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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher William Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Claude Weston Bailey, III, Warren, MI (US);
Scott Morton, New Boston, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine having manifold ports and positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) passages integrated into the cam cover is disclosed. The engine system comprises a cam cover having an internal, gas-passing passage, a PCV valve associated with the passage, an oil separator associated with the PCV valve, and an intake manifold having a port, the port being associated with the PCV valve. An oil separator is fitted between the gas-passing passage and the PCV valve. The oil separator is mounted on the cam cover. A manifold chamber is also provided and the PCV oil separator is associated with the manifold chamber.