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96 Civic Ex, auto, D16Y8 engine

I am trying to remove the oil breather chamber and clean it.

Anyone know how I can remove it? I removed the two 10mm bolts and the nut for the wiring harness bolted to it, and it now rotates but pulling it does not work. If I were to guess, either it is gunked up way too much inside or there is a hidden bolt somewhere?

Does it just have a tube with an o-ring that sticks into the block? I am not into using a lot of force.

Thanks for any help.

EDIT: diagram here: http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...HAMBER+%282%29

 
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Taking a picture of the thing could help us.

 
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I couldn't get a pic of it. it's part no 1 in the diagram on the link I posted above.

did you ever take your's out, and if so, did you have any difficulty?

 
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My car is 7 years newer, so it's a bit different. I've heard of taking the PCV (positive crankcase ventilation, part 3 on the diagram) valve out for cleaning but never the chamber itself. According to that diagram it should just be those 2 bolts you mentioned, plus the PCV breather tube. It looks like the whole thing might screw in... have you tried turning the whole assembly a bunch of times and seeing if it gets loose?