Catch can

[E=MC^2]

My PCV lines are SO nasty I feel bad for my baby so I think I will go out and buy/install a catch can. Any input, brands, ebay, advice, Ideas, insight?

Thanks!

A few ebay examples

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALUMINUM-OIL-CATCH-CAN-TANK-KIT-INTEGRA-GSR-LS-RS-B18C1-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35acacda6bQQitemZ230530275947QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Silver-Oil-Catch-Reservoir-Can-Tank-Mirage-Legend-Focus-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2a086cec1eQQitemZ180529982494QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-UNIVERSAL-G-OIL-CATCH-CAN-TANK-SILVER-ACURA-S-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4cf1350e44QQitemZ330464300612QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Should I go brand name??

[Turpro]

Not to threadjack but it is about the catch can so fits. How exactly is a catch can setup? Does it tae the place of a pcv valve? Just wonkdering how it works

[trailrider098]

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/show...il+catch+setup

[yunvmyegt]

i went to tractor supply and got a air line filter that you unscrew the bottom to dump water out of, works great, and i almost never have to drain it..... just had to buy 2 barbed ends for the in and out...

[E=MC^2]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3248273

More pictures on this link.

But I will be boosting so what setup should I get?? Some solid lines and a nonbreathing can...? What do they mean by gutted PCV valve? what is the reasoning for doin ghtat and what exacly did they do to "gut" it?

[yunvmyegt]

audi's and vw's have an oil problem all their own, its due to the lack of pcv valve, and using a box on the side of the block that fill with burnt oil , plugs up and causes pressure in the crankcase,....lol...

[nerd racing]

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We hooked up a catch can made from an aluminum water bottle on a turbo festiva I've been working on with some friends.

[white-lightning]

i went to tractor supply and got a air line filter that you unscrew the bottom to dump water out of, works great, and i almost never have to drain it..... just had to buy 2 barbed ends for the in and out...

I did the same thing but went to harbor freight. Empty it every 500-1k miles.

[E=MC^2]

I put up that link because it has lots of good pictures and decriptions.

For the inline filter, do you have to do anything to the stock pcv valve?

I was thinking of making one out of a bottle but I thought it would be best to ask around, Maybe there was a common vender.... I will get a cheap ebay one for the intake side and a nice air tight one for the boosted side.

[white-lightning]

Here is a pic of mine.
Its on the drivers side frame rail below the air filter. The big thing is to make sure it is lower than the pcv valve and were the pcv line attaches to the intake manifold. THat ensures the condensed oil will drain to it.

[E=MC^2]

Is that a sealed canister, I mean will it be ok on the boost side of the intake? I found it on harborfreights site but it does not have the theaded hose adaptors on either side, I am guessing harborfreight would also have those? And the blue cover on the bottom of the canister what is that for?

[white-lightning]

The blue thing is a vacuum cap. It keep sucking air threw the drain so I rtv'ed that cap on. I just unscrew the jar to empty it now. It's designed for use inline on an air compressor hose so I imagine it should do fine on the boost side. The hose barb fittings were separate. 1/4" pipe thread 3/8" hose barb iirc.