any one here have home made oil catch can ?
- Thread starter killagt
- Start date
reivaxtorres
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2006
- Messages
- 1,390
- Reaction score
- 2
damn, i thought i had already posted this how-to on this site....guess i didnt. anyways, here it is, i quoted it from another site i posted it on. any questions, just ask.
so i've been feeling a little down because of family situations lately, and usually working on my car always puts me in a happier mood. i have been looking into getting an oil seperator for my car, but at the $70+ that both steeda and MM want, i opted at making my own.
all in all, it wasnt too expensive, and it was easy as pie to install. here is a little how-to that i made. im sure its just as easy for the 4v's, but i have a 2v and the pics are from a 2v.
parts needed:
1) Husky General Purpose Filter, $22.49 + tax at Home Depot. Lowes has a similar one under the Dewalt brand, but the Husky version is black, as compared to the blue of the Dewalt. i didnt take pics of the filter outside of the box and before i installed it, but i took a pic of the label and of it after i installed it.
2) you will need 2 (two) 3/8" NPT x 3/8" MIP adapters, $2.48 each at Lowes. likewise, i didnt take pics of these before i installed them, but i did take pics of the labels. in the post install pics, they are 2 brass fittings on the top of the filter.
3) Thread Seal Tape, $.97 at Lowes. this is that white tape stuff you use to insure you dont get leaks.
4) Nylon Zip Ties, 20 pack for $1.74 @ Lowes. im too lazy to make brackets and whatever, so i use zip ties on everything. hahahaha
5) 3' or more of 3/8" heater/fuel/emissions hose, $1.70 at autozone.
anyways, this is very easy to install.
1) the filter comes assembled, all you have to do is put some of that thread tape on the threaded ends of the adapters, and then screw them into the top of the filter.
see the picture below so you can see how the fittings fit.
2) next thing you need to do is find a sutable mounting location for your oil seperator. i zip tied it to the strut brace on the passanger side. i like zip ties because i can fasten them to anything, dont have to alter anything, and they will hold. only down side is they arent reusable
3) remove the tube that goes from the PCV to the plennum, including the rubber at the ends. you wont need this tube anymore, but i suggest you dont discard it, instead save it somewhere.
4) from the 3/8" hose you bought, cut enough of it so that it reaches from the PCV valve to the inlet of the filter. i pointed the PCV valve towards the back, and routed the hose behind the fuel pressure regulator and into the filter.
5) now, with the rest of the 3/8" hose, plug it into the outlet of the filter and then plug the other end into the plennum. i routed mine similar to how the factory tube was routed, but then i routed it under the intake tube and then up to the outlet.
6) if you want to, plug a piece of the hose to the bottom of the filter (drain) so you can have easy access to drain it when the time comes. me, ill prob just unscrew it and then drain it back into the engine.
and the finished product:
now you're done. im not sure how often you have to check it, or drain it, but i will be checking it daily for at least a week or two to see if i can see a pattern going.
so i've been feeling a little down because of family situations lately, and usually working on my car always puts me in a happier mood. i have been looking into getting an oil seperator for my car, but at the $70+ that both steeda and MM want, i opted at making my own.
all in all, it wasnt too expensive, and it was easy as pie to install. here is a little how-to that i made. im sure its just as easy for the 4v's, but i have a 2v and the pics are from a 2v.
parts needed:
1) Husky General Purpose Filter, $22.49 + tax at Home Depot. Lowes has a similar one under the Dewalt brand, but the Husky version is black, as compared to the blue of the Dewalt. i didnt take pics of the filter outside of the box and before i installed it, but i took a pic of the label and of it after i installed it.
2) you will need 2 (two) 3/8" NPT x 3/8" MIP adapters, $2.48 each at Lowes. likewise, i didnt take pics of these before i installed them, but i did take pics of the labels. in the post install pics, they are 2 brass fittings on the top of the filter.
3) Thread Seal Tape, $.97 at Lowes. this is that white tape stuff you use to insure you dont get leaks.
4) Nylon Zip Ties, 20 pack for $1.74 @ Lowes. im too lazy to make brackets and whatever, so i use zip ties on everything. hahahaha
5) 3' or more of 3/8" heater/fuel/emissions hose, $1.70 at autozone.
anyways, this is very easy to install.
1) the filter comes assembled, all you have to do is put some of that thread tape on the threaded ends of the adapters, and then screw them into the top of the filter.
see the picture below so you can see how the fittings fit.
2) next thing you need to do is find a sutable mounting location for your oil seperator. i zip tied it to the strut brace on the passanger side. i like zip ties because i can fasten them to anything, dont have to alter anything, and they will hold. only down side is they arent reusable
3) remove the tube that goes from the PCV to the plennum, including the rubber at the ends. you wont need this tube anymore, but i suggest you dont discard it, instead save it somewhere.
4) from the 3/8" hose you bought, cut enough of it so that it reaches from the PCV valve to the inlet of the filter. i pointed the PCV valve towards the back, and routed the hose behind the fuel pressure regulator and into the filter.
5) now, with the rest of the 3/8" hose, plug it into the outlet of the filter and then plug the other end into the plennum. i routed mine similar to how the factory tube was routed, but then i routed it under the intake tube and then up to the outlet.
6) if you want to, plug a piece of the hose to the bottom of the filter (drain) so you can have easy access to drain it when the time comes. me, ill prob just unscrew it and then drain it back into the engine.
and the finished product:
now you're done. im not sure how often you have to check it, or drain it, but i will be checking it daily for at least a week or two to see if i can see a pattern going.
Jrgunn5150
Post Whore
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2007
- Messages
- 12,273
- Reaction score
- 2
Ryclef has one in the 94-95 section, it may be a sticky.
riored96gt
Active Member
killagt said:
I'll get a photo up later of the small in-line from Harbor Freight.
$2.99 on sale plus some fittings and hose.
It has a Schrader valve on the bottom to empty.
McCloud
Active Member
I did the home-made method as described above. Heres a shot of mine.
[attachment deleted by admin]
[attachment deleted by admin]
S
scarface
Guest
I did the same, and got all my parts from lowes for under 20 bux.
reivaxtorres
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2006
- Messages
- 1,390
- Reaction score
- 2
killagt said:
it is see-thru, you just cant see it in the pic. hahaha. its basically a glass (seems like glass anyways....might just be hard plastic) jar that has a metal container/shield around it. there are slots going vertically along both sides of the metal shield that allow you to see the oil level and the filter. the one from home depot that i bought has a larger holding capacity than the one from Lowes, and likewise it has a shrader valve on the bottom to allow you to drain it.
any different way between this ?
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173161&highlight=water+seperator
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173161&highlight=water+seperator
reivaxtorres
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2006
- Messages
- 1,390
- Reaction score
- 2
killagt said:
nope, same thing, except that catch can is a little (looks smaller anyways) than the Home Dept one i bought
94Pro-5.0
Well-Known Member
i also have the home depot (husky) separator. i used the lowes (kobalt) first, but didnt like it as much as the huskyreivaxtorres said:
riored96gt
Active Member
Here's the little dude from Harbor Freight...
[attachment deleted by admin]
[attachment deleted by admin]
reivaxtorres
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2006
- Messages
- 1,390
- Reaction score
- 2
RioRed96GT said:
wow, that thing is tiny!!!!!!
riored96gt
Active Member
I assume it would be used on a paint gun right at the gun connector to keep it dry...
Pennywise2
Active Member
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2007
- Messages
- 937
- Reaction score
- 0
You can go the Home Depot and make your own it's easy.
Sorry I have a Perrin oil catch can set up on my Subaru STi.
Sorry I have a Perrin oil catch can set up on my Subaru STi.
reivaxtorres
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2006
- Messages
- 1,390
- Reaction score
- 2
killagt said:
yeah, thats what the catch can is intended to do. if the amount of oil in the can or the rate of oil in the can become excessive, you might want to think about changing out that PCV valve if you havent done so in a while
96 blue moon
Active Member
- Joined
- May 7, 2007
- Messages
- 288
- Reaction score
- 0
Here is a picture of mine before I installed my PIsc. Bought the catch can from Wal-Mart and the fittings off of Ebay. Total was below $20.00.
[attachment deleted by admin]
[attachment deleted by admin]
Similar threads
