As a vehicle owner, you may or may not have heard about your car engine’s PCV valve, its essential role for your vehicle’s engine, and how to ensure its functionality. This article explains what a “PCV” valve is, its position in your car’s engine, a
As an experiment, I blocked off the PCV hose on a couple of vehicles to see how it affected the rag’s behavior. With no vacuum to the PCV valve, the relative heights of the upper and lower portions of the standing wave changed, with the upper area growing higher and the lower area ...
As a vehicle owner, you may or may not have heard about your car engine’s PCV valve, when to replace your PCV valve, and how to maintain it. This article explains what a “PCV” valve is, when to replace it and how to maintain it.What...
If PCV valves get damaged or overused, it can lead to engine oil contamination, sludge build-up, oil leaks, high fuel consumption and a number of other engine-related problems. This might lead to an irrevocably damaged engine. How much does it cost to replace a PCV valve? The average ...
Understanding The PCV System and PCV Valve Before we dive into bad PCV valve symptoms, it’s important that you understand how the positive crankshaft ventilation system and the PCV valve work. Oil is used to lubricate automotive engine parts, and when oil is churned by moving parts, pressure...
The Dual Flow PCV can be ordered together with an adaptor for applications which do not have the PCV in the valve cover. Also see our how-to videos for further information on tuning functionality. Each valve ships with a printed set of instructions, which can also be previewed or downloaded...
HOW PCV WORKS The major component in the PCV system is the PCV valve, a simple spring-loaded valve with a sliding pintle inside. The pintle is tapered like a bullet so it will increase or decrease airflow depending on its position inside the valve housing. The movement of the pintle up ...
100% tested before delivery **Reliable Performance and Compatibility** The PCV Valve 11810-5H71A is a crucial component for maintaining the optimal performance of your Nissan Versa 1.6 or Note 1.6. This valve is not just any ordinary part; it's crafted from high-quality materials, ensuring du...
To hook up a pcv the correct way all you need to do is pull it from the drivers side valve cover into the catch can and out to the intake manifold and then connect the passenger side valve cover to the fresh air inlet on you intake tube. And pretty much any catch can will work ...
The concept is to connect the PCV Valve via the hose to the intake manifold's vacuum inlet on the other side of the engine. How you go about doing this is up to you. I prefer making a hard line from the intake port to about 3 inches from the PCV inlet and then run a 5 inch ...