So I got a catch can that has a cap,drain plug,clear check tube, and only one hose barb. Ive been through the whole pcv setups and all and I know the proper way to do things and will be, but I was wondering is it ok to run a hose from the air oil separator just to the catch can with no vent? I mean normaly if people dont connect the hose to an intake they just put a breather on it so it is open to the air, but it cause any problems if this hose was connected to a closed catch can with no breather or anything on it? I can post pics of the can if needed.
You need the hose connected to the intake to make the PCV system function properly.
FU Tuning
Yes I know,and have seen both sweetness' and others ideas about doing the pcv and will eventualy do it very similar.. Im saying, I have the hose coming from the air/oil separator with just a breather on it now, would it hurt anything if it was hooked up to a catch can with no kind of vent? It would actualy catch some oil vapors instead of spraying out that little breather Im sure.
I find it hard to believe that the catch can has no vent at all.
FU Tuning
You want a pic? Its got a cap,drain bolt, check tube, and ONE hose barb. I could vent it if I just opened the cap or took out the drain bolt lol.
icemike89 wrote:You want a pic? Its got a cap,drain bolt, check tube, and ONE hose barb. I could vent it if I just opened the cap or took out the drain bolt lol.
Yeah that a picture please. Not that I do not believe you. Maybe you are suppose to that the cap off, and some how connect a hose to it?
FU Tuning
No the cap is very large and you can tell its made to be cap lol, I guess so you could look inside or clean it or whatever. I could take the drain plug out and put a fitting in it, since it would be easier to drain out of the cap anyways.
Gona grab a pic now..
Wow. Yeah I would do it like it is in the last picture and put a fitting on the plug have that be the one going to the intake side.
FU Tuning
Yea, that filter will have a breather on it as I have no intake until I flip my turbo around soon..fitment is a pita. What do you think would happen if I ran it just like it is with a hose from the a/o separator to the hose barb?
Um, im not sure thats a catch can because isnt the barbed fitting supposed to be on the top of the can so it actually catches oil?? Cuz to me that can makes no sence at all.
horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.
Yes it could be used for other things like a resovoir or something. Ill just mount it upside down with the cap facing down, then the barb will be at the top of the can. Ill just use the cap to drain it since it would be easier than using the drain plug anyway.
well make sure the cap isnt the vent tho. i was thinking about that after my post. the cap might be the vent, but if its supposed to be a reservoir then idk. maybe if you mount it upside down you can go to the hardware store and get a barbed fitting that will thread into the whole and put a breather on that. Just a suggestion.
horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.
Yea thats actualy what I plan to to do. I am curious what the hell would happen though if I just ran the hose to that barb?? Would like pressure start to build and maybe force the oil back down into the air/oil separator or something?
i would imagine so. Having no way to vent wont alow it to work properly.
horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.
