OK.... for everyone who installed a catch can

where did you install it???

yes i know i have an altima...

first of all, YES I KNOW my engine bay is dirty...
i say that for all the annoying people like me who will say

you need to clean your engine bay

i am just trying to get an ideas for later when i change out the battery ...

yes i know i have an altima...

 

i mounted mine on the power steering line but its not much of a can its the ghetto little compressor air filters you get from home depot. It worked at first but stopped catching oil after an ounce or two.
how does that one work for you? whered you get it? price?

 

First, get rid of that ebay catch can. All I have heard were bad reviews about those.

Go to Home Depot or Sears and buy an "air/water seperator" that they sell for compressors. Alot smaller too so you'll find a nice spot to mount it.

-matt

BTW: Is that an Altima engine bay ?? Pretty dirty man lol..

 

i been thinking of switching to the DIY one..


and yes.. altima.. and yes dirty....

 

Catch can?

How much HP do you gain with that?






Seriously.......

 

i would expected something more witty than that.... tisk tisk....

 

wow i didnt know you guys were still around on this forum

your install looks quite clean in your pics

 

we all hang around here now and again

 

I'll tell you where Muffy installed her catch can.



But yeah your install does look pretty good. How bout some pics of the whole engine bay? Get an Optima Red Top.

 

i dont think that i would of have installed it on the batt bod like that. got a feelin that its gonna rub through with those batt vibrations and youll be leeking sone nasty hazdrous acidic stuff.

 

i was in your state last week....... it is

that is all...





not sure muffy's catch can would be any good anymore.....


i want a red top when i need a replacement!

 

these are the only ones i have

 

 

That's a nice pee cup you gots thur.

 

^^ ha ha ha lol

 

My catch can is on the PCV line on the OTHER side of the engine.

 

so is mine......


its just mounted on THIS side of the engine

 

How much oil are you getting in there per 1000 miles? Just curious....

 

Just buy a honda...

 

in my GF type-S lol............

 

not much at all.. i drive 50 miles each way to work and i do 4 on and 4 off...

i try and check it every other set of work days...


i have very low oil consuption at this time!!!

 

i will not follow your path...

 

who let you in here???

 

My guess = Honda statement

 

agreed.....

thought i was gonna have to the n00b.....

 

whats this?

 

Apparently it's a thread asking the location of everyone's catch can, those who have one.

 

wow... you were very informative and very nice............


WHO ARE YOU!??

 

Added something in true org fashion...

 

thats a little better...

 

 

...lol u ***.

Whats a catch can's purpose?

 

Reduce blow-by, which is known to cause gasoline's octane level to drop (add oil to gasoline = lower octane rating), which, in affect, sometimes, causes pinging.

Also keeps the IM a little bit cleaner (less oil / blow by).

 

Thats a good idea and its prolly alot more effecient than a catch can

 

How do you figure?

I have the home Depot set-up, and well, it acts a s a catch can, since you have to remove the filter (air / water separator). If not removed, it will not work as a catch can and cause bad symptoms such as those associated w/ a bad PCV valve since the air water / separator replicates a clogged PCV valve.

 

Got pics? I don't think I took that filter out of mine, and I've had pinging issues for some times now...but it still catches oil. Why do you say it won't work?

 

i didnt take the filter out of mine either and it only took in a little oil and never took anymore. I thought if you removed it the car would just suck the oil out of the catchcan.