Anyone Have Oil Catch Tank

[theone]

does anyone have one of these installed on there car. if so, how did u install it?
detailed instructions please...thanks
Theo-

[4drcord]

sorry to avoid your question but what is one?

is this a turbo thing

[theone]

nope they can be used on turbo, n/a, nitrous and stock vehicles.
heres what they do:
Oil Catch Tank catches the oil and moisture in the blow-by gas that causes carbon and sludge build-up in the intake system and the engine. It keeps the engine clean even under hard driving conditions. It is also an excellent engine dress up item that gives a racecar look. Polished aluminum body with sight glass. The tank can be mounted vertically or horizontally.

they cost like 80-100bux and on ebay there like 40-up
i think there a nice mod, thats why im getting one.

[HondaFan81]

are these really of benefit, or just some dress up thing for show?

[theone]

benefits!!!
it suppose to catch all the gunk and stuff.
and if its gona keep my engine internally cleaner then what it is, its and ok mod by me.
plus for me its ok cause i race

but before i buy im learning more info about it, thats why i wanna kno if anyone has one here and how-ed they install it

[BustedLX]

They are a great benefit when used with a vacum pump to produce positive crankcase vacum. Better then just putting a stupid breather on there. I'm sure you won't need it on a stock engine though. If you get enough blow by stock to fill it then you really need a rebuild.

[theone]

thanks Busted for clearing it up for us.
u wouldnt happen to know how its installed?

[BustedLX]

Originally posted by theone
thanks Busted for clearing it up for us.
u wouldnt happen to know how its installed?

Yeah it's pretty simple really. It's an aluminum canister that has three openings one on the side that goes to the valve cover, the one on the top that goes to either a breather or your vaccum pump (electric or mechanical), and the pet cock at the base to drain the oil it catches.

You just remove that line that goes from your valve cover to the intake and install it there.

I'm going to use one when I go boost to help the engine with pcv. It will also keep the intake clean. Not to mention I expect some blow by when I go boost, how much however depends on how tight my bottom end is and how much boost I run.

[93accordEX]

I just made my own with a fuel filter actually. however I haven't been driving the car much recently and right now it still seems perfectly clean.

[theone]

so basically it replaces the PCV valve?
i just plug it in to where that is

[BustedLX]

Originally posted by theone
so basically it replaces the PCV valve?
i just plug it in to where that is

No it doesn't replace the PCV valve. There is another valve cover vent that goes from the valve cover to the intake charge pipe. you connect it there. On our car that is.

[theone]

ok, the other line coming off the valve cover that goes to the air intake pipe. is this right?

[HondaFan81]

I wanted to hear from you guys what you all thought about it, I've only browsed by this part in some catalog & was just wonderin if it really does what is says & wasn't some stupid scam.

I can see if it's of some benefit and apparently does what is says.

I like getting people's opinions & verifications

[theone]

hey, me also, thats why i brought the question here.....lol.
Im gettin one next week.

[92lx]

you'd be suprised how much oil gets into the intake manifold and impedes flow. Tons of benefits and any monkey with half a brain can install one . Deffinately a good mod . Much better than the breather and also better for the environment

- Nathan