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 ...

Q–My 1985 Ford Crown Victoria, which I purchased new, now has 118,000 miles on it. I had the oil changed every 3,000 miles and the car runs like new. When I had the oil changed this week, the mechanic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regardless of what type of vehicle you drive, if it was built in the last few decades, its engine has some form of emissions control system designed to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of ...

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 ...