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alright from what ive seen and heard your suppose to put the oil catch can in the line from the pcv line to the intake pipe....now i was just on another forum and that said it isnt good to run it that way and i shouldnt be getting oil into the intake from that hose unless my rings are shot so is that guy correct or what? he said it should be put inline with a hose that runs directly to the intake mani :shock: im pretty sure every car ive seen has it hooked up the way i have it?
He probably had/has a car that worked the way that he said and now thinks every car works that way.
You are correct Sam. Run it inline with the hose that runs to the intake piping.
Old car were like that, you ran the hose either to nothing and the fumes would escape to the air or to the exhaust manifold we're it was exhausted with the rest.
Now emission's laws say you need to burn these fumes that's why you need to run the hose to the intake pipe.
yea thats what i figured...he made it seem like every car was suppose to run that way...Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
Ok, if I move to an emissions state I will need to take off my PCV breather when it's time to get testedQuote:
Originally Posted by ontarian_frog
Shouldn't... you're not bypassing the system, you're just preventing oil and condensation from making its way back into the intake manifold and gumming up stuff etc.
If you had a breather instead, that's different.
probably not...the oil stays in the filter, dunno how long the filter can last...
hmm, ok, i can see that now
forgot to mention, most places, it's illegal to modify the oem emissions system...but I doubt they would give you trouble for the filter.
lol, all that sh!t is illegal in california......CARB :x :x :x
Help with oil catch can installation
trying to find out the proper way to install an OBX oil catch can on my 2005 Aveo LT 1.6L T25 turbo.
splice it into the unpressurized oil breather line up to the manifold/intake.
many thanks.
hope this resolves the oil leak problem. valve cover gasket was replaced. engine still leaking oil.
a leak and keeping oil out of the intake are different things?
oil line fittings to and from turbo charger may be the source of the oil leak. my mechanic suggested installing oil catch can tho.
an oil catch can doesn't stop any leaks