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PCV Oil Catch Can

I need to install a catch tank/catch can to the pcv hose.
The catch tank catches the oil before it gets sucked into the intake.
http://www.speedfantasyus.com/index.php?page=vdetail&product=1525&
http://motors.search.ebay.com/Oil-Catch-Tank-CAN_W0QQfromZR40
There was talk years past about them, anyone install one?
What brand works and is easy to empty and where to get one?

Some have used air compressor air dryers but the one I have seen have a max temp of 125 deg F and they are small. I think they will fail over time from the heat.

Some have the sight gauge on them but will they fail over time from heat?
I don't want a vacuum leak.

I would like to have one that has a baffled.
 
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PCV Oil Catch Can

I can't find one with baffles.
Saw a post about putting steel wool inside as a baffle.
Is that a good idea? I assume the vacuum wont pull any wool into the intake will it?
 
landtoy80 said:
I need to install a catch tank/catch can to the pcv hose.
The catch tank catches the oil before it gets sucked into the intake.
http://www.speedfantasyus.com/index.php?page=vdetail&product=1525&
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That one looks nice. I have one from a company called Steeda that I'm pretty sure I could have built from Home Depot parts. However it did the trick on my 3FE with a bad #5 cylinder that was pushing enough oil out the PCV to coat the inside of the intake. I dumped the little tank every fill up for about a year.
 
JerryLX450 said:
Will these PCV Oil catch can work on the stock motor? I mean no turbo or supercharged.
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If you have blow by, high mileage and or rev the motor to high rpms a lot you might need one.
You have any oil consumption? If so, one might let you know where the oil is going.
 
turbocruiser - what was the price for the catch can out of College Station?

Keith
 
I got on from http://www.condensatorsales.com/ Yeah, I know I paid way too much, but since it's made locally, I didn't feel bad. It's very easy to empty. I get a few tablespoons of oil between each oil change. I made the mistake of not watching it during the winter and this spring when I checked it was full of sludge. When I looked closely, the oil had mixed with water and the made a bubbly mess.

I was concerned at first about the source of the water, but it smelled like water, not antifreeze and I have not had any problem on the last few months. I guess there is a lot of condensation during a cold Montana winter and I'll have to do a better job of emptying it.

They make all sorts of mileage claims that make no sense to me and that is not why I got one. I have seen no mileage improvement - gas mileage sucked before and sucks now also.

I'm happy to empty that few tablespoons of oil in the catch can each oil change rather than have it go into the intake.
 
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I was thinking that a way to test if you will get better mpg's with the Condensator would be to first run without the PCV hooked up, that should give the same results as the Condensator, right?
 
My PCV Oil catch tank ;)
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tim_teasly said:
turbocruiser - what was the price for the catch can out of College Station?

Keith
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Cannot remember exactly, I think around $175 each. :eek:
 
LX_TREME,
Is it the pic or is it hooked up wrong.
I see in the pic that the intake PCV hose is the one with the catch can.
Shouldn't the hose with the PCV valve on it be the one with the can on it? That is where the oil on my 80 is going.
The pass side port on the valve cover is the intake. The driver side port is the suction side.

How does the vent work? Does it vent all the time or only when motor is off?
If its all the time, how does it keep vacuum with the vent?

Buy the way,Your motor is tooooo clean!!!!
 
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landtoy80 said:
LX_TREME,
Is it the pic or is it hooked up wrong.
I see in the pic that the intake PCV hose is the one with the catch can.
Shouldn't the hose with the PCV valve on it be the one with the can on it?
The pass side port on the valve cover is the intake. The driver side port is the suction side.

How does the vent work? Does it vent all the time or only when motor is off?
If its all the time, how does it keep vacuum with the vent?
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Ideally both sides should have catch cans but yes you're right that it is not really a PCV catch can in the sense that it is not really connected to the PCV valve but it still plays a role with crankcase ventilation and it will collect some stuff. I am still absolutely amazed at how much crap gets collected into my "PCV side catch can" and that prolly only one tenth of that gets collected into my "Turbo side catch can" that was not what I was expecting but it is consistently so. :cheers:
 
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