Aidan's loose oily bunghole actually runs a track lap
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So my home depot exhaust side catch can was both a success and maybe a failure. I'm getting lots of oil smoke when shifting after boost. I'm wondering if blowby is going out the valve cover and then getting sucked back in. I'm going to try a confusing check valve setup and see if I can get it to stay clean. But otherwise the catch can has been catching a lot of oil.
Kinda like dis
Green are check valves.
Kinda like dis
Green are check valves.
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Your picture is odd, and not just because it gives Picasso seizures, but the filter and catch can relative location are weird. Usually you have a line going from the vc to the catch can and then the filter. This drops most of the oil in the can before it gets vta.
Please take pictures ILO drawing them so I may understand more betterer.
Please take pictures ILO drawing them so I may understand more betterer.
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So what I currently have is what you described. But i think its sucking oil back out. So I want to add check valves. Green arrows are check valves. Lets air out into the catch can, but keeps the air fresh that comes in.
Had an excuse to do some welding today. 304ss to 409ss
Had an excuse to do some welding today. 304ss to 409ss
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I don't think check valves are necessary. Just make sure that the hose going to your catch can has a nice, gentle fall from the valve cover to the can without any low spots. Just like with the turbo oil drain, you do not want oil pooling in the hose.
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Hmmm, I didnt think about that. Its pretty level right now with where my catch can is mounted.
Just a filter on the breather didn't give me this issue. It was only when I added the can.
Just a filter on the breather didn't give me this issue. It was only when I added the can.
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No sir.
I'm going to put a filter back on and do some back to back tests just to make sure.
I'll try and find a video. But its a solid smoke cloud.
I'm going to put a filter back on and do some back to back tests just to make sure.
I'll try and find a video. But its a solid smoke cloud.
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I would get banned.
One of the 2 VVT motors in my garage will eventually get this.
Thinking: T5 swap this winter. Collect parts next year. Build motor that winter.
Or if I try and buy a house in the next few years nothing will happen.
Also to be clear, the decision to purchase this turbo has been on my mind for a while.
This is what finally pushed me over
That conversation is with the greatest girlfriend in the world.
One of the 2 VVT motors in my garage will eventually get this.
Thinking: T5 swap this winter. Collect parts next year. Build motor that winter.
Or if I try and buy a house in the next few years nothing will happen.
Also to be clear, the decision to purchase this turbo has been on my mind for a while.
This is what finally pushed me over
That conversation is with the greatest girlfriend in the world.