6th Gen ('00-'05): Oil cap/ breather a benefit?
#11
10-22-2012, 10:49 PM
I suggest you invest in an Oil Catch Can. I got mine on ebay; just a universal one for around $25-30. Cylindrical can with two b-a-r-b-e-d (wouldn't let me put the word in without it being censored for some reason lol) fittings, a visible vertical chamber for how much oil there is, and a gold screw-on top. It takes the oil-air mixture from your PCV valve after the blow-by, and "catches" the oil into the can, producing cleaner air back into your throttlebody and engine.
It produces a cleaner burn, and prevents and build up of oil and gunk in your upper intake manifold. After driving with it for a few months, am I glad I got one. It's almost a 1/4 filled with oil.
It produces a cleaner burn, and prevents and build up of oil and gunk in your upper intake manifold. After driving with it for a few months, am I glad I got one. It's almost a 1/4 filled with oil.
i will argue the fact of wanting a PCV system thou, i feel there a horrible setup and every car should have them deleted and run a catch can. reason y this is not done is there is the hastle of draining the catch can with every oil change to be safe.... like thats hard to do hahaha
few pics of my catch can, its mounted by the drivers side strut mount:
Last edited by turbo monte; 10-22-2012 at 10:53 PM.
#12
10-22-2012, 11:15 PM
I think this would dress up your engine bay. I have seen jegs or summit have a basic kit to start you out. They come in a bunch of colors or the stainless look.
#14
10-23-2012, 08:16 AM
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They make a lot of great chrome oil caps for our cars
#17
10-23-2012, 11:10 AM
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I don't see how a fake breather is fire hazzard.
Also, my pcv valve went to crap on me 2 years ago, I drilled a few holes in my filler neck amd put a filter around it. It's not even noticable and got me by for a good 30,000 miles. Didn't leak a drop of oil either.
Also, my pcv valve went to crap on me 2 years ago, I drilled a few holes in my filler neck amd put a filter around it. It's not even noticable and got me by for a good 30,000 miles. Didn't leak a drop of oil either.
#18
10-23-2012, 11:22 AM
I don't see how a fake breather is fire hazzard.
fake breathers are not, i was meaning real ones.
Also, my pcv valve went to crap on me 2 years ago, I drilled a few holes in my filler neck amd put a filter around it. It's not even noticable and got me by for a good 30,000 miles. Didn't leak a drop of oil either.
fake breathers are not, i was meaning real ones.
Also, my pcv valve went to crap on me 2 years ago, I drilled a few holes in my filler neck amd put a filter around it. It's not even noticable and got me by for a good 30,000 miles. Didn't leak a drop of oil either.
i wouldnt of spent the money i did on a catch can if i felt the breather was a good safe alternative.
#19
10-23-2012, 07:24 PM
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i had a breather on turbo monte and under boost i would get oil leaking out of the breather and dripping down the valve cover and onto the front manifold.... just speaking from experience here.
i wouldnt of spent the money i did on a catch can if i felt the breather was a good safe alternative.
i wouldnt of spent the money i did on a catch can if i felt the breather was a good safe alternative.
#20
10-23-2012, 08:06 PM
I would still be Leary putting a breather on a sc car. Anything with boost can cause oil blow by out a breather. And as for a n/a car I would still run a can. I don't even think it will pass emissions with a breather do to dumping vapors into the atmosphere.