do u still use the pvc valve with the oil catch can? i search and read but there nothing that says anything about this.

 

 

yea man it goes in the top of the can, thats how it works

 

Any pics or installation guides for these oil catch cans? I am currently lookin into getting one, either an SSR, Greddy, or the Cusco can....

 

i have a USDM moroso one. Mine is old school though...

 

You can go to my website at http://www.geocities.com/bretq/DIY_O...tructions.html for information on assembling and installing an oil catch can. I used the Moroso because it contains baffling, which helps to seperate the oil droplets from the blow-by gases. Here is a diagram which shows how the baffling works.

 

I miss TOO. This system works well (not perfect) and keeps you smog legal.

 

I learned a lot from T.O.O.

I'm extremely pleased with my DIY oil catch can. I catch ~1/8 - 1/4 cup of oil every 3,000 miles and this is on a NA stock motor.

 

hey i have an ls vtec and it has the stock catch tank on the back of the block
i jus purchaced a cusco catch tank and i thought that you put it between the tube that comes from the crank case to the intak pipe am i wrong
from your pic i think you have to disconect the hose on top of the catch tank (stock ) and run the one that comes out of the stock tank to one end of the cosco one and then connect the return line to the tube that was connected to the top of the stock tank
sorry i am confused don't mean to bother you
jason


[Modified by jdmcx, 10:41 AM 9/25/2002]

 

more thoughts..ive heard so many differents ways..sheesh

 

Hopefully this diagram from the Helms manual will clear things up.



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hey do i take the original pcv valve off when i put the new on on the catch tank (ford truck )
thanks

 

Yes, the stock pcv valve is removed and replaced with the one on top of the catch can. Use an elbow or some other connection that fits into the stock pcv valve gromet and attach a line from there to the can.

Tip: use trans-cooler line instead of the clear Home Depot tubing or fuel line. The trans-cooler line is reinforced and will hold up better over time.

I have a question for you though...if your block has a factory catch can already, why add another?

 

So 2 ounces of oil/gunk caught in the can after 3k miles is good for NA stock?... I was expecting more when I emptied mine for the first time last week, but only got 2 oz. I consume 1.5qts every 3k miles...and now know that its not all going through the pcv system.


[Modified by Kool-Lude, 1:05 AM 9/27/2002]

 

trans cooler line..where do u get those?

 

so u dont use the pcv valve like the diagram above?


[Modified by ILOVEGIRLS, 7:57 PM 9/26/2002]

 

The diagram is correct...read my response again. The concept is simple. You are putting a catch can inbetween the pcv system and simply relocating the pcv valve from its factory location to the top of the can. Make sense?

You can buy trans-cooler line at Autozone or Pepboys.


[Modified by Kool-Lude, 6:32 AM 9/27/2002]

 

Great thread, keep the info coming..and what ever happend to T.O.O.? His board seems to be shut down...

 

so i take the stock one of and buy the new one (Ford trunk one ) and just follow the diagram

 

thats what im reading so far.. but will the vaccum be strong enough by the time it reaches the catch can. so far this is what i see...

from the black canister on the back of the block..to the "relocated pvc" on the catch can..then back into the intake.