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About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
About a tank of gas later my generic oil catch can has caught the following. Look and you will see the trapped oil. Not bad!
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Re: About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
Hard to see what the scale is. How much would you say that is?
Teaspoon? Tablespoon?
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Re: About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
At least a teaspoon and a half. Oil catch can is from Ebay. $16 & free shipping. Time will tell if it is a good value or not.
This picture shows the best shot. I brought the can inside and as it warmed up the oil began to settle at the bottom. http://postimg.org/image/cltcd7vpv/ Last edited by Karl; 03-28-2014 at 10:54 PM. |
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Re: About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
I would say that is not bad. Just one less teaspoon less oil to cake onto the secondary valves and foul the plugs.
$16??? Dayam!! Do tell (please)... I won't even admit what I paid for the Moroso unit I just bought this past winter at Winner's Circle (in Joliet)...[sigh]. (However, I was told mine would also lick my genitals too, so maybe there's that - it better for what it cost me!!)
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This is one of those mods I've been studying for years. It's easy to back out and offers a real benefit. Glad I waited. What a deal ! Thanks for sharing.
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And for the record this is about 3 tanks of gas and not one! I remember getting this unit last summer/fall when it was still hot outside. Needless to say I am satisfied with results and the cost.
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Re: About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
Anyone know what filter to use on this catch can when needing replacement?
I use this catch can and the one issue I ran into w it was a vacuum leak. At the bottom of the glass was a pull valve that would empty out the oil from the bottom. After a while it stuck open creating a small but perceptible vacuum leak. Another one of those things that I discovered while just looking at stuff and noticing the idle smoother when I closed the valve manually. Now it's JB welded shut.
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Re: About a tank of gas later my oil catch can....
PRv8, I bought one without the filter media as well but put a short down tube in the inlet side to force the vapors to travel downward first. then I added stainless steel Brillo pads as a medium for the vapors to travel upward thru the SS pads to the exit port. I believe the pads will capture a little more of the oil as it presents a surface area for the vapors to attach to. I haven't done any driving yet but will soon as the weather is getting better. Good stuff on this forum...
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