Oil catch can/tank
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Oil catch can/tank
Was going to get one of these since I removed the stock setup with all the rats nest under the intake on my car.
Question I have is, does it matter which brand I get? Will and ebay cheapy work just as well as any other I could get? It doesn't seem there is anything special to them so I would rather spend 10-15$ on one than 100$ on a Cusco/Greddy that doesn't offer anything better than the cheap one.
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Question I have is, does it matter which brand I get? Will and ebay cheapy work just as well as any other I could get? It doesn't seem there is anything special to them so I would rather spend 10-15$ on one than 100$ on a Cusco/Greddy that doesn't offer anything better than the cheap one.
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I believe the only differences are obviously build quality, and since it vents to the atmosphere, there's no need for absolute quality welds or anything, it just collects oil. I've seen it done with beer cans before.
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Yea I've seen some DIY articles doing it with PVC piping and what not, just wanted ot know if there was anything special that the more expensive ones did that made them worth buying. Thanks.
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The more expensive ones generally have a filter media to catch the oil "mist" and then allow the fumage to be pulled back into the intake.
The cheaper ones generally just catch everything and have a filter on top to keep the crankcase as close to atmoshphere as possible.
I've never found one that I liked the look of or how it mounted so I built my own after stealing a few bits from the Jaz can that I bought
https://www.rx7club.com/fabrication-250/how-make-home-made-catch-can-784948/
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I just found a bunch more articles outlining what a proper catch can is supposed to do. And TTT is right.
Also, TTT I wish I had access to, and the ability to use properly, all the tools you have. I would make a bunch of little things I have idea's for for my car lol.
Also, TTT I wish I had access to, and the ability to use properly, all the tools you have. I would make a bunch of little things I have idea's for for my car lol.
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I'll probably end up picking up one of the ebay 20$ ones and mount it similar to yours murray. Right now it doesn't have anything hooked to it so the area behind and below the outlet on the oil pour tube is dirty.
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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT
The more expensive ones generally have a filter media to catch the oil "mist" and then allow the fumage to be pulled back into the intake.
The cheaper ones generally just catch everything and have a filter on top to keep the crankcase as close to atmoshphere as possible.
I've never found one that I liked the look of or how it mounted so I built my own after stealing a few bits from the Jaz can that I bought
The cheaper ones generally just catch everything and have a filter on top to keep the crankcase as close to atmoshphere as possible.
I've never found one that I liked the look of or how it mounted so I built my own after stealing a few bits from the Jaz can that I bought
I agree, there are many different types of crankcase venting, some aftermarket ones vent to the atmosphere, some the intake, whereas all modern Positive Crankcase Ventilation systems vent to the intake (for emissions). In terms of performance, there is no advantage to venting back to the intake as opposed to venting to the atmosphere, in fact venting to the atmosphere would be better, to avoid having any contaminants re-enter the intake.
Regardless of design, the purpose is the same, and the two that I mentioned do the same thing, they vent the crankcase and trap excess oil.
I like the one that you made, simple and functional. Did you use any baffling/filtering in the body of your catch can, or does it just catch everything and have a filter on top?
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I was just about to ask something similar to what you posted. If it vents to the atmosphere with a filter like TTT has on top, it only needs 1 tube going from the outlet into the oil catch can right?
Oh ok, I looked at your picutre more closely on the ebay one you bought, ran the line to one side and hooked a filter on the other. Looks pretty simple and about what I wanted to do.
Oh ok, I looked at your picutre more closely on the ebay one you bought, ran the line to one side and hooked a filter on the other. Looks pretty simple and about what I wanted to do.
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You were also talking about the ebizzle one venting to atmosphere where the Cusco one doesn't. Those are two large functional differences.
I agree, there are many different types of crankcase venting, some aftermarket ones vent to the atmosphere, some the intake, whereas all modern Positive Crankcase Ventilation systems vent to the intake (for emissions). In terms of performance, there is no advantage to venting back to the intake as opposed to venting to the atmosphere, in fact venting to the atmosphere would be better, to avoid having any contaminants re-enter the intake.
Regardless of design, the purpose is the same, and the two that I mentioned do the same thing, they vent the crankcase and trap excess oil.
Regardless of design, the purpose is the same, and the two that I mentioned do the same thing, they vent the crankcase and trap excess oil.
How would that catch more debris?
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Well I went and bought stuff today and put one together, just a simple PVC pipe one with an atmosphere vent. I'll probably just run it to the nipple on the oil fill tube for now, don't really want to take apart the intake to T off to the other nipple under the intake. Bad thing about S5 intakes, no openings to reach in there like the S4 intake lol.
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