Breather System Parts, PCV Parts, Flame Trap Parts

        Your car’s PCV valve breather system has been designed to regulate hazardous waste from your vehicle. As your engine runs, combustion gases escape from the combustion chamber, finding their way into the crankcase of your engine. This unused combustion gas, also referred to as "blow-by," can be a major cause of smog. A PCV valve system was prevents pollutants from escaping into the environment, the automotive industry started fitting engines with a PCV valve to ensure that gas remains contained within your vehicle. In naturally aspirated engines, the PCV valve connects the crankcase to the intake manifold. It does this from a location nearly opposite of the breather location. This connection creates a slight vacuum in the crankcase that draws gasses in a direction from the breather into the intake manifold and through the PCV valve, where they are re-burned with a fresh charge of air.

        In forced induction engines, there is no breather and the PCV valve is attached to an oil trap or flame trap. Most manufactures recommend that you change your PCV valve regularly to ensure that all 'blow-by' remains in the vehicle. A malfunctioning PCV valve can allow smog causing pollutants and oil to escape from your engine and into the environment. FCP Groton provides you with aftermarket PCV valves and related parts to restore your PCV system back to factory specifications. Find Volvo PCV parts, BMW PCV parts, and other PCV Parts for European models at FCP Groton!