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ToesonTheNose
ToesonTheNose

Here at RX now they are doing a video install on my truck

Jay700
Jay700

My dealership said my catch can wasn't needed and wouldn't catch anything. I opened it in there shop after 2,000 miles and let it run on the floor. Lol

fondupot
fondupot

So, I added a second output fitting to my Original RX catch can. I had been emailing with the RevExtreme folks about the benefits of a dual output can, and they were gracious enough to send me the par

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Crf450r420 Enthusiast

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I ran the drain tube and put it down behind the upper A arm. I just slide it between the frame and a bracket for a wire I believe to be the wheel speed sensor. I didn't want any oil in the engine bay if I was quick about my drain, so now I can drain it in the wheel well and the rest will drip out of the tube on the ground and not on anything in the engine bay. Does make it tougher to drain though.

 

If my other parts for the clean side seperator ever show up I'll install it and probably remove the RX stickers from both then.

My RX can arrived today (5.3) and I just put it in. It only took a week and a half to get here and everything seems satisfactory so far.

What are you guys doing with your drain tube? Sorry if I missed any explanation on that. It almost seems unneeded because I could fit a small cup under the drain valve.

Also, they gave me a ziplock bag full of barbed fittings and I don't need any of them. Am I missing something? I assume they're given just in case.

 

Lastly, just to be clear, no body cut apart the stock hose and reused those quick-connect fittings with the new hose, right? Everyone just put the new, given hose right up to the smooth male fittings off the engine?

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14x4 Enthusiast

14x4

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I ran the drain tube and put it down behind the upper A arm. I just slide it between the frame and a bracket for a wire I believe to be the wheel speed sensor. I didn't want any oil in the engine bay if I was quick about my drain, so now I can drain it in the wheel well and the rest will drip out of the tube on the ground and not on anything in the engine bay. Does make it tougher to drain though.

 

If my other parts for the clean side seperator ever show up I'll install it and probably remove the RX stickers from both then.

 

Gotcha. I also wondered about the valve possibly leaking and dripping oil. Putting a 1/4" plug in the drain valve is another solution. (I'm pretty sure the valve is 1/4")

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Got this junk out. I think it's a little over 4k.

 

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thetruck454 Enthusiast

thetruck454

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I'm looking at adding dual catch cans. One for the dirty side and then one for the clean side. I'm just debating if I want to Y the two connections from each clean side valve cover together or cap one and use the other. I was going to just use a clean side separator, but after talking to a vendor and due to cold climate I live in I was advised that moisture than normally would get burned off would then collect the in the clean side seperator and drop back into the oil. A second catch can would trap the moisture and the price is a huge difference.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

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Still waiting on my can. F*****g USPS is a joke. It shipped from Rx on December 1 and left the Florida post office on the 2nd with 2 day priority shipping which means it should have been here Thursday December 4th. Here it is Sunday the 7th and still no catch can. It's now been 3 weeks since I placed my order. Looking at the USPS tracking page, it should hopefully arrive tomorrow but unfortunately it will be Christmas before I have free time again to install it. Thanks a lot USPS you worthless government s**t.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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Well it actually ended up showing up today on a Sunday and I didn't expect that at all. I guess they do that for priority mail? Anyway everything looks pretty good in the package. Good length of black hose, the drain hose is substantially larger in diameter than I expected and the ball valve on the bottom is pretty robust. My only complaint is the outlet nozzle ( the one near the edge at the top of the can) is slightly on an angle but it's secured in there pretty damn good so I suspect the hole was drilled on an angle. Anyway hopefully I can get this thing installed on Sunday 12/21 which is my next free day. Unless I do it on a Friday night out in the dark and cold. We'll see.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Should only take 20-30 min max to install

 

 

Ryan

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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Should only take 20-30 min max to install

 

 

Ryan

 

Yeah I just wanna do it during the daylight and I'll be out of town this weekend and the 20th we have some Christmas stuff to do with my wife's family. So I'm aiming for Sunday 12/21.

14x4 Enthusiast

14x4

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My only complaint is the outlet nozzle ( the one near the edge at the top of the can) is slightly on an angle but it's secured in there pretty damn good so I suspect the hole was drilled on an angle.

Mine was the same way.

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2017SierraSLT

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No complaints with my Elite E2. All of the hardware and the can itself is top shelf. The bottom unscrews to empty it. With 1500 miles since installation, I have collectedover 2 oz. of a nasty oily milkshake type liquid that would have been otherwise consumed by the engine.

 

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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Be careful may add more than a catch can haha

 

 

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