FAO: LCR owners who have fitted a Catch Tank

[dasmith83]

Hi all,

I've been looking into how to fit a catch tank and have been searching for a couple of hours now, and come across a few useful threads, however the people who have done this mod generally speaking seem to have ibizas.

This thread is the most useful...but still nothing for LCRs-
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134637&highlight=catch+tank

So has anyone here with an LCR or an LC i guess fitted a catch tank? If so, could they post pics of them fitted so i can get an idea of the best location for them, and also explain how exactly they've fitted them.

I think i'm right in saying that the catch tank should have 2 pipes....like-

I believe i need to remove mushroom shaped black dv looking sensor (top right of engine bay), and connect the pipe the mushroom thingy was connected to...to one of the pipes on the catch tank, and then the other pipe on the catch tank just gets a breather fitted to it. Correct or not?

The above seems to be the simplest way of doing it, but the thread i've posted a link to, goes into much more depth and some people have gone a lot further for reasons i don't understand...so if anyone can shed some light on whether what i have said above is ok or not, and whether or not i need to do anything else...that would be great!

In short...how do i fit a catch tank to an LCR?

Thanks in advance.

Dave

 

[The MoffMeister]

yeah me interested to lol

 

[UncleFester]

I tried mine with just a breather and it ATE oil - when i reconnect it, it's going back in as a closed loop back to the OE location.

 

[roly]

Dave

Your welcome to come have a nose at mine some time (okay it's an ibiza but it'll give you an idea)

 

[The MoffMeister]

i will to ben will ring ya soon need a service and bits

 

[roly]

no probs, i'll cya at the track day so can show ya catch tank then

 

[dasmith83]

cheers ben...you at work on wednesday? if so i'll pop in then...unless you're at the vagingit meet on sunday at 6pm?

 

[dasmith83]

I tried mine with just a breather and it ATE oil - when i reconnect it, it's going back in as a closed loop back to the OE location.

So how exactly is yours plumbed in m8?

 

[UncleFester]

It was plumbed from the top of the engine breather into the tank then vented to a filter - all it di was smoke and eat oil. Disconnected it and put it back to stock and no more problems. All i can think is that the filter blocked and then started forcing oil past the seals - either way not cool!

 

[dasmith83]

So has no-one else with an LCR fitted one of these catch tanks?

It would be great to see some pics! and get an idea of peoples experiences with these on an lcr

 

[wez1981]

i too would be interested!

 

[roly]

cheers ben...you at work on wednesday? if so i'll pop in then...unless you're at the vagingit meet on sunday at 6pm?

Im in on wednesday but car will be at home, won't be there this month as i'll still be putting the car back together

 

[The MoffMeister]

plus fester is a diesel so not sure if that makes a difference or not?

 

[RobDon]

You can see my catch tank in this pic:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n191/robd67/0802.jpg

Mine has 2 inlets and 1 outlet, hoses come from the block and head and the outlet goes back to the intake. Definately cleaner with the tank, all my intercooler pipes are clean with no oily residue on the inside of them.

 

[Phil K]

Sorry, but whats the advantage of a catch tank?

 

[The MoffMeister]

stop oily residue in pipes as rob mentioned

 

[dasmith83]

You can see my catch tank in this pic:

Mine has 2 inlets and 1 outlet, hoses come from the block and head and the outlet goes back to the intake. Definately cleaner with the tank, all my intercooler pipes are clean with no oily residue on the inside of them.

Thanks for the pic rob...if i was to get a tank with 1 inlet and 1 outlet...how would you suggest i should plumb it in?

Sorry to be a nuicence but the more detail the better, as this is all new to me and i want to make sure i do it right and only once

Thanks again

 

[RobDon]

It stops oily residue from coating the intercooler pipes which your engine will injest and can reduce performance, it also works very well on trackdays or any kind of spirited driving as it can catch oil which would otherwise end up emptying back into your turbo.

Ideally 3 ports because you have one coming from the block, one from the head and an outlet back to the intake. If you only have 2 ports you'd have to T both hoses from the block and head into the tank. The hoses are 19mm but you can get away with 16mm.

 

[dasmith83]

Ok Rob thanks for that...any chance of pointing out exactly which hoses you mean on the pic below? Sorry to be a pain...just don't know where you mean when you say "one from the block", "one from the head" and then "back to the intake".

I think from what i just had a look at...when you say "one from the head" you mean the pipe which goes from the right of the rocker cover into the muschroom thingy?

and the pipe which goes from the mushroom thing and into the TIP, should be connected to the breather pipe on the tank...which sorts the one when you say "back to the intake"

But where does the other one go?

Do i need to keep the mushroom thing?

Also, if the breather oulet goes back into the intake....does the catch tank actually "catch" any of the residue? surely it just manages to find it's way back into the intake??

Sorry for the q's again...not v gd with engines

 

[The MoffMeister]

and the oil thats left in the catch tank.. dispose of or put back in engine? and which one do you have rob?