Oil catch can?

[mjj]

This was from last weekend. Emptied probably close to 5 oz out (a majority was watery) after only two weeks and 738 miles. I was pretty surprised it had gotten that full in such a short time. I guess those of us in the North need to keep checking it fairly regularly for a bit longer.

[Jsdirt]

I'm getting alot less lately, since the weather has trended 50° warmer than when I first installed it. Lot less moisture in mine - it's almost 100% oil now.

 

Went on a 330 mile round trip journey to the mountains of NY, towing a '85 K10 diesel with a K20/30 driveline in it, and a plow in the bed. She was working hard on some of those long hills - had the tranny up over 210° for a bit at 60° ambient. Only had maybe an ounce or 2 of dark brown oil in the can - I cleaned about 3 oz out before the trip. That was about 1k miles worth.

[gone_fishing]

This may be a dumb question, but what did you use to cap the other other intake fitting?

 

I plugged the 2nd fitting on my cold air intake tube with a rubber cap I bought at Napa. It's called a heater hose by pass cap: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Heater-Hose-By-Pass-Cap-5-8-EPDM/_/R-NDP6601696_0375752050

 

It fit snugly over the barbed fitting and appears to be doing the job.

[Jsdirt]

Keep an eye on that plug - I've been having a batches of them that dryrot and crack under the heat of the hood in just a couple months time.

 

I've got a few of them plugging ports on the carburetor on a '00 4.3 in our '89 S-10 Blazer - I have to constantly watch them. That engine does like to run real hot though, so that may be part of it.

[mjj]

Keep an eye on that plug - I've been having a batches of them that dryrot and crack under the heat of the hood in just a couple months time.

 

I've got a few of them plugging ports on the carburetor on a '00 4.3 in our '89 S-10 Blazer - I have to constantly watch them. That engine does like to run real hot though, so that may be part of it.

I agree. I have an 86 F-150 (dont shune me) that has a few vaccum lines etc capped off and when I used to drive it as my daily driver it was a yearly ritual to replace the rubber caps.

[gone_fishing]

Keep an eye on that plug - I've been having a batches of them that dryrot and crack under the heat of the hood in just a couple months time.

 

I've got a few of them plugging ports on the carburetor on a '00 4.3 in our '89 S-10 Blazer - I have to constantly watch them. That engine does like to run real hot though, so that may be part of it.

 

Thanks for the good advice. Do you suppose a little silicon spray would keep them pliable longer?

[Spurshot]

Keep an eye on that plug - I've been having a batches of them that dryrot and crack under the heat of the hood in just a couple months time.

 

I've got a few of them plugging ports on the carburetor on a '00 4.3 in our '89 S-10 Blazer - I have to constantly watch them. That engine does like to run real hot though, so that may be part of it.

 

Just guessing...I'll bet they're made in China. I had some tires replaced at a local store years ago. I was driving one day and the tire just went flat at highway speed. It trashed the tire. I chalked it up to a fluke. Weeks later, another. The tire store couldn't find a hole in the tire. Then another. 3 tires. I looked at the valve stems on the last two. They were separated at that groove where the wheel seals. I pushed on the remaining stem, from that tire change, gently. It leaked. All were marked "China". Ever since then, I buy GM stems from the dealer or online and bring them with me to the tire shops. No more Chinese valve stems.

Edited May 10, 2015 by spurshot

[Jsdirt]

Yep you nailed it. But lots of products from there are hit or miss ...

 

As far as stems go, some are better than others. I've been using ones I bought in bulk off eBay (assuming they're chinese) on a few of my vehicles and neighbor's. The ones on our Marquis are 5 years old this year, and are still holding up. This vehicle is garaged and never sees winter, though.

 

I've got a chinese wheel balancer I bought from Greg Smith Equipment. They seem to have found good vendors they can trust there. I haven't had an issue with any of their products - in addition to the balancer, I bought a large 2-piece tool box, & a motorcycle lift there. So far so good with all of it.

 

Then there's the chinese bumper I bought for our '89 S10 Blazer off eBay, after the wife cranked a guardrail this winter. That got sent right back - had more rust than the 26 year old OEM it was supposed to replace! I ended up banging it back with a sledgehammer and just running it dents, cracks and all.

 

Bought chinese CV axles for my Polaris Sportsman 800 - got 210 miles out of them when one outer CV broke in 2, and the opposite side twisted (ready to break). Also bought a radiator for the same machine - thing was as strong as lead solder! Was all bent when it arrived. They told me to keep it and refunded my money! LOL - goes to show ya ...

[Jsdirt]

 

Thanks for the good advice. Do you suppose a little silicon spray would keep them pliable longer?

Yeah I think anything is better than nothing with those. Certainly can't hurt.

[Steve1199]

Well, finally got my catch can installed. here's my write up on it. My truck has 15,500 miles on it currently.

 

Basically i followed the video RX Performance has for it, located here:

 

 

The disassemble was easy. the hardest part was finding a mounting location. i was trying to keep the can as far away from the engine as i could, wanting to keep the can as cool as i could under the assumption that the cooler temp would help the oil condense faster and catch more oil.

 

During disassembly i chose to remove the throttle body as well and check it out. as you can see, it was already getting plenty of buildup on it.

 

After the throttle body was off, i did my best to wipe out the intake as best as i could. got about 3 out that looked like this. including some that had actual wet oil on them. guess it was a needed addition...

 

Ended up mounting my can to the front of the radiator mount. seemed like a good place with easy access to the can for emptying.

 

Heres a picture where i added the hose to the intake side.

 

Sorry, forgot to take a picture of the PCV plug i disconnected but it was really simple once i had the airbox removed.

 

I have the clean side separator and will put it on soon, however, the kit i got did not have the larger hose needed to connect the two valve covers together.

 

I'll update once i have some miles on this to show what i've collected.

 

[Silverado-Hareek]

Well, finally got my catch can installed. here's my write up on it. My truck has 15,500 miles on it currently.

 

Basically i followed the video RX Performance has for it, located here:

 

 

The disassemble was easy. the hardest part was finding a mounting location. i was trying to keep the can as far away from the engine as i could, wanting to keep the can as cool as i could under the assumption that the cooler temp would help the oil condense faster and catch more oil.

 

During disassembly i chose to remove the throttle body as well and check it out. as you can see, it was already getting plenty of buildup on it.

 

After the throttle body was off, i did my best to wipe out the intake as best as i could. got about 3 out that looked like this. including some that had actual wet oil on them. guess it was a needed addition...

 

Ended up mounting my can to the front of the radiator mount. seemed like a good place with easy access to the can for emptying.

 

Heres a picture where i added the hose to the intake side.

 

Sorry, forgot to take a picture of the PCV plug i disconnected but it was really simple once i had the airbox removed.

 

I have the clean side separator and will put it on soon, however, the kit i got did not have the larger hose needed to connect the two valve covers together.

 

I'll update once i have some miles on this to show what i've collected.

 

 

Did you fab that bracket yourself to mount the can to the radiator mount or does RX offer a newer bracket now? And is that a Monster Can? I noticed the three ports on the top.

Edited May 18, 2015 by Silverado-Hareek

[Steve1199]

 

Did you fab that bracket yourself to mount the can to the radiator mount or does RX offer a newer bracket now? And is that a Monster Can? I noticed the three ports on the top.

 

No, i didn't fab that bracket. that;s what came with my kit. that bracket didn't look like the one in the videos or other posts so my hardest time with installation for figuring out where to put that bracket. i can get a better shot of the bracket if you want one.

[Silverado-Hareek]

 

No, i didn't fab that bracket. that;s what came with my kit. that bracket didn't look like the one in the videos or other posts so my hardest time with installation for figuring out where to put that bracket. i can get a better shot of the bracket if you want one.

 

I was mainly curious if RX re-designed the bracket or not. Did you order from them direct?

[Steve1199]

 

I was mainly curious if RX re-designed the bracket or not. Did you order from them direct?

No, i ordered mine through Jegs. My kit was $319 to my door, came with the can, most hoses (missing the 1/2" hose for the valve cover crossover), the clean side separator and that bracket.

[Silverado-Hareek]

No, i ordered mine through Jegs. My kit was $319 to my door, came with the can, most hoses (missing the 1/2" hose for the valve cover crossover), the clean side separator and that bracket.

 

Gotcha thanks for the info