just to let people know how bad a clogged ocv can look like... this one prevented my friends celica from hitting lift.
from the block...
amount of sludge i scooped out with a screw driver from the block...
the vvtl-i ocv housing...
as you can see from the left solenoid sensor, it was clogged up with sludge. i even left the lift ocv sitting there on the newspaper and went into the garage to help my friend with something else and when i came back, a huge glob of sludge dislodged from the ocv and splatted on the newspaper -_- <_<
sprayed it was carby cleaner and put it back in with some fresh oil and bang! LIFT!!!