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Old 06-20-2006, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
I bought all the pieces but still haven't put it on the car. The first thing I noticed is that the inlet and the outlet are at the top of the unit right next to each other. Without something to separate them it seems like a lot of the oily vapor goes in and right out.

I've been looking for a fine mesh wire cloth, the material used to make fuel filters, etc. The problem so far is that I can't find anyplace local selling some of it. I may just spring for the Greddy or something similar.
if you take it apart you will notice that the chamber is seperate, the vapor has to flow downward into the bowl before it can escape the chamber on the other side.
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True, they are separated but the separation is not that great. The vapors need a chance to cools some so the oil condenses out or they need to impinge on some surface like a screen to build up there.
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Originally Posted by SpeedRcr
can you use the wire mesh filter discs they sell for oil filters...btw mine is catching less oil after about 1500 miles with it on my car...at first it was grabbing half a vile in 500 miles
I'm curious, where can I find one of those wire mesh filter discs for oil filters?
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I used this screen tube as a baffle and worked great. Just cut the bottom rounded part off. I also left the white plastic filter in but completely cut the bottom off to create a tube to force air to circulate before going to the PCV. The metallic screen inserts into the cut white filter.

I initially used cleared tubing and found no discoloration after the catch can with the screen but found the incoming tube tinged with oil. By the way, if you are looking for tubing that won't collapse and can withstand the heat, Pep boys sells specific PCV tubing (use the 8.7mm diameter).
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Originally Posted by davewo


I used this screen tube as a baffle and worked great. Just cut the bottom rounded part off. I also left the white plastic filter in but completely cut the bottom off to create a tube to force air to circulate before going to the PCV. The metallic screen inserts into the cut white filter.

I initially used cleared tubing and found no discoloration after the catch can with the screen but found the incoming tube tinged with oil. By the way, if you are looking for tubing that won't collapse and can withstand the heat, Pep boys sells specific PCV tubing (use the 8.7mm diameter).
Where did you get the screen tube from?
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From home depot, in the same section as the air filter.
Old 06-26-2006, 08:44 PM
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Heres the amount of oil caught after approx. 500 miles with the metallic grid.

Very simple oil catch can-catch-can.jpg
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I had no luck finding that screen at my local HD.
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time for a group buy of that metal scrreen tube? lol
I couldn't find that in my local HD too
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It must be something local to that store or it was out-of-place and we just don't know where to look. Davewo, you got a make, part number, UPC code, or anything else that identifies it?
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Hilti (HIT-S16x50) #77810
Home Depot number 721-812
serial scan 7 59621 77810 1

Comes in a packet of 10 for only $4.57
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