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BLOW-BY GAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Exhaust Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Combustion gases, composed of water vapor and unburned fuel, that leak past the piston rings into the crankcase during normal engine operation.

CONT

As long as the PCV (positive crankcase ventilating) valve was working and the hoses and intake manifold port were open, blowby gases were recycled to the combustion chambers.

Key term(s)
  • blow-by gas
  • blow-by

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échappement (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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