A method is provided for detecting a leak in a crankcase breather of an internal combustion engine, in which a cavity of a crankcase is connected in a gas conducting manner to a fresh air section of the internal combustion engine. A pressure sensor is provided for measuring a pressure in the cavity. An electronic control unit is provided for evaluating the signals of the pressure sensor. The method includes: measuring of a gas pressure by way of the pressure sensor in the crankcase breather system at a defined rotational speed and load of the internal combustion engine, comparing an actual pressure value with a setpoint pressure value, detecting a leak if the setpoint pressure value is exceeded. As a result of the method, an air flow meter can be dispensed with and a satisfactory separation effect is produced between a satisfactory system and a defective system.

A blow-by gas treatment device causes blow-by gas in a space defined by a cylinder head and a head cover in an internal combustion engine to flow back into an intake pipe. The blow-by gas treatment device includes a pipe joint and a blow-by gas pipe connected to the intake pipe. The pipe joint includes a basal end connected to the head cover, a distal end, a sensor-connected part connected to the pressure sensor, and a constriction located closer to the basal end than the sensor-connected part. The blow-by gas pipe is connected to a position of the pipe joint closer to the distal end than the sensor-connected part.

A diagnosis device is intended for an internal combustion engine including a supercharger, a blow-by gas passage that communicates between a portion of an intake passage and a crankcase, a PCV pressure sensor that detects a PCV pressure in the blow-by gas passage, and a crankshaft. The device executes specifying a specific period for which the amount of fluctuations in the intake air amount per unit time is a prescribed value or more on condition that the intake air amount is a determination air amount or more, calculating the amount of fluctuations in the PCV pressure during the specific period, and determining, based on the amount of fluctuations in the PCV pressure, the presence of an abnormality in the blow-by gas passage. The device sets the determination air amount to a smaller value when the rotational speed of the crankshaft is high than when the rotational speed is low.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for implementing a system for providing a breather for a reservoir. The system includes a breather including a housing a dehumidifying element therein. The system further includes an operational sensor positioned within the housing, the operational sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a measured operational parameter of the breather, and an expansion pack coupleable to the housing, the expansion pack is configured to receive the sensor signal indicative of the measured operational parameter and to transmit at least one of the measured operational parameter or a representation thereof. The system includes a control unit communicatively coupleable to the expansion pack having a processor, a display unit, and a storage. The processor executes a control application configured to receive the at least one of the measured operational parameter or representation thereof.

Liquid Separator System The present invention relates to a liquid separator system for removing liquid particles from a blow-by gas stream in the internal combustion engine. The system has a liquid separating device and a remote warning/maintenance system generating a signal for an operator of the internal combustion engine. The liquid separator device has a base housing with at least one receptacle with a filter element and a pressure regulator is received within a removable cap portion. A liquid level sensor is mounted in the base housing in the receptacle. A pressure sensing system has a filter blocked valve to indicate a partially blocked filter element. When a filter is partially blocked the pressure sensing system generates a signal to the remote warning/maintenance system and when liquid in the base housing reaches a predetermined level the liquid level sensor generates a signal to the remote warning/maintenance system.

An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder block including a bulkhead formed so as to separate adjacent cylinders; a crankshaft including a counterweight; and a gas-vent hole which is formed in the bulkhead within a radius of rotation of the counterweight when seen from below a piston bottom-dead-center position and an axial direction of the crankshaft, and which communicates between the adjacent cylinders. The counterweight includes at least one of a concave portion and a through-hole formed at at least a part of a region of the counterweight opposed to the gas-vent hole during rotation of the crankshaft. The concave portion hollows in a direction away from the gas-vent hole, the through-hole penetrating through the counterweight in a direction away from the gas-vent hole.

A blow-by gas treatment device causes blow-by gas in a space defined by a cylinder head and a head cover in an internal combustion engine to flow back into an intake pipe. The blow-by gas treatment device includes a pipe joint and a blow-by gas pipe connected to the intake pipe. The pipe joint includes a basal end connected to the head cover, a distal end, a sensor-connected part connected to the pressure sensor, and a constriction located closer to the basal end than the sensor-connected part. The blow-by gas pipe is connected to a position of the pipe joint closer to the distal end than the sensor-connected part.

A blow-by gas treatment device includes a first blow-by gas pipe, a second blow-by gas pipe, a first pipe joint located on a first head cover, the first blow-by gas pipe being connected to the first pipe joint, a second pipe joint located on a second head cover, the second blow-by gas pipe being connected to the second pipe joint, a first union located on the first pipe joint, a second union located on the second pipe joint, and a pressure sensor connected to the first pipe joint by the first union and connected to the second pipe joint by the second union.

Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing the functioning of a variable displacement oil pump. In one example, a method may include commanding a change in displacement of the variable displacement oil pump during a vehicle keyed-off condition and diagnosing a degradation of the oil pump based on a corresponding change in an estimated crankcase pressure.

A rotating crankcase ventilation system comprises a housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, a motor comprising a stator and a rotor, and a shaft. A first end of the shaft is coupled to the rotor and configured to rotate in response to rotation of the rotor. A filter element is coupled to the shaft. A sensor is configured to measure at least one operating parameter of the rotating crankcase ventilation system. A controller is operatively coupled to the sensor and the motor, the controller configured to receive the at least one operating parameter and selectively adjust operation of the motor to adjust rotation of the rotor, and thereby, the filter element based on the at least one operating parameter.