A car smelling like burning oil is usually caused by oil leaking onto hot engine parts (like the exhaust manifold) or ...

Positive Crankcase Ventilation—three dirty words, but do they really need to be perceived that way? In general, the PCV system has two main functions: vapor relief and liquid separation. PCV systems ...

Clogged crankcase ventilation systems often are overlooked causes of engine oil leaks. Savvy service personnel keep these systems at the top of their mental checklists for solving oil leaks. I'll ...

As a car owner, you may wonder what a PCV valve is, considering it is a part of your car engine you are not aware of. Your car’s engine is the lifeline of your car and has to be in its best shape ...

All engines need some sort of crankcase pressure relief. Whether it's in the form of a simple breather, or a more effective PCV system, you need a way to vent blowby gases inherently generated by a ...

Every engine has some sort of crankcase breathing system. The internal combustion process creates pressure, some of which makes its way past the piston rings-along with fuel vapors-and into the rest ...

The PCV valve is part of the engine’s ventilation system. Its job is to route blow-by gases, a mix of unburned fuel vapors, moisture, and oil mist from the crankcase, back into the intake to be burned ...

Clogged crankcase ventilation systems often are overlooked causes of engine oil leaks. Savvy service personnel keep these systems at the top of their mental checklists for solving oil leaks. I'll ...

Although some maintenance schedules include an interval for replacing the positive crankcase ventilation, or PCV, valve, others may not. In the latter case, a general recommendation is to replace the ...