If your car has a PCV valve, and if your engine has been idling roughly or a malfunction indicator light goes on, check the valve. Car manufacturers suggest that PCV valves be cleaned or replaced ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) system rarely gets attention until something goes wrong, but mechanics are increasingly warning that neglecting it can quietly shorten engine life. What seems ...