theres actually a place called Princess Auto? hahahahahhahaha i love it!

 

Hehe, yea

 

damn I tried to check the condition of my PCV valve the other day...i can't seem to take it off....looks as tho I need a 21mm deep socket to reach it....I only have a 21mm short right now : (

or is there another technique to it?

 

i didnt think to check princess auto, that would have been a better place to go.
ever since i installed the catch tank/filter, my engine has been stalling and shutting off for no obvious reason. any ideas?

 

go back to the original setup and see if the problem goes away? how close is the tank to being full? If it is a one-way flow type can/filter maybe the hoses are reversed?

 

Yup, check your set up. If there is an arrow for the air flow, make sure it is in right direction. Check for pinches/crimps/leakage in the hoses too. Check your PCV position, if it's plugged in properly...

 

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! Thanks Irish and 2002 Maxima SE for this mod. I installed my home depot catch can on saturday and it's already collecting the blow by oil, about the same amount in Irish's pic. My car is a 2003 with 42k on it and man I can't belive that much oil was getting dumped back into the intake manfold. No wonder these cars suffer from carbon build up and pinging... it's no wonder!!! For those who have an extra mount from the "maglight mod" I have a good idea how to put it to good use. I'll have pics on my cardomain page soon. If you haven't done this mod yet I highly recommend it!!!! Thanks again to Irish and 2002 Maxima SE!!

 

 

uncrew the clear bowl and then unscrew the filter.

 

Thanks... any benefits in taking the filter out?

 

the reservoir is completely empty and dry, not even a hint of any oil going in. it is a one-way flow catch tank....just to be sure flow is from top to bottom right?
thanks for the tips

 

the filter doesnt really have any purpose. taking it out would allow the tank to hold more before having to be emptied

 

sidenote:
Hesham1 your avatar is awesome, i borrowed it for my msn pic

 

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took the filter out of the reservoir and now i actually see some oil dripping in, but i'm confused. it seems to be coming from the hose from the bottom side. i currently have my reservoir with the flow direction going the opposite way. should i be turning it around?

 

"from the PCV valve and gets dumped into the intake manifold" - irish44j

apparently i can't read properly and had the flow going the opposite direction. might explain why the engine was shutting off. got it fixed up, we'll see how it goes now.

 

5-0, glad you got it working alright. thanks for the compliments on the avatar... best office in the world, theres always a view

 

yea man i understand that! i'm currently in the application process for police services in ontario


Thanks again to irish (and the others) for posting instructions and pics, I never would have thought of anything like this!

 

well the catch can was originally for removing water and other contaminants in the air under pressure, typicaly 100psi+. since we are using it for oil and at atmospheric pressure the filter doesnt help in catching the oil. the blow by would most likely get absorbed in the filter and then drip slightly while making a fine mist. which will probably be sucked back into the intake. obviously the purpose of the can is to catch as much as possible. so removing the filter aid in catching more oil.

 

Hm, makes sense... Just gotta figure out how to take the filter out of mine

 

I've noticed that I collect considerably more oil without the filter. Had filter out... collected lots of oil. Replaced filter, took a trip to Las Vegas, collect virtually no oil. Took it out and started collecting oil again.

 

Yeah, the reason might be because you have your oil/air separated installed backwards. Also, make sure that you have your hose clamps tight. If you disconnect any of those hoses the car stalls. Any leaks in your setup could induce stalling.

 

as for the oil catch can device...what would happen if I plug the hole in the intake instead of connecting the host back to the intake?

 

I heard people have problems when they plug up the hole with a "breather" K&N filter....like they get lumpy idles and misfire codes

 

hey steven88, what oil catch device are u using? I purchased this huge oil catch can on ebay...quality is good but cannot fit the can anywhere without banging or rubbing. I might have to go with Irish's setup...freakin' spent $50 on that zhit too.

 

you want to vent the pcv to the outside air? if so, thats air being pulled from the intake plumbing (at resonator) will now be lost. this air is meterd by the maf and there for the car will run rich.

you can add a breather to the front valve cover then plug the resonator and the intake manifold pcv port. then vent to the atmosphere. But this is illigal.

 

Here are some pics of my "home depot catch can mod" Thanks again to Irish and 2002 Maxima SE. I noticed that there was still oil blowing by the single catch can (saw it in the clear tube I used) so I added another in line and left the white air filter in and so far there hasn't been any oil collecting in the second one. It took some creative engineering but all the pieces and parts are at your local Home depot.

 

I like the colors. Nice variation of the set up...

 

The tubing was left over from my water softener install. Odd color but I kind of like it. Thanks.

 

show off....

it was only a matter of time until someone made a "bling" version of the air compressor filter catch can mod

 

That green tube looks good, but keep an eye on it, especially at any bend points. I was using the clear PVC tubing with the braided reinforcement threads in it, and it had no problem with pressure, but it collapsed at one bend because of exposure to heat. I replaced that particular length of tubing with high pressure hose for a transmission cooler from Autozone. I did not have to replace all of my clear tubing, because some of it does not have to bend much, so it did not collapse even when it was heated.

Your setup looks like it doesn't have a lot of major bends, so I don't think you have to worry.

 

these oil catch device reduced 80% of my pinging...major props to the org members!

 

I had the same problem. I just got a 90deg. brass elbow to fix the situation.

 

would this reduce emmissions?

 

Cheer up Irish... you were the inspiration. Thanks.

 

Thanks for the info. I was thinking about that. The green hose was all I had at the time (I bought the wrong size hose at first) but it let me see the oil that was still blowing by which inspiried to improve what I had done. There aren't any real hard bends but I'll probably get some better hose soon.

 

It will reduce the amount of oil being dumped back into the intake manifold that is then ingested by the engine and burned up throught the ingntion process. So, yes it should reduce emmissions.

 

since when does anyone here care about the environment? ....y-pipes, gutted cats, test pipes, headers...haha we are probably on Greenpeace's "to kill" list...

 

so then why are we moddifing the pcv setup? we should just remove it all together

 

I am not sure if this fits in here, but...

A couple years ago I experimented with how much I oil I add when changing the oil.

When I went by the book (4-1/4 quarts) The oil level would be almost to the top of the mark on the dipstick. And power seemed low.

I decided to only add about 3-3/4, which brought it right to the bottom of the mark on the dipstick. Power is much higher and consistent. I have been filling 3.75 ever since. I usually get about 3 quarts out (so I am burning about 3/4 quarts every 4000 miles.)