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Old 12-23-02, 04:29 AM
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what is this??

what is the deal with the oil thingy where the oil goes in is all fat and stuff i've never seen that before??
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Old 12-23-02, 04:30 AM
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p.s. what the hell is the catch canister for??
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oil...overflow can? lol
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looks like a custom fabricated oil separator.... it's routed to the larger catch can, usally it'sused on forced induction cars to relieve crankcase pressure.... i cant believe he's still has a points style distributor!
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Looks like it might be a dry sump.
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Yea, dry sump is what i'm thinking
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Looks like a replacement for the carbon canister to me, note the vacuum lines going to the tank vent and oil seperator tube.
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Ya-but, look - it has a site gauge...

Think it might be some kinda homemade oil injection system?
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Where's the pic from? try to get a hold of the owner and ask him.
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Originally posted by zookeeper
Ya-but, look - it has a site gauge...

Think it might be some kinda homemade oil injection system?
By golly, you're right. I hadn't noticed the fluid level gauge. The mystery deepens...
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Where do those blue hoses go on a stock engine?
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i'm as lost as you all and whats an oil seperator for??
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I'm not sure what the canister is but it is a right hand drive car so it could be a vacuum canister.
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geez guys, to me it looks like the fat bit on the filler is an oil/air seperator, and the big canister with the sightglass is just an oil catchcan.

oil air seperator is to ventilate the crankcase without blowing oil all over the engine bay, usually the oil mist is sucked into the induction and burnt, but not good for power.

and the level guage would be so the owner knows when to empty the oil catch can so it doesnt overflow.
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It looks like one of the blue lines goes to the tank purging line.
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