Anyone Use Catch Cans?
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Yeah it's more around the PCV and the crankcase ventilation. So, on my SRT8, it comes straight from the crank and into the inlet manifold i.e. the inlet manifold is "sucking" any vapours back into the engine for burn off (probably something to do with American emissions maybe?) so basically oil vapor is allowed to re-enter the engine through the air intake, thus fowling over time. So in the picture below, it's simply a pipe coming from the crankcase into that top right inlet on the air manifold.
So, I was contemplating using a catch can to "intercept" any of this oil vapour and just wondered if other cars have similar problem?
So basically this is one on the engine of the same car I own. So basically the tubing coming from the crank case goes into the far inlet, through a chamber inside, get caught in the materials in there and then "clean" air comes out of the outlet pipe being vacumed by the inlet manifold thus just now allowing as much crap to go back into where it shouldn't be imho. Oil in an air inlet manifold?
So, I was contemplating using a catch can to "intercept" any of this oil vapour and just wondered if other cars have similar problem?
So basically this is one on the engine of the same car I own. So basically the tubing coming from the crank case goes into the far inlet, through a chamber inside, get caught in the materials in there and then "clean" air comes out of the outlet pipe being vacumed by the inlet manifold thus just now allowing as much crap to go back into where it shouldn't be imho. Oil in an air inlet manifold?
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Ahh maybe he'll chip in at some point if he sees the thread, would be interesting as it maybe effects US muscle more maybe and their designs?
I have one on my R34, the RB26 has a lot of oily air moving around it due to high reving, higher than normal boost and it also has oil squirters to keep the pistons cool in the engine, its an engine designed for racing at the end of the day.
The oily vapours condense in the can, I get about 50% oil and 50% water in mine. As im only running 1.5bar, about 502 bhp its very gradual over time, It gets about half full over the course of a year, which is about 1500 miles for me.
its in the bottom left, the cap on the left side of it is because its half catch can and half washer bottle, the third pipe coming out is a vent.
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post some porn son, you have my permission!matches the rest of the car
I drove it on Saturday, thought that was quite brave of me really.
WOW is all I'll say, what a gorgeous colour that is, that paint original? Fantastic these are, really do like them, just raw something I don't think a lot of modern cars are. Glad you posted, that's put a big ole' smile on my face!
Blimey, yeah fixed cheers matey, seems I can only ever link from one place IMGURL now, otherwise some can't see. Anyhow, hope they work now? Re-linked them!
Good stuff. yeah cheers man, hipefully when all the bits of engine detailing are done, will post in my proper thread any upgrades etc, but should be able to get this engine bay looking like new soon
