During World War II a different type
of crankcase ventilation had to be invented to allow tank engines to operate during deep fording operations, where the normal draft tube ventilator would have allowed water to enter the crankcase and destroy the engine.
Not exact matches
With this commercial grade, DPM targets the market
of flexible thermoplastic - Positive
Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) tubes and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) sensor tubes.
Otherwise the valving in the
crankcase ventilation system tends to let oil accumulate in the inlet tract, which leads to blue smoke on start - up and a build - up
of carbon around the inlet valves.
The older engines I normally work on have
crankcase ventilation that just ventilates the
crankcase vapours to the open air, so I suppose it's not that
of a concern.
Unless you are speaking
of a failed
crankcase ventilation system, which is a cheap and easy fix.