oil separator/ everyone needs one.

[AutoXRacer]

Yep, when I had my catch can, this is what it looked like:

 

[07 Boss]

For you guys running two catch cans and breathers. Are you getting anything in the driver's side catch can? You shouldn't see much in there at all. Maybe some with F/I build up enough pressure to open the PCV valve, but you NA guys should not see much at all on that side.

 

[dysan]

I still haven't installed a breather can on my passenger side yet, but I put one on my driver's side and I have not gotten anything in it at all. The breathers on the passenger side are soaked though so I really need to get a can over there.

 

[06Stang]

My setup uses two Jaz mini breather catch cans and one oil filler tube breather. I found this to be the best setup as opposed to using a regular catch can or breathers directly on the valve covers. Catch cans still let a little oil into the intake and breathers directly on the valve covers tend to get dirty with oil vapors...

Thats an awesome setup. How much did it all cost? The new guy from JDM, Ned, told me they like oil in the intake for the Saleens.

 

[RyanS197]

For you guys running two catch cans and breathers. Are you getting anything in the driver's side catch can? You shouldn't see much in there at all. Maybe some with F/I build up enough pressure to open the PCV valve, but you NA guys should not see much at all on that side.

Did you mean passenger side? The driver side is the one that catches all the oil. I dont have a can or a breather on my passenger side, but the hose stays completely dry. So I just haven't bothered with it.

 

[dysan]

Did you mean passenger side? The driver side is the one that catches all the oil. I dont have a can or a breather on my passenger side, but the hose stays completely dry. So I just haven't bothered with it.

If you run a breather type set-up it's the passenger side that gets the oil then. It reverses when compared to a closed PCV set-up with an oil separator that will get oil on the driver's side.

 

[RyanS197]

If you run a breather type set-up it's the passenger side that gets the oil then. It reverses when compared to a closed PCV set-up with an oil separator that will get oil on the driver's side.

Hmmmm...very intriguing.

 

[Liberty911]

I got two breather cans. I like them because with just breathers I have read reports of the oil building up and and dripping out to filters. Even the short distance I drove my car while I had it running oil built up in the breather can.

I also run the oil filler breather and have no oil coming into the filter. I see you have the OEM filler cap. It could just be my motor but I figure if you go breather you might as well let the crankcase breath through the oil filler as well.

I don't get any oil, but I do get this yellow liquid with white blobs of stuff in it... Here is a pic:

Kinda looks like condensation with traces of oil. I've run this way for 5k miles and nothing out of the breather filters. Mine just goes into the atmosphere. Screw Al Gore. . .

 

[Boozshey]

I had oil in both breather cans on both sides...

 

[GRAYPNY]

I just use the Stef's can on the drivers side and after changing my plugs today after 5 years and 31,000 miles I would have to say that the system works. Could have gotten several thousnad more miles out these but threw in the Autolite HT1's anyway.

 

[explict]

Man that is a lot of oil. Are those catch-cans with a line back to the intake or just a filter?

 

[beeker]

on my turbo'd 2.3 I have an air compressor filter cut in between
the valve cover and the line to the compressor side of the turbo

 

[golkhl]

Here are some pics of my UPR catch can install on my 08 Bullitt.

 

[ixtlan]

Thats a clean setup.
Looks good.

 

[Greg Hazlett]

Check out the JLT seperator..very nice!

 

[AutoXRacer]

Man that is a lot of oil. Are those catch-cans with a line back to the intake or just a filter?

If you are talking about my pic, the UPR can has a hose back to the intake...it still lets oil into the intake, just not as much. Thats why I got rid of it.

That picture there was about 3 weeks worth of daily driving and 3 autocrosses. The weird thing is that my dip stick level was right on...

 

[mrdeath2000]

It seems to be pretty established you need to run something other than heater hose for your driver side separator(1/2" fuel line Napa).

My question is, if you have a CAI and it has heater hose coming from the PASSENGER side to the Cold Air elbow... does it need to be stronger (vacuum collapse)? and will it suck oil in through there?

I am still loosely searching around for a cheapo breather that would fit the 3/8" hose on the passenger side that I can hose clamp on and plug that opening on the CAI.

 

[AutoXRacer]

Since the hose is before the TB (throttle body), the vacuum is minimal...so you don't really need anything heavy duty. But there will be oily gases being pulled into the TB and intake... Its not as bad as the driver side, but you still don't want that nasty stuff in your intake...

 

[Born To Run]

catch can

I just run breathers & capped off the lines,no problem or mess at all ever.

 

[Corpsman]

HUSKY =18 bucks and works fine