Save your money on the Breather tube catch CANS..They are pretty much worthless!! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

glamcem · 06-03-2014, 01:48 PM

Save your money and effort on the secondary catch can since I have been using it for the last couple track events and not a single drop of oil collected, and that's with a Supercharger kit !!! I also have to say, I don't baby my car

somehow I managed to destroy my gaskets and bolts on my CBE at the last event but still not a single drop on the breather side catch can ..FYI they are both baffled

PCV side on the other hand is a must even for NA cars ..see below to see how much oil I collected after a single event

Dezoris · 06-03-2014, 02:02 PM

It's highly dependent on the motor, some motors seal very well and while others have enough blowby and pressure that the breather line is heavily utilized, I have seen several people on here having to clean out the intercoolers already.

garfull · 06-03-2014, 02:08 PM

can you clarify which one is breather and which is your pvc in your last picture?

glamcem · 06-03-2014, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Dezoris

It's highly dependent on the motor, some motors seal very well and while others have enough blowby and pressure that the breather line is heavily utilized, I have seen several people on here having to clean out the intercoolers already.

interesting maybe with higher power /turbo but in my case it was definitely worthless..Have you checked yours and seen any oil buildup ?

glamcem · 06-03-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by garfull

can you clarify which one is breather and which is your pvc in your last picture?

the one on the left is PCV side and the other one is breather side

solidONE · 06-03-2014, 02:27 PM

Those are nice little catch cans. I have one in black. Are you running a element in the little baffle chamber? I may have to add one as the return tube to the mani on mine had a bit of oil residue in it.

garfull · 06-03-2014, 02:29 PM

one more question.
there are two connections there, are you splicing into the left, right or both.

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Originally Posted by glamcem

the one on the left is PCV side and the other one is breather side

ramiram1984 · 06-03-2014, 02:48 PM

shitty ass gaskets...

nelsmar · 06-03-2014, 03:20 PM

This depends on a lot of factors on a NA car I probably wouldn't even consider one. It's not going to do one. But I had my front hose disconnected on the dyno one day and you could clearly see smoke coming out of mine. Mind you I am on a built engine with boost.

FR-S Matt · 06-03-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsmar

This depends on a lot of factors on a NA car I probably wouldn't even consider one. It's not going to do one. But I had my front hose disconnected on the dyno one day and you could clearly see smoke coming out of mine. Mind you I am on a built engine with boost.

Run vent to atmosphere with no filters and run the tubes behind the car. Your rear vehicle driver will appreciate it.

solidONE · 06-03-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsmar

This depends on a lot of factors on a NA car I probably wouldn't even consider one. It's not going to do one. But I had my front hose disconnected on the dyno one day and you could clearly see smoke coming out of mine. Mind you I am on a built engine with boost.

My car is currently factory stock in terms of engine performance related hardware save for the drop in air filter.

This was found in the oil catch can after around 1500-2000 miles of street driving, mostly just putting around.

Oil catch can is a good investment even if you are completely stock IMHO.

glamcem · 06-03-2014, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidONE

Those are nice little catch cans. I have one in black. Are you running a element in the little baffle chamber? I may have to add one as the return tube to the mani on mine had a bit of oil residue in it.

interesting, I will check mine too ..maybe I should put some scrubbers in the chamber

glamcem · 06-03-2014, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garfull

one more question.
there are two connections there, are you splicing into the left, right or both.

I am not sure I am following you

Quote:

Originally Posted by nelsmar

This depends on a lot of factors on a NA car I probably wouldn't even consider one. It's not going to do one. But I had my front hose disconnected on the dyno one day and you could clearly see smoke coming out of mine. Mind you I am on a built engine with boost.

again, I have been boosting for a while with track use still not a single drop..maybe at those power levels (that I see in your signature), have you been running the catch can since you saw this smoke?

TemeCal · 06-03-2014, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidONE

My car is currently factory stock in terms of engine performance related hardware save for the drop in air filter.

This was found in the oil catch can after around 1500-2000 miles of street driving, mostly just putting around.

Oil catch can is a good investment even if you are completely stock IMHO.

Isn't there cause for concern with the high amount of blowby some of you are getting?? I have one Radium catch can for the PCV, and one for the breather. The breather is bone dry, and the PCV only has a few drops.

This is after 4 track days and aprox 5k miles of daily driving. I don't quite understand how some of you are getting sooooooo much blowby.

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