Catch can feedback

[Dabeanian Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dabeanian]

Thanks for that Adrian and quick reply,
Just love PP,
my vehicle is an 06 PRE D4D motor, not the full bottle with mods on the motor ,just change oil and filters really ,when i read some of the stuff the guys do on PP my mind boggles, it really does,
Having said that would you think my engine would benefit with one of them thingys ? Got 185 ks on now seems to be running fine,

Cheers Alan.

[adrian5800 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close adrian5800]

Thanks for that Adrian and quick reply,
Just love PP,
my vehicle is an 06 PRE D4D motor, not the full bottle with mods on the motor ,just change oil and filters really ,when i read some of the stuff the guys do on PP my mind boggles, it really does,
Having said that would you think my engine would benefit with one of them thingys ? Got 185 ks on now seems to be running fine,

Cheers Alan.

If I were you I wouldn't bother with a catch can, although with 185k km on yours you need to get the intake manifold cleaned (which is a remove job not just spray down the intake). While it is off the engine, get the injectors overhauled and replace the glow plugs. Injectors on these should be overhauled at around the 150k mark and the glow plugs every 100k. Glow plugs on these have a habit of cracking the ceramic tips and the pieces can do a lot of damage to valves, pistons and the turbo. When you do the intake, make up a gasket for it out of shim steel without a hole in the centre and then you will be sure it won't be attributing to the gunk build up in the intake.

Ades

[Sydneydude Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sydneydude]

It can be tapped back into your sump above the oil line to drain straight back in with a one way valve on it.
Regards, Jason.

Thanks Jason, remaining question: are you aware of an existing connection to connect the oil drain to the sump?

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

My turbo doesn't have a waste gate? - I never knew that. My brain just go slightly bigger thanks to PP

Am I right in thinking that catch can's are legal as long as they are sealed? ( am thinking of installing one when the injectors are replaced and I have a shiny clean intake)

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

Don't connect the catch can into the sump. What you catch includes condensation and you don't need that. Just drain it regularly. I capped that port off and grabbed the largest syringe I could from the Chemist and simply suck out any yuck.

A catch can like the MH Provent is sealed and is fully compliant. Some available on the internet have a breather on them and those are not legal.