Post by amustangrocks on Sept 10, 2013 21:24:22 GMT -5
Sure theres lot of small cans out there for $100+ but i picked up a can off ebay, made a bracket and wow does it work great. Now the first can i bought for $13 was useless. It was a small round can and it looked good. but the fittings for the hose were way to small and too close together, and i couldnt re fab it to work. It went into the junk drawer. (picture posted below) The 2nd can i got was around $30. It came with 2 small fittings and 2 larger fittings that were the perfect size for the Fords. I still cant believe they can make and sell the aluminum can for that, but its a nice unit. The blue hoses that came with it were worthless as was the bracket for me. I installed this on my 4.0, but it would work on any engine.
The small expensive cans have baffles or media in them. They work, but you have to drain them alot. This can is 750 ml and holds about a beerglass of oil. The theory with this can is it has nothing inside. The bigger the can the better as the oil in the vapors collect on the inner walls of the can and settle to the bottom returning cleaner vapors to the engine. I just drain it with each engine oil change i do.
I got the 19/32" crankcase vent hose from oreillys. It comes in 20" pc`s for about 3.00 ea. Watch though, i bought 2 pcs and they folded the hose into the box which made most of one hose kinked up scrap. I had to fabricate a bracket that bolted in place with the bolt from the computer, which is a perfect out of the way spot, and wide open under to drain to the floor. It might work better to be located higher, above the rover covers, but it seems to work just fine where it is.
Remove the hard plastic vent tube from the pcv valve and the intake by pushing the green button sideways and pulling off. I cut a slice in the hard tube to remove the 90 degree fitting to make the hose fit nicer to the catch can. The hose fit perfect on the stub out of the intake, the 90 elbow and the fittings on the can. A little teflon tape on the fittings, cut the hose and fit and clamp good. Done. This stops alot of oil from being pumped into the intake and throttle body
The small expensive cans have baffles or media in them. They work, but you have to drain them alot. This can is 750 ml and holds about a beerglass of oil. The theory with this can is it has nothing inside. The bigger the can the better as the oil in the vapors collect on the inner walls of the can and settle to the bottom returning cleaner vapors to the engine. I just drain it with each engine oil change i do.
I got the 19/32" crankcase vent hose from oreillys. It comes in 20" pc`s for about 3.00 ea. Watch though, i bought 2 pcs and they folded the hose into the box which made most of one hose kinked up scrap. I had to fabricate a bracket that bolted in place with the bolt from the computer, which is a perfect out of the way spot, and wide open under to drain to the floor. It might work better to be located higher, above the rover covers, but it seems to work just fine where it is.
Remove the hard plastic vent tube from the pcv valve and the intake by pushing the green button sideways and pulling off. I cut a slice in the hard tube to remove the 90 degree fitting to make the hose fit nicer to the catch can. The hose fit perfect on the stub out of the intake, the 90 elbow and the fittings on the can. A little teflon tape on the fittings, cut the hose and fit and clamp good. Done. This stops alot of oil from being pumped into the intake and throttle body