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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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As the title above, has anyone on here used an air oil separator such as the one grimmspeed sell that screws into the oil filler cap?
Are they any good?
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 01:44 PM
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Such as this
http://www.grimmspeed.com/air-oil-se...-turbo-subaru/
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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This one looks identical to the grimmspeed one but a fraction of the price, just unsure if it screws into the Subaru fill neck.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/141180681043?nav=SEARCH
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 03:55 PM
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So where does the oil go ... oily air in and clean air out ... the oil has got to go somewhere, am i missing something fundamental? Got to empty it out yourself?
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by boyward
So where does the oil go ... oily air in and clean air out ... the oil has got to go somewhere, am i missing something fundamental? Got to empty it out yourself?
The oil is separated centrifugally and falls down the oil fill pipe. No emptying or checking.
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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i really like this type of aos, except that they are pretty high in price.
normal cans can be found a dime a dozen and some of then can be modded to return to sump, which has the same effect.
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Check there suitable for your spec
Standard or lightly modded no probs
But I don't think they should be used on high horsepower cars
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Used one on my car for around 12 months. Worked very well.
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Tomioka Racing AOS..................


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They're a very tidy / easy install. Am I right in thinking they only take feeds from the heads and not the crank breather?
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I have one. They take feeds from heads and pcv. Works a treat

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...ps1a9a369c.jpg
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Originally Posted by ianbott
This one looks identical to the grimmspeed one but a fraction of the price, just unsure if it screws into the Subaru fill neck.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/141180681043?nav=SEARCH

That oil neck/thread looks a smaller than subaru one
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Originally Posted by Gambit
I have one. They take feeds from heads and pcv. Works a treat

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...ps1a9a369c.jpg
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What make is that?
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Originally Posted by Fonzey
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What make is that?
S2 industries AOS, which is a carbon copy of the Grimmspeed one as they done the dirt & copied it like for like

i find it beneficial if you have a 2.5 as they suck oil like nobodies business - and being a daily driver i couldn't handle its oil consumption - id say this reduced it by about a 3rd

All the AOS's run the head & PCV breathers, some are 2 port & others 3 port. 2port just have both T'd into one pipe - that Tomioka fitted above you can see the T-Piece about halfway along the pipe to the header breathers
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When topping the oil up does the S2 industries require disassembly? Looks like the tomioka one just has a normal cap screwed on.
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doesn't require dissassembly as such, it just requires a 19mm socket (subaru wheel brace in boot) to undo its cap. its that piece that screws tight into the oil filler pipe
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Is there a difference in oil filler cap, because if I search both the Grimmspeed as the S2 industries it only says WRX 02-07.

Does this mean it isn't available for a Classic because it has a nother model of filler cap?
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It could be the ID of the hosing, I think classics have a smaller diameter hose, so you'd need a reducer in your hosing somewhere.

Not sure on the filler cap.
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Originally Posted by staaf
Is there a difference in oil filler cap, because if I search both the Grimmspeed as the S2 industries it only says WRX 02-07.

Does this mean it isn't available for a Classic because it has a nother model of filler cap?
the difference is in the breather setups on classic & newage rather than the cap i think

and yanks didnt get Classic turbo's either!
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Originally Posted by Gambit
the difference is in the breather setups on classic & newage rather than the cap i think

and yanks didnt get Classic turbo's either!
That would explain why.

Just did a quick research on aftermarket oil caps

http://fullcartuning.nl/buddy-club-r...-impreza-justy


like on this site it states that practicly all subaru's use the same cap.
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