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Check Valves for Motorsports

The Smallest Check Valves Available on the Market

When centimeters and milligrams determine the outcome of a race, The Lee Company supplies the valves you need for victory. Lee Chek® check valves are available in sizes starting at just 0.093 of an inch in diameter and 0.333 of an inch in length while weighing in at just 0.14 grams – ideal for the cramped design envelope of a motorsports vehicle.

Despite their size, our robust designs have been road-proven on countless tracks. They can withstand the harsh conditions, high temperatures, and extreme pressures of motorsports while still delivering the performance needed to win races.

Lee Chek check valves are available in many configurations for every conceivable motorsport application. Choose from ball-style or poppet-style sealing elements, axial or side-exit flow paths, metal, polymeric, or elastomeric seats, and insert or cartridge-style bodies. These options will allow you to optimize your design for different flow rates, packaging requirements, pressure differentials, and allowable leakage. In addition to our wide range of available catalog items, over half of the products we manufacture are designed for the unique needs of an individual application. Whether you require a different cracking pressure, flow rate, leakage, or envelope, contact us to develop the right solution, working engineer to engineer.

For comprehensive information to help make a decision when selecting a check valve, download our eBook. An Engineer’s Guide to Selecting a Check Valve provides an unbiased look at different valve configurations, critical performance characteristics, design challenges, and trade-offs, and common failure modes to be aware of.

Ball-Style Check Valves

Our most economical design, these simple check valves provide flow around a 440C ball which forms the sealing element.

Axial style ball check valves are designed for 3000 psi systems and are available in 0.187 and 0.250 inch diameter envelopes, screened and unscreened, and in forward and reverse flow configurations.

Side exit check valves with porting allow the ball to move out of the flow path, creating an increased flow capacity and enhanced silt resistance in package sizes ranging from 0.093 to 0.343 inch.

HFS (High Flow Slotted) check valves offer up to three times the flow capacity and a 5000 psi operating pressure rating in a significantly smaller package that includes 0.156, 0.187, and 0.250 inch diameters.

High Flow Check Valves

Our line-up of poppet-style check valves offers extremely high flow capacity for their size compared to ball-style valves and includes our Lo-Lohm Cheks, Hi-Q Cheks, and High Pressure Cheks. For example, the 0.250 inch Lo-Lohm Chek offers 3.5 times more flow than an axial flow ball-style check valve of the same diameter. The High Pressure Chek starts at a micro-miniature 0.125 inch diameter, yet still withstands up to 8000 psi. Meanwhile, the Hi-Q Chek offers the greatest feasible flow capacity for valves of this size. Available in sizes up to 1 inch in diameter in a cartridge configuration, the Hi-Q Chek valve can flow over 57 GPM with only a 100 psid pressure drop.

Zero Leak Check Valves

Lee Zero Leak Cheks feature an elastomeric seat material for applications where eliminating leakage is critical. They utilize a poppet-style, axial flow design with a choice of two different elastomers and are available in 0.187, 0.250, 0.375, and 0.500 inch diameters.

Extreme Environment Check Valves

If you need a check valve that can withstand working pressures up to 15,000 psi or wider operating temperatures while still offering zero leakage, The Lee Company offers a solution to fit your needs. These valves are constructed of corrosion-resistant stainless steel. They are available with multiple polymeric valve seat material options to achieve zero leakage in the checked direction under extreme hot or cold temperatures.

Pilot-Operated Check Valves

Lee Pilot-Operated Cheks are pressure piloted to open check valves available in diameters from 0.250 to 0.500 of an inch. When pressure is applied to the pilot port, flow is allowed in the normally blocked direction. While our base version is a poppet-style valve designed for 3000 psi systems, our high pressure models are designed for system pressures of up to 5000 psi and are available in forward and reverse flow configurations.

Custom configurations with zero leak seals are available upon request.

Support & Resources

Support & Resources from a Team that Speaks Your Language

Partner with The Lee Company and get much more than just a supplier of top-quality fluid control products. Our reliable technical support team is available every step of the way to help you find solutions, maximize productivity, and drive efficiency across your operations. Check out these resources specific to the motorsports industry to learn more