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 ...

The PCV valve (positive crankcase ventilation valve) is a vital part of the emissions controlsystem on most vehicles. Not every vehicle has a PCV valve, but most do. If yours has one, and if your ...

You take your car in for an oil change. The work is almost done when the technician comes out to talk to you. Hes holding your air filter and PCV valve and recommending that you replace both because ...

The PCV valve is a critical component of modern cars. However, it can cause numerous issues if it goes bad. Here's how a ...

No matter how tightly within the prescribed specifications an engine's piston clearance and ring tension are in its cylinders, a certain amount of fuel and combustion vapor slips past and enters the ...

The Freelander 1’s BMW-sourced four-cylinder Td4 diesel engine is a simple motor to service yourself, as we saw in our service guide last month. In many ways, the top-mounted oil filter and the easily ...

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 ...