Oil Catch Tank..Why you need one.

[Phillc]

About six months ago i fitted the oil catch tank and today i thought i would have a look.
what is all that crud, if i had not got a catch tank this would be in the pipes and intercoolers and its only after six months. All i can say is look at the pic's and go and buy one.

Oh and i thought i would take one of the engine bay.

 

[DPJ]

Have you not had to empty any watery fluid out if it before now?

I'm forever draining mine (I do it by undoing the sight gauge and hooking that into a container)

 

[Phillc]

No Dave this is the first time i have had a look, ( i took the see through tube thing off ).

 

[DPJ]

I wonder if the water vapour is condensing in mine because it's behind the radiator fans....

 

[stpete]

I think i feel sick! lol. Now i gotta get me one a dem!!!

 

[Phillc]

Don't know to be honest, just got the sludge, mine gets in the Way of the gear selector when going in to sixth but i just bend the bracket up a bit and its ok until it moves again.

 

[DPJ]

Mine is just forward of where your throttle body is.

 

[googies]

I have one of these in the making, getting it welded up, sight gauge included. That is nasty stuff in there! Are you getting water mixing with your vapour or losing any coolant, even a small amount? Looks like the mayonaisse you can get under the oil cap with coolant leaks etc.

 

[Phillc]

I would have thought it will be a bit cooler there

 

[Phillc]

No, no leakage at all but there will be water vapour and oil so it will look like that, thats if i have understood it right.

 

[DPJ]

No, no leakage at all but there will be water vapour and oil so it will look like that, thats if i have understood it right.

and acidic deposits from blow by gasses.

 

[car_guy143]

The "mayo" people speak of can also occur if you only drive short trips often, such as start-stop town driving.

 

[googies]

That's where the oil never gets to ful operating temperature and boil the water out.

 

[Radeonuk]

Errrrr that looks nasty!

Could you post a picture of where its plumbed into? I think I may have to put one onto my christmas list

Jon

 

[jamiebennett81]

Errrrr that looks nasty!

Could you post a picture of where its plumbed into? I think I may have to put one onto my christmas list

Jon

I will do mine as soon as INA sorts out the plug for the hole in the bottom as it never came with it

 

[jamiebennett81]

by the way, with my catch can, it only has a hole in the bottom to drain crap out and its pretty much a sealed unit, but is it ok to spray like some detergent in it to clear it out once in a while?

 

[caveo]

Is there an idiots guide to fitting one ( the idiot i refer to is me lol )

 

[jamiebennett81]

Is there an idiots guide to fitting one ( the idiot i refer to is me lol )

you and me in the same boat mate

something needs blocking off right, as the catch can only has two fitments, one from the block and the other feed back into the block, but is there not somewhere which needs to be blocked off?

 

[caveo]

Jamie is following me around tonight , back on topic , does anywhere sell a full kit ??

 

[DPJ]

you and me in the same boat mate

something needs blocking off right, as the catch can only has two fitments, one from the block and the other feed back into the block, but is there not somewhere which needs to be blocked off?

Pipe from the crankcase breather (top of oil filter housing) comes up and joins pipe from rocker cover breather. Pipe into catchtank. Pipe out of catchtank to road (or into tip)