Make your own Oil Seperator for $21

[WDW MKR]

What I don't get with mine is it never fills past approx. 1cm, with a filter or without.

I empty it, it fills to 1cm and stops.
I empty it, it fills to 1cm and stops.
Ad infinitum.

Why doesn't it fill more?

Every application is different, but filling the catch can effectively shrinks the wide spot in the line. This results in less pressure drop and the performance of the can falls off.

 

[WDW MKR]

Why bother with parts that weren't really designed for the application and look "ghetto"? For ~$80 you can get a SWEET PCV catchcan.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187522

Works like a charm...doesn't fill up after an ounce is collected...no filter media concerns...no synthetic concerns...and it's anodized.

I agree... it's better to spend once and buy the parts that were designed for this purpose. The Home Depot/Lowes cans will work, but I'd rather have quality parts under my hood.

 

[GotGrunt]

I just took the filter out of my separator after reading about how it could clog/collapse since I run synthetic oil. It is actually doing a better job now with it removed :thumbsup:

 

[CWD]

Agree!

I just took the filter out of my separator after reading about how it could clog/collapse since I run synthetic oil. It is actually doing a better job now with it removed :thumbsup:

I have done the same and works great! :coolman:

 

[CWD]

Icu812

Pics are still up PM if any more Questions. Charles

 

[turbocake]

I just took the filter out of my separator after reading about how it could clog/collapse since I run synthetic oil. It is actually doing a better job now with it removed :thumbsup:

Does it collect more or less oil?
:beer:

 

[GotGrunt]

Does it collect more or less oil?
:beer:

About the same, if not more... Definitely fills up higher and doesn't "stop" after an inch like before...

 

[gregs 03 cobra]

How did you take the filter out of the seperator?

 

[GotGrunt]

It screws right out...

 

[V8Mustang]

I read an article in the latest Car Craft about octane requirements and one thing that was interesting is that according to their sources, an engine's octane requirement goes up about four points after 10K miles due to build up in the combustion chamber. The seperator will help keep things cleaner.

 

[Crowley]

I have had the exact same setup since I first bought my car.........

remove the filter and you will catch more oil

SO from that part above, you can remove the filter from it and just use the container?

thanks,
Crowley

 

[CWD]

Correct

SO from that part above, you can remove the filter from it and just use the container?

thanks,
Crowley

Filter easily unscrews. I chipped mine off and screwed the housing back in just with the element removed.

 

[Romans8:28]

SO from that part above, you can remove the filter from it and just use the container?

thanks,
Crowley

Yes, exactly...... the container becomes the "catch can"

IMO the filter poses such a significant pressure restriction that the vapor flow is greatly reduced and could actually cause PCV system issues. Remember the filter we are discussing was for use in compressed air systems under much greater pressure and much higher flow rates

 

[gregs 03 cobra]

I unscrewed the whole filter assembly, can I leve the whole thing out or do I need to put part of it back into the catch can? As it sits now I have just the 2 hoses and the glass container.....

 

[04MystiCobra]

subn for a great mod.

 

[Crowley]

BTW .. did anyone put a breather filter in on the passenger side with this setup?

thanks,
Crowley

 

[04MystiCobra]

Have any of you pulled your blower/intercooler off before!?!?!
There is soooo much oil in the intercooler. It took a while to clean out all the oil that had been building up. It's so dirty in there. No way thats good.

 

[V8Mustang]

Have any of you pulled your blower/intercooler off before!?!?!
There is soooo much oil in the intercooler. It took a while to clean out all the oil that had been building up. It's so dirty in there. No way thats good.

There is a good article in the last Hot Rod about detonation and one thing that was interesting is that on average engines need 4 octane points more after only 10K miles than when they were new due to carbon build up. This is a perfect example of one of the reasons for that.

 

[04MystiCobra]

Which way did you guys face the arrow on the separator? Going into the valve cover or the larger line going off behind the blower?

 

[GotGrunt]

Which way did you guys face the arrow on the separator? Going into the valve cover or the larger line going off behind the blower?

The flow arrow should be going from the PCV valve to the back of the blower.