Provided is an oil separator having a high efficiency in removing oil particles of relatively large sizes. A blow-by gas passage of the oil separator (2) includes an upstream passage (18) and a downstream passage (20) extending at an angle to the upstream passage. A separation wall (36) provided in the downstream passage includes a first surface (40, 78) forming an obtuse angle relative to the upstream passage, and a second surface (42) adjoining the first surface on a downstream side thereof and defining a planar surface extending substantially perpendicularly to the upstream passage. The blow-by gas is accelerated in the upstream passage, and the flow direction of the blow-by gas is changed by the first surface without substantially changing the flow speed and without disturbing the flow before the blow-by gas flows along the second surface. At this time, the oil particles in the blow-by gas collide with and are trapped by the second surface owing to the inertia of the oil particles.

An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.

A separator device for a system for recirculation of the blow-by gases of an internal combustion engine includes a casing containing a separation chamber and having an inlet for communication with the engine crankcase and an outlet for communication with the engine intake manifold, and drainage outlets ending in the engine crankcase, for returning the liquid separated in the separation chamber into the engine crankcase. Actuator means sensitive to pressure in the engine crankcase are associated to the inlet and to the drainage outlets so that when the pressure in the engine crankcase is higher than the pressure in the separator device, the inlet is open and the drainage outlets are closed, while when the pressure in the engine crankcase is lower than the pressure in the separator device, the inlet is closed and the drainage outlets are open.

To improve the oil separation performance in an oil separation device for an internal combustion engine. The oil separation device (10) comprises a gas liquid separation passage (56) internally defined by a lower wall, an upper wall and a pair of side walls, and extending in a horizontal direction, a gas inlet (54) and a gas outlet (63) provided on either end of the gas liquid separation passage, a plurality of lower partition walls (56H) projecting upward from the lower wall, and a plurality of upper partition walls (56J) projecting downward from the upper wall. The lower partition walls and the upper partition wall are tilted with respective the length wise direction in plan view so as to define a spiral passage. The lower wall is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane such that an upstream part of the lower wall is lower than a downstream part of the lower wall with respect to a direction of the swirl flow.

This blowby gas discharging device is provided with a heating chamber 24 which is interposed midway along a blowby gas pipeline, is formed in a flywheel housing 10 of an internal combustion engine, and heats blowby gas. The internal combustion engine is provided with a power transmission mechanism 13 for transmitting power from a crankshaft 6 to a camshaft 7, and a mechanism chamber 14 accommodating the power transmission mechanism. The heating chamber is adjacent to the mechanism chamber across a separating wall 41, and a retaining portion 60 for causing oil inside the mechanism chamber to be retained is provided in the separating wall.

This blowby gas discharging device is provided with a heating chamber 24 which is interposed midway along a blowby gas pipeline, is formed in a flywheel housing 10 of an internal combustion engine, and heats blowby gas. The internal combustion engine is provided with a power transmission mechanism 13 for transmitting power from a crankshaft 6 to a camshaft 7, and a mechanism chamber 14 accommodating the power transmission mechanism. The heating chamber is adjacent to the mechanism chamber across a separating wall 41, and a retaining portion 60 for causing oil inside the mechanism chamber to be retained is provided in the separating wall.

A cylinder head cover integrated with an active oil mist separator may include a cylinder head cover body, a booster, and an oil mist separator. The cylinder head cover body may be provided with an exhaust passage and a separation passage. The booster may be mounted outside the cylinder head cover body. The booster may have a booster intake port and a booster exhaust port. The booster intake port may be connected with the exhaust passage. The booster exhaust port may be connected with the separation passage. The oil mist separator may be mounted in the separation passage and the oil mist separator may be located on a downstream side of the booster.

The blow-by gas treating device 100 has a main structure portion 101 which separates oil OL from the blow-by gas BG and an outlet portion 40 which supplies gas G having been separated from the blow-by gas BG to an intake system. The main structure portion 101 has a first blow-by gas taking-in portion 111, a second blow-by gas taking-in portion 112, a separating portion 330 which separates the blow-by gas BG into oil OL and gas G, a first oil guiding portion 151 which guides the oil OL to a front side, a second oil guiding portion 152 which guides the oil OL to a rear side, a first oil drain 161 which discharges the oil OL into the engine, and a second oil drain 162 which discharges the oil OL into the engine.

The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for replacing an original equipment manufacturer air-oil separator apparatus having an integral pressure control valve (“OEM-AOS” system) in a vehicle. The OEM-AOS system is disconnected from the engine air intake. The integral pressure control valve is disabled. An accumulator for collecting oil from by-pass combustion gas is connected to the OEM-AOS system. A discrete pressure control valve (“discrete-PCV”) is connected to the accumulator and to the engine air intake. The discrete-PCV is located within the vehicle at an easily accessible location so that it can be quickly accessed and replaced when necessary. The accumulator includes a sensor that is operable to send a warning signal to a vehicle operator when the vehicle needs to be serviced to remove condensed oil from the accumulator.

The invention relates to an aerosol separator for separating aerosols in a blow-by gas, which comprises at least one feed opening for feeding a blow-by gas provided with aerosols, an outlet opening for discharging a blow-by gas cleaned of aerosols, at least one outflow opening for releasing aerosols removed from the blow-by gas, and which is arranged between a flow path of the at least one feed opening and the outlet opening, and a plurality of projections for configuring the flow path running from the at least one feed opening to the outflow opening in a meandering manner, in order to decelerate the blow-by gas which enters the feed opening and which is provided with aerosols, in terms of its flow rate. The separator is characterized in that the projections in their end region, around which blow-by gas flows, have a portion with increasing projection width.