DIY Oil Catch Tank
16-Mar-2005, 09:25 AM
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Originally posted by DirtyLude
Do you have any kind of baffling in there, or is it just an open can?
Do you have any kind of baffling in there, or is it just an open can?
16-Mar-2005, 09:29 AM
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Originally posted by B16A_2
The box is sealed, there should not be any air leaking from the tank if pipes are connected with PCV and intake manifold.
The box is sealed, there should not be any air leaking from the tank if pipes are connected with PCV and intake manifold.
16-Mar-2005, 09:39 AM
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lol.... I'm sure he's got those dish scrubbing thingies in there 
does anyone know how to do this RIGHT on a turbo car? has anyone tried to vent their oilpan instead?
what would be the problem with venting the oilpan?
does anyone know how to do this RIGHT on a turbo car? has anyone tried to vent their oilpan instead?
what would be the problem with venting the oilpan?
16-Mar-2005, 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by DirtyLude
The question was, wether there was baffling in the can in order to filter out the oil vapour, or wether the can was unfilled 'open' and has nothing to filter the oil vapour. Not whether the can had the lid off or not.
The question was, wether there was baffling in the can in order to filter out the oil vapour, or wether the can was unfilled 'open' and has nothing to filter the oil vapour. Not whether the can had the lid off or not.
16-Mar-2005, 10:28 AM
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Do not put steele wool in there! That canister is under vaccum, and can suck in pieces of the steele wool. If you've ever looked at the inside of a Greddy can - you'll notice they don't have any baffling - it's not needed.
The only purpose of the catch can is to trap oil from the crankcase vapours into the can, and not send them back into the intake manifold. The best place on a turbo car is to run it between the top of the valve cover and the inlet side of the turbo.
The only purpose of the catch can is to trap oil from the crankcase vapours into the can, and not send them back into the intake manifold. The best place on a turbo car is to run it between the top of the valve cover and the inlet side of the turbo.
16-Mar-2005, 10:46 AM
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NOT STEEL WOOL... the dish scrubbing things y0... like those ones from the dollar store, the plastic ones. some ppl say use those shower *****, the plastic meshy ones for body wash... but IMO it's too thin and might not enjoy hot underhood temps. The plastic scrubbers are a lil thicker and a lil better under hot temps.
the point is to keep oil out of your intake manifold. engine blowby causes higher crank case pressures that force oil vapours back up into the valvecover area, so we vent those into the intake tract in order to reduce raw oil fume emissions - so they get sucked back into the engine and burned up, then cleaned up through the catalytic converter.
the point is to keep oil out of your intake manifold. engine blowby causes higher crank case pressures that force oil vapours back up into the valvecover area, so we vent those into the intake tract in order to reduce raw oil fume emissions - so they get sucked back into the engine and burned up, then cleaned up through the catalytic converter.
16-Mar-2005, 02:27 PM
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Originally posted by Scott-93HBSi
^^ sure, but the emission police will give you a nice $350 ticket for that!
^^ sure, but the emission police will give you a nice $350 ticket for that!
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