Oil separator review...
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greenlantern
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RIO5.0 said:
Does adding the catch can in place of the breathers on the valve covers accomplish the same thing? Thats where I added mine.
It's not supposed to relieve pressure like the breathers...it simply is supposed to catch the oil that comes out through the PCV and into the upper intake.
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MysteryMachine
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I still don't see the deal with the oil fill tube line to the cai. Putting a breather cap on your fill tube still lets the pressure out so why is "not a good thing to do" its the same princible just without a hose so why is it bad? Might look into one of these things and put it on mine
Jinx, the line from the CAI to the oil filler is mainly there to let air back into the crankcase, not out (you dont want a vacuum inside the CC).
At WOT, it does expel extra air that the PCV cant handle, but that is a secondary function.
A breather on the oil filler would create the unmetered air situation again.
At WOT, it does expel extra air that the PCV cant handle, but that is a secondary function.
A breather on the oil filler would create the unmetered air situation again.
rgs
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k i was lookin @ my pcv this mornin and saw 3 lines, 1 to the lower intake , and i think 2 to the upper. how do i setup an oil seperator. i am a total visual learner, pics would be awesome
MysteryMachine
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I have seen what unmetered air does and it don't do that with my breater cap on there. Unless its not enough to really matter. And with the little bit of air thats going through that tube i don't see what it really matters and how it can "hurt" anything not being there
rgs
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so the line from the lower intake goes to the "IN" side of the seperator and then after the seperator you connect the line back up to the T ?
rgs
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is that exactly what i just said? when you say pcv valve, you mean the line that comes out of the lower intake and connects to the "t"?
No...run a "new" line directly from the PCV itself to the IN of the separator .....look at my pic of the intake...the line thats missing on the Tee, is where the PCV valve line "use" to feed IN....Its now fed from the OUT side of the separator...
DougNuts
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I just put one on my Civic yesterday. I used the large one available at home depot, not the small one like Rio used. Mine did come with a warning about synthetic oil, but it appears that my filter is different from Rios. I currently have about a 50% synthetic mixture in it, so after my 400 mile drive today, I'll report back in. :SNSign:
Andy, from your pics it looks like the curve on the hose to the inlet (and leads out of the PCV) puts strain on the PCV to make it lift up. Does it stay "seated" ok?
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DougNuts
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Well, I'm not happy with my separator currently. I have more oil in the line leading to the separator than I do in the unit. I also have an oil smell coming from somewhere and I'm not sure where. At this time, I recommend sticking to the smaller separator like Rio used, don't mess with the big (Husky) one until I figure out where my air/oil leak is.
The line is attached the the PVC at the very bottom of the picture, goes up to the left side of the filter (in a custom bracket) and back around into the intake manifold.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?prod_id=169660&cm_mmc=1hd.com2propbrands
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The line is attached the the PVC at the very bottom of the picture, goes up to the left side of the filter (in a custom bracket) and back around into the intake manifold.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?prod_id=169660&cm_mmc=1hd.com2propbrands
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MysteryMachine
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DougNuts
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MysteryMachine said:
Well, yeah
I get smoke out the tailpipe when I hit VTEC and I'm trying to get that to go away.
