03_PSD
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neat idea!
CCV - Can't take the Smell
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jdgleason
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I say catch can vented into the intake
Instead of building a catch can, I simply bought a t-strainer.
These come in all sizes. I found one big enough to do the job. Plus they are cheap.
I had that same set up when I first did my CCV, but it still smelled. I dont care about the oil drip, but I want to get rid of the smell, meaning back to a stock location.
Did you pipe it back to your intake after that?
jdgleason
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I have been wondering about having a catch can that is routed back to the oil fill cap...
Local shop here in Denver had them.
Yep, it's routed back to the intake. It catches most of the oil, but not all of it. I just left it with the mesh strainer. Thought about adding some of those scrub bush things in there to trap a bit more oil.
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How does that evacuate the crankcase vapors?
jdgleason
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It wouldnt evacuate them, just keep intake turbo and intercooler clean
neverkickn
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Don't do that. It would be the same as plugging the vent and that would allow the crankcase pressure to build to the point that it will go somewhere in the form of a blowout leak.
genie144
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So I am still not sure what route to take... I liked the idea of plumbing into the exhaust but would be concerned about exhaust back pressure causing crank case pressure spikes... I like the idea of a strainer routed back into the intake - but have the same concern...
Sam
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There's no backpressure with the strainer routed back into the stock location to the intake. With the engine running I can pull the hose off the inlet of the strainer and stick my hand there and feel a vacuum.
Plus the oil that collects at the bottom of the canister shows me it's trapping most of the oil too.
Here's a picture I took of it a while back when I had stuff apart:
Managed to mount it under the hood right behind the intake tube. The hose runs around and back under to the stock CCV inlet in the intake. Easy to see and it's right there to empty out when I change the oil.
JDub
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Not that anyone has posted the option, but BD Diesel offers a CCV filtration kit. It doesn't work :badidea:
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IM trolling in here but. what you guys use to plg the hole in the airbox>?
03_PSD
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i really like that set up.
Arisley
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Simple as a short piece of hose with a sparkplug stuck in the end and clamped down. Or you can do it pretty and get a piece of 3/4 round stock or wooden dowel and clamp it there.
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On the OBS I have used a heater hose cap.
Pocket, is there a place around here to look at one of those strainers?
Pocket, is there a place around here to look at one of those strainers?
jwlandry
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im tired of all the dumb comments that everyone makes and the smell as well. I like the T strainer set up.
Arisley
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Mine is very similar to Pocket's, it runs from the valve cover to a homade 3" PVC catchcan mounted on the frame rail. From the catch can, back to the intake.
The bottom of the catch can has a drain plug on it. I drain it when I do an oil change. Usually get a teaspoon or so out of it.
The bottom of the catch can has a drain plug on it. I drain it when I do an oil change. Usually get a teaspoon or so out of it.
cowboy_dan
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How do the inside of the CAC tubes look with that?
I had my tubes apart a while back for something else and was really amazed how oily they were with the stock CCV.
I still get a little bit of oil. It's not bad. The t-strainer catches most of it. At some point I may add some scrubber brushes inside the trap to see if that will hold more of the oil. But for now it works just fine.
