flusted 0 Posted March 13, 2006 I made an oil catch tank out of a volvo air conditioning can which cost me £6! Basically just cut the pipes and fitted the crank case breather to 1 pipe,then found a hose pipe connection which was same thread but had a 15mm pipe on it to fit a 15mm breather filter! Just need to suss a way to drain it,so i might drill a hole in the bottom and tap a thread into it I didnt want manky hot oil vapour going through my nice polished internals like my flowed inlet manifold etc what do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted March 13, 2006 that looks tidy for £6 and a bit of effort! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 13, 2006 the filter cost me £6 aswell so really it was £12 and i used a renault 5 turbo samco water hose as the breather pipe, as it was amazingly the perfect shape and diameter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lottysvdub 0 Posted March 13, 2006 looks realy good mate nice very nice :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LowG 0 Posted March 13, 2006 Looks like it worked good for you. Another option is to use an actual catch tank from Saab, I forget what part number it is but its from the turbo series. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted March 13, 2006 another trip to the wreckers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 14, 2006 just so happens theres a saab at my breakers! prefer the polished bling look though. was tempted to ditch the filter and re run the fumes back into the vacuum so the tank just cathces the crud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted March 14, 2006 true bling is good,wonder whaqt the saab catch tanks made of?looks plastic to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil VR6 0 Posted March 14, 2006 Very pleasing DIY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted March 14, 2006 good stuff mate... hows yr car runing with the 2.0L lump?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 14, 2006 runnin sweet but have a poxy airlock in the coolant system and means my heaters dont work and it keeps runnin hot,and i have no pas! All teething probs really! cant wait to ge it to stealth to see what it does on rollers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradophil 3 Posted March 14, 2006 Have you noticed much inprovement over the 1800? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 14, 2006 tbh i have fitted a 3mm overbored tb same time as engine,and when you open second throttle i seems to lack the pull so am guessing its leaning out. Wheel spins a little to easy now tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jam3383 0 Posted March 16, 2006 tbh i have fitted a 3mm overbored tb same time as engine,and when you open second throttle i seems to lack the pull so am guessing its leaning out. Wheel spins a little to easy now tho I know its off topic but what expansion tank are you using? ive seen a baily one for 100 quid to fit a mark 2 golf and was thinking of using this on my c. Love the catch tank, just had mine fitted last week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 17, 2006 I bought an allard 1 from ebay about a year ago.It was for a late mk2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted March 17, 2006 id like some ally tanks made up for mine i was thinking of having all the tanks in one big tank that wraps around the strut top. nice shoestring mod btw flusted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted March 17, 2006 cool.. see you at the RR day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged Junkie 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Nice, I made one out of a piece of plastic tube for a trial run..after 2months it had melted :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Darby 0 Posted March 17, 2006 hi there what benifit does an oil catch tank have and would it work on my 16v turbo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted March 17, 2006 It forces the oil vapours from the crank case to condense in the pot, rather than your intake and throttle body. Hot oily fumes are not a good thing to suck into the engine. Personally I just vent to atmosphere with a long hose tied to the steering rack so that the fumes don't get drawn in via the heater fan. Air flowing under the car draws the fumes away and out the back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Darby 0 Posted March 17, 2006 right so would it work on my car then ie forced induction, if it is possible how would i do what kevHaywire has done ie where would i start from Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reaper1_3 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Any chance of a how to??? would be interested in this myself... :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted March 17, 2006 Adam, I used to vent to atmosphere on my 16v Turbo aswell. Defo worth doing on the turbo as there are much more ring blow by gases. I get fed up with cleaning out the air box and throttle every month and venting it to atmos' was one of the best things I did. Here's my catch tank on the VR.... it's a plastic pot with mesh inside to condense the oil. The pic is in 'MOT mode' feeding back to the charger inlet, but the rest of the year the outlet pipe just runs down to the steering rack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flusted 0 Posted March 18, 2006 i noticed mine does smeel abit with heaters on! bally,yeah see ya then,wont have my car tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Darby 0 Posted March 18, 2006 well where would i pick up the vent from on my 16v T not sur where to start from Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
