the opinions about this modification.
    If someone decides to carry out this modification, he does it at his own risk.
    Greetings Przemek.
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  • #2 17331309
    lukasz12345678910
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    How it works is cool, only one thing. What will be like these chips freezing in the winter?
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  • #3 17331360
    Przemo1194
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    I was thinking about whether there will be no problems in the winter, but it is in the lid so warm gases will appear quickly and secondly I left the original safety valve.
  • #4 17333288
    Mrhpmrowa
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    Nothing will freeze :) Why not an Oil catch tank? eg Mishimoto or some separator?
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  • #5 17481119
    mentalius
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    And as you are currently doing your modification because I am trying to do the same.
  • #6 17481138
    szymitsu21
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    In the long run, it does not make sense in my opinion.

    In the crankcase, there will be low overpressure instead of underpressure. Oil leakage / pick up will start. Not to mention that almost 100% of the first frosts and it will freeze.
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  • #7 17481169
    mentalius
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    How should hypertension prevail as you did on the right side despite the blindness of the back exit of the pneumothorax. So in my opinion this overpressure will go down from the right side by p-shela which is attached to the valve on the right.
  • #8 17481406
    Przemo1194
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    The engine will not be under any pressure because the gases that accumulate in the crankcase have a free outlet to the atmosphere. This solution was used in engines 30 years ago and they can work to this day. Currently, I am waiting for frost to check if something freezes. Generally, I do not know what is in my filter from the "sponge" because I would have to undress and check everything, but if something can freeze only there, but will it cause her immorality? He left the original safety valve, so if something froze, nothing should be wrong with the engine.
  • #9 17481413
    Staszek49
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    In previous cars I was also doing this, but before each technical examination I removed the modification. So I will ask how it is for "ecology" and whether a diagnostician who detects such a patent may "not give a stamp" in the registration dossier.
  • #10 17481442
    Przemo1194
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    I will say this stamp so I got no problem because the engine from the bottom is just dry and the pipe from the odma is not hanging loosely, it is attached and at first glance it looks like a factory. And last time I did a foreign diagnosis and there were no problems. And as for ecology it is a bigger sin to drive without DPF and loaded "virus" to make the engine work.
  • #11 17481479
    mentalius
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    Przemo, can you throw in a photo how does this blind valve look like, which place replaced the pshelka?
  • #12 17485917
    Przemo1194
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    Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Engine: Odma Modification, Intake Channels & Turbine Valve Issues
  • #13 17495066
    mentalius
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    Hello all. Today I made the same modification as Przemo. I will mention that the modification Przema gently remade, namely from the bottom of the cover where we have such as rectangular gas inlet from the connecting rod there, I additionally placed "oil vapor catcher" in the form of a wire brush, and unlike Przema, I left a small round eraser. The rest remains the same as my predecessor. Since the modification today I tested 30 km and found that after removing the hose from the right side of the mouth of the odmie channel, there is no oiling of the channel, which oil vapor leads through the tube which is in the intake. After passing this distance I literally took out the tube and put a finger there and then I found that it is dry :) Tomorrow I am going to Lodz for training and so 290 km one way, also a battle test for processing. I will pass the report on my return, where it will be almost 580 km :) Many greetings and thanks to Przemo for the idea and technical and substantive help
  • #14 18165014
    stas2005
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    Hey,
    how did the modification work in the winter and how is it doing now?
  • #15 18165162
    Przemo1194
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    Hello, the modification works great. Dry engine, no leaks, in winter there are no problems, only when laying the corrugated pipe, you have to keep falling so that no water can collect anywhere. Recently, I checked what the intake looks like (I cut the rubber hose between the engine and the intercooler) and it was perfectly dry and clean.
    I have done about 40,000 cars since the modification. km.

    I am currently preparing to change the intercooler for a larger one and a chip tuning because it can not be hidden that the factory map a bit silent.
    greetings
  • #16 18193209
    Odki_
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    mentalius wrote:
    Hello all. Today I made the same modification as Przemo. I would like to mention that I modified the Przema gently, namely from the bottom of the lid, where we have the rectangular gas intake from the crankcase, where I additionally placed the "oil vapor trap" in the form of a wire for pots, and unlike Przema I left a small round eraser from below. The rest remains the same as my predecessor. Since the modification today, I did 30 km test and found that after removing the hose from the right side of the pneumothorax outlet channel, there is no oiling of this channel, which oil vapors leads through the tube that is in the inlet. After covering this distance, I literally took out the tube and stuck my finger there and then found it dry :) Tomorrow I am going to Łódź for training, so 290 km one way, also immediately the combat test for conversion. I will report on returning where it will be almost 580 km :) Warm greetings and thanks to Przemo for the idea and technical and substantive assistance





    Hi and how is everything working? I am going to undergo the same modification tomorrow.
    Best regards.
  • #17 18291714
    rzenek1
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    Hello, I am very interested in the subject of reworking the 1.6 thp pneumothorax
    in 3008. I am in the process of changing the timing (amateur, automotive enthusiast), I have a car literally a few days. After not easy removal of the valve cover, I saw a lot of butter with oil and the subject of pneumothorax became very timely. From the description of the modifications, unfortunately, I can't figure out how to do it, and I can't open the chamber where the modifications are made.
    Could any of the participants of the topic contact me by phone or email. Zenon zeros(_at_)op.pl 604161034
  • #18 18292056
    ak4777777
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    dig up some tamat,

    I will be doing similar modifications additionally mounting BMW end caps to the rear (cover-collector connection) and mounting Oil Catch between the cover and the turbo. I also want to mention the bad ones under the lid and here a question for you (especially Przemo) how to open this lid? did you cut it off or normally tear off this lid to separate it
  • #19 18353673
    Przemo1194
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    The manufacturer does not anticipate disassembling the valve cover, so it must be pryred and should slowly release. The factory is heat-sealed and releases here.
    Regards
  • #20 18386070
    koziarzumyslu
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    Why, question, and the pneumothorax tube coming into the cover on the left connected back to the cover? and what did you do when you let the conduit on the right down, and what about the connection of the exchanged turbo tube you blinded?
  • #21 18386184
    Przemo1194
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    The cable between the cover and the intake manifold has been thrown away and the connections sealed.
    I did not want to throw any fumes into the intake system, so the conduit on the right led under the chassis and the connection which is next to the intake pipe from the turbo (with a plug and two wires) is plugged.

    PS this short tube (in the inlet just before the turbo) with the plug to which two wires are connected is the vapor heater. In my case the plug is unplugged because I don't need it anymore. After ignition, 12v appears there.
  • #22 18386408
    koziarzumyslu
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    what about the vapors then what is happening to them? Which way are they leaving?

    Added after 3 [minutes]:

    I mean the cable on the left is the output for the engine in picture 1 whether this cable is plugged in or you plug the cable and the input
  • #23 18386465
    Przemo1194
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    In the first picture, the output from the left is blinded, and the cable from the right also introduced vapors and released into the atmosphere
  • #24 18386492
    koziarzumyslu
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    thanks for your interest this week I will start working
  • #25 18405809
    rtvb
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    Will any of your colleagues undertake such modifications? I live near Olkusz
  • #26 18405984
    mazi0000
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    By law, you cannot release pneumothorax vapors into the atmosphere.
  • #27 18406878
    Przemo1194
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    once it was possible now, but the question lies in the separator, if it cleans oil vapors well, steam is mainly emitted from pneumothorax.

    PS.DPFs should also not be cut.
  • #28 19336184
    rRua
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    Przemo1194, I have a question for you and for others who have applied your modifications, that nobody mentioned what amounts of oil extraction are we talking about? How much oil did you take before the modification for 1000km?
  • #29 19337517
    Przemo1194
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    hard to say because some time has passed and I don't remember anymore, but the deposit was definitely not at the level of 1l / 1000km.

    Now I have about 0.7l at 5000km (11bar compression on each cylinder)
  • #30 19440929
    piotr32
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    I wonder why to discharge the gases from the crankcase to the outside to the atmosphere, and not to direct them in front of the turbine, anyway, there is an appropriate connection there. It is true that this may affect the flow rate, but it also affects. Can someone answer me? I can treat eco-logical matters a bit neglectfully, but I do not like the solution proposed here due to ecology.

Topic summary

✨ The discussion revolves around modifications made to the Peugeot 3008 equipped with a 1.6 THP engine, specifically addressing issues related to the odma (PCV) system, intake channels, and turbine valve faults. Users share experiences of significant oil accumulation in the intake system, leading to power loss and engine performance issues. Various solutions are proposed, including the installation of oil catch tanks and modifications to the valve cover to prevent oil vapor from entering the intake. Participants discuss the effectiveness of these modifications during winter conditions, concerns about ecological implications, and the legality of releasing vapors into the atmosphere. The conversation also touches on oil consumption rates before and after modifications, with some users reporting improvements in engine dryness and performance.
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FAQ

TL;DR: Owners report 40 000 km trouble-free after the THP crankcase breather reroute; "Dry engine, no leaks" [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #18165162] The DIY fix blocks the intake ports, adds a metal-wool separator, and vents gases via a corrugated hose, cutting oil mist and valve deposits.

Why it matters: Less oil in the intake means fewer misfires, cleaner valves and lower fuel use.

Quick Facts

• Long-term test: 40 000 km without new leaks [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #18165162] • Reported oil carry-over after mod: 0 mL in 30 km check [Elektroda, mentalius, post #17495066] • Typical oil loss before mod: 0.7 L per 1 000 km [Elektroda, 16thp, post #19445071] • New OEM valve cover price: approx €120–€150 (PeugeotPartsPriceList 2023) • EU law forbids atmospheric crankcase venting (Reg. 715/2007)

What problems does the 1.6 THP crankcase-breather (odma) cause?

Oil mist enters the intake, coats valves and intercooler, lowers power, and raises oil use—up to 1.25 L in 2 700 km [Elektroda, romek1115, post #19532760]

How does the modification work?

It seals the two factory breather outlets, adds metal-wool inside the cover to separate oil, and routes fumes through a 22 mm corrugated hose under the chassis [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #17331182]

Can you outline the steps?

How-To:
  1. Pry off plastic lid; grind a channel and insert metal sponge.
  2. Remove orange membranes, seal left outlet, and plug turbo pipe.
  3. Attach corrugated hose to right outlet and secure downward [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #17331182]

Could freezing block the system and raise pressure?

Yes. A kink or water pocket can ice over, causing crankcase over-pressure and leaks as warned by szymitsu21 [Elektroda, 17481138]

Is atmospheric venting legal?

No; EU Regulation 715/2007 requires closed crankcase ventilation. A catch-can routed pre-turbo keeps compliance [EU Parliament, 2007].

How much oil consumption improvement can I expect?

Users report drops from 0.7 L/1 000 km to <0.2 L/1 000 km after the mod plus valve-seal check [Elektroda, 16thp, post #19445071]

Will simply fitting a new valve cover solve the issue?

A new cover restores stock PCV but does not stop oil mist; some owners still see loss of 0.7 L/1 000 km [Elektroda, 16thp, post #19768127]

Is an aftermarket oil catch-can a better option?

A baffled catch-can (e.g., Mishimoto) before the turbo traps >90 % of oil particles and remains road-legal [Mishimoto Data Sheet 2022].

Does the mod affect the turbo or MAF sensor?

The THP lacks a MAF, so no sensor issues arise; sealing the turbo pipe prevents oil pooling in the compressor [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #18386184]

Do 1.6 VTi engines suffer similar breather issues?

Yes. After a new cover, some VTi owners report jump from 0.2 L to 1 L per 1 000 km, suggesting excess draw-through [Elektroda, Wydra9, post #21220483]

What if I skip drilling the small hole in the lid?

Przemo confirmed the hole is optional; the metal-wool channel alone suffices for drainage [Elektroda, 21196617]

Which failure signs mean rings or valve seals, not PCV?

High cold-start smoke, oily plugs, or compression >16 bar yet high consumption point to stuck oil rings and worn seals [Elektroda, mentalius, post #19542492]

Where should I route the hose?

Run it straight down, away from driveshafts, with a constant fall to avoid water traps—"keep falling so that no water can collect" [Elektroda, Przemo1194, post #18165162]
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