The invention provides a method for positive
crankcase ventilation diagnosis in an engine
system (1) with an engine (2), an intake duct (5) connected to the engine (1), a PCV line (10) connecting a
crankcase (4) of the engine (2) with the intake duct (5) and a sensor (12) for determining an actual PCV pressure (pact) in the PCV line. In order to provide reliable, cost-effective means for detecting leakage in a positive
crankcase ventilation
system, the invention provides that the method comprises the steps of: - performing (115) a diagnosis measurement during a measurement period by repeatedly determining at least one input parameter (pint, ne, patm, Q), which is linked to the operation of the engine
system (1), and the actual PCV pressure (pact), to obtain a plurality of data samples for a plurality of sample times (ts); - using a prediction model (M) to determine (125) a predicted PCV pressure (ppre) based on the determined at least one input parameter (pint, ne, patm, Q); and - comparing (155, 165) the actual PCV pressure (pact) with the predicted PCV pressure (ppre) to diagnose (160, 170, 175, 190) the PCV line (10), wherein a diagnosis of the PCV line (10) is based on a model error (perr), which is the difference between the predicted PCV pressure (ppre) and the actual PCV pressure (pact), wherein the model error (perr) being below a
lower threshold (plt) is considered (160) to indicate that the PCV line (10) is intact, the model error (perr) being above an upper threshold (put) is considered (170) to indicate that the PCV line (10) is damaged, and the model error (perr) being between the
lower threshold (plt) and the upper threshold (put) is considered (175) as an inconclusive result.