Can I Drain my Oil Catch Can Back to the Oil Pan?
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Can I Drain my Oil Catch Can Back to the Oil Pan?
As I was turning the petcock to drain the oil out of my catch can, I came up with this idea: It'd be a whole lot easier if I ran a tube from the bottom of my catch can down to the oil pan -- I wouldn't have to turn that little gizmo anymore.
I'm not really that lazy . . . the bigger benefit in my mind is that it would keep me from accidentally overflowing the catch can if I forget to drain it.
I'm not really that lazy . . . the bigger benefit in my mind is that it would keep me from accidentally overflowing the catch can if I forget to drain it.
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The more I think about it, the less I like the idea. My blowby wasn't frothy or white -- it was just a little engine oil. But that oil probably has some traces of combustion gasses and carbon in it, so it's probably not the best thing to put back in circulation. I'll just continue to toss it.
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#8
In the burnout box...
iTrader: (32)
There's no bad reason to run it. It will work as long as your catch can is not a "sealed" system. As long as there's a filter element to vent air it it'll work. I've ran it for awhile now. But don't take my word for it... https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/oil-catch-can-setup-my-race-car-792344/
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In the burnout box...
iTrader: (32)
Well fuels going to get into your oil anyway. You need to either get compression check (leakdown if the numbers come back good) or a new tune. The fuel in the oil is related to one of those two. My current map is rich on my car too. I just make sure I do an oil change every 1k. It's not good to have the oil diluted.
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