Oil Catch Can for catching Blow-by....

[Wardos Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wardos]

Thanks for the replys, I will be taking at look at this on the weekend.

Wardos

[DocK Member Find all posts View Profile Close DocK]

Does it really work?

Here is a sample of the catch from a mere 100kms of city based driving, about 50mls, mostly condensation with a little oil held in suspension.
So I guess it really works.
Cheers
DocK

[ptnlinda Member Find all posts View Profile Close ptnlinda]

Dock,
Is you catch can a baffled one or just an open container with inlet and outlet pipes?

[DocK Member Find all posts View Profile Close DocK]

Dock,
Is you catch can a baffled one or just an open container with inlet and outlet pipes?

Well, it was an open one until I put in 2 sets of loosely packed stainless steel wool! Now it is sort of baffled I guess.
Cheers
DocK

[ptnlinda Member Find all posts View Profile Close ptnlinda]

I have been reading this thread with great interest and doing a lot of searching on the internet for Oil Catch Cans. It appears 95% of what are available are only empty cans that you can then instal your own baffles if you want to. The only ones that I can find that come baffled are the Provent 200 @ $175 then you are up for another $80 each time you replace the internal filter. There is also the 42 Draft Designs which has a built in fixed baffle starting at USD$235. Lastly I have just found that Moroso make a number of Baffled Oil Catch cans with various brackets to fit a number of US cars. Looking at what they have available I believe you could easily adapt one of their brackets to fit into the engine bay of the 150. These units are available from approx USD$150 plus a bit for freight from the states. I hope to have a good look at what will fit in my engine bay this weekend and then I think I will go and order one from the States. I believe for these things to work efficiently they need to be properly baffled otherwise with an empty container you are only sucking the same contaminated from the PCV valve into the intake.

[Tar Trek Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tar Trek]

Hi there,

I think that if you change the volume of the "Catch Can" by putting steel wool or other material in the can, it may not be as efficient.

The "Can" works on the principal that the volume of the can slows the velocity of the gas & the suspended particles of oil & water drop out of suspension & are collected in the bottom of the can.

The bigger the volume of the "Can" the more efficient it should be, however fitting a bigger can may be restricted by the amount of space available under the bonnet.

Tar Trek.

[DocK Member Find all posts View Profile Close DocK]

Hi there,

I think that if you change the volume of the "Catch Can" by putting steel wool or other material in the can, it may not be as efficient.

The "Can" works on the principal that the volume of the can slows the velocity of the gas & the suspended particles of oil & water drop out of suspension & are collected in the bottom of the can.

The bigger the volume of the "Can" the more efficient it should be, however fitting a bigger can may be restricted by the amount of space available under the bonnet.

Tar Trek.

Happy to take that on board. I will run it for a few weeks with baffling and without and see what happens.

[Prado91 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Prado91]

is it normal after installing my oil catch can that when accelerating i could here wizzing sound from the area where i install it.

[footoo Member Find all posts View Profile Close footoo]

the short answer is no. Suggest you check all of your hose fittings are tight

[Prado91 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Prado91]

all the Oil Catch can fittings are tight, but when was at the engine bay n accelerate the engine, the wizzing sound comes somewhere from the front mid bottom area of the engine....but visually everything looks ok...no loose hose etc

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Sounds like (pardon the pun) you are hearing your turbo. If you dont have a turbo, then I cannot help.

mlc

[Prado91 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Prado91]

my Prado 90 series is turbo, but my mechanic advice me my prado is not common rail so no need Oil catch can.

[Bidla Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bidla]

All,

There's another thread circulating with my install. Nice and easy - step by step - under $100

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...=Catch+Install

[ptnlinda Member Find all posts View Profile Close ptnlinda]

Thought someone may be interested in the Moroso Air/Oil Separator I fitted to the 150. It's baffled and not an empty can as many are. You can get them with many different brackets for fitting. This is the one for a 2007 Mustang but I have bolted it onto the front of the Tappet cover. Just had to get a longer M8 bolt and some 5/8" hose. It has tap on the bottom to drain out the oil.

[VXWesty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VXWesty]

Wow, I remember when my engine bay was that clean

Thanks for the pics... nice tidy installation, well done.

VXWesty