NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) continues to add to its comprehensive Positive Crankcase Ventilation Program. The Standard ® crankcase ventilation line-up ...

Crankcase ventilation is almost provided in all automotive engines. Its prime job is to prevent the dilution of lubricating oil present in crankcase which may lead to corrosion of crankcase metals if ...

Crankcase blow-by is hot gases that sneak past the piston rings. As of 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency limits nonmethane hydrocarbons to 0.14 grams per bhp-hr. Blow-by gases are rich in ...

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 ...

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 ...

My Ford pickup truck has a 6.4L Ford Power Stroke diesel engine, as well as an H&S Mini Maxx programmer, an S&B intake, and aftermarket exhaust. I was looking into buying a crankcase ventilation kit ...