oil ctach pan...
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oil ctach pan...
...fed up with having to keeping cleaning my boost solenoid so i'm thinking of putting in a catch pan. can any one recommend a brand or dealer...not interested in bling bling, just functionality.
Cheers,
Ian
Cheers,
Ian
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Its a catch can you are talking about I think. Used to have a cusco one. Did the job but cost £100. If you are really after cheap and cheerful then you can use anything. Coke bottle?! Water bottle off a mountain bike?
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madscientist I'm happy as long as it stops the oil getting into the pipes and boost solenoid...got any pics?
peanuts ditto above...any instructions?
cheers,
ian
peanuts ditto above...any instructions?
cheers,
ian
Look on ebay there are loads. I've just got a nice one for £30 with 2 day delivery..!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...B:EOIBSA:UK:11
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...B:EOIBSA:UK:11
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thanks for the info gents...is there anything i should avoid?
jasonius, the link dosen't work...if its an ebay shpo can you send me that link instead?
cheers,
Ian
jasonius, the link dosen't work...if its an ebay shpo can you send me that link instead?
cheers,
Ian
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
you give out more nasties in your decatted exhaust than you ever will from a vta breather.
£30 and 2 day delivery is good, mine cost £6.50 and was fitted in 7 minutes
£30 and 2 day delivery is good, mine cost £6.50 and was fitted in 7 minutes
#'@&&£$$...!!!
Just beware, I've just realised I've been sent a 9mm version FFS....Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
If you go for a can it needs to have 15mm hose connections..!
Just search for 'oil catch tank' on Ebay (taking above into consideration..!)
Just beware, I've just realised I've been sent a 9mm version FFS....Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
If you go for a can it needs to have 15mm hose connections..!
Just search for 'oil catch tank' on Ebay (taking above into consideration..!)
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i'm not really up on these and was wondering how easy they are to fit.. doesn't pass me off as being that hard but was wondering where the pipes come from?? i guess its the oil breathers from the rockers... also could any one tell me if this one looks alright?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true
thanks
thanks
Originally Posted by trails
sounds good, where did it come from?
Halfords, common or garden 12mm hose, two black barbs, one from from each rocker cover and the crank breather just to the nearside of the turbo, then simply block off the inlet returns with a bit of hose with a bolt in
easy peasy lemon squeezy
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Originally Posted by rossi_classicwrx
i'm not really up on these and was wondering how easy they are to fit.. doesn't pass me off as being that hard but was wondering where the pipes come from?? i guess its the oil breathers from the rockers... also could any one tell me if this one looks alright?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true
thanks
thanks
ive allways been interested in doing the peanuts method 
can i ask... is there any down sides to having the breathers not recirculate back into the engine? are the vapours not needed?
stew
can i ask... is there any down sides to having the breathers not recirculate back into the engine? are the vapours not needed?
stew
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It's an emissions thing. Personally as I run a sports catted downpipe it's silly for me to vent the crankcase breather out. Mine is going to be plumbed back to the inlet pipe after the catch tank as soon as I get round to it.
Originally Posted by trails
i didn't think you could send 'gifts' from a registered business?
Sent a parcel today vis Royal Mail airmail packages and the girl in the PO said it's '£x if it's sent as a gift..
' when I'd already said it was not..!Put it this way I've never had a problem.... yet..!
Originally Posted by axgt_bwaii
ive allways been interested in doing the peanuts method
can i ask... is there any down sides to having the breathers not recirculate back into the engine? are the vapours not needed?
stew
can i ask... is there any down sides to having the breathers not recirculate back into the engine? are the vapours not needed?
stew
downsides? I suppose you cant see how much oil you are throwing on the road, in a catch can you have the evidence.
if you need a map then PM me and I'll put together a schematic and a few destructions for you
Originally Posted by Peanuts
not my method Im afraid, I cadged it from another more famous Andy.
downsides? I suppose you cant see how much oil you are throwing on the road, in a catch can you have the evidence.
if you need a map then PM me and I'll put together a schematic and a few destructions for you
downsides? I suppose you cant see how much oil you are throwing on the road, in a catch can you have the evidence.
if you need a map then PM me and I'll put together a schematic and a few destructions for you
pm sent
the last time i was at Harveys garage i saw a packing casefull of oil catch cans that look like the cusco ones that he was selling for 45 quid all in!!!
may be worth contacting him.
may be worth contacting him.
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Remeber to clean your intercooler when fitting one of these too - if your solenoid is getting contaminated, so is the stock TMIC. I used to flush mine out with petrol on a monthly basis before fitting a catch-can. I also only connected up the crank breather, and it fixed my problem (heads still recirc normally).
Richard
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Originally Posted by jonny gav
the last time i was at Harveys garage i saw a packing casefull of oil catch cans that look like the cusco ones that he was selling for 45 quid all in!!!
may be worth contacting him.
may be worth contacting him.
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Originally Posted by dowser
Remeber to clean your intercooler when fitting one of these too - if your solenoid is getting contaminated, so is the stock TMIC. I used to flush mine out with petrol on a monthly basis before fitting a catch-can. I also only connected up the crank breather, and it fixed my problem (heads still recirc normally).
Richard
Richard
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ian
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