Anyone run a can on the driver side, I'm just wondering if I should run two, but not sure if its worth running all the hoses.....

 

I love having a special engine

 

that would lose some vacuum pressure running that much line

 

Huh!

 

The oil collected in the cans is just heated, atomized, motor oil. Most of you guys are not old enough to remember, but most cars of the pre smog days (1965 and back) just had a crankcase vent right on the side of the block. You could see that cloud of oil vapor coming out from under a lot of cars. There were open vents on each valve cover also. That's why motors were so damn dirty, the oil would condense on all the surfaces of the motor. Now it's all sucked into the intake and burned.

 

Your showing your age man! :P

 

Who, Me?

 

Like so many of the modifications I read about here, this seems to be about as mechanically useful as "**** on a boarhog," or "pockets on a shirt tail!" I don't mean to be insulting, but the level of compulsive and addictive modifications is endless and the amount of effort used to modify a car in areas where such modifications have relatively limited relevance is dumbfounding.

OK so this may start a little war here, but IMO, theres looking after your car and then there's obsessive compulsive looking after your car.... is this one of those moments????

 

So, you think pouring oil down the intake is just fine? I admit it may not do much damage, but should keep the valves cleaner and keep plug fouling down. This is not a "Beauty" or "just cause I can" mod.

 

It's very possible that we're exaggerating the potential damage. Lexus engines were notorious for years for sludge problems as a result of a poorly designed oil feedback system. The VQ is considered by Wards to be one of the top 5 engines in the world for several years now (with folks now getting >200,000 miles w/o mods as many place in them now)-- it didn't get there thru aimless and pointless design. I don't think this mod will hurt; however, I also am a proponent of using mods that actually improve appearance and/or performance. And more importantly, I'm less a proponenet of mods with limited vlaue. My question was really more of one surrounding the necessity for thei mod when so many others would be more useful? My apologies, my intent was not to have a battle with you or anyone, more so just to express an opinion counter to what was here.

 

Spending $100 for a pre-made catch can is not the point here. Using $10 worth of parts and a 1/2 hour of you time is...

 

Oh my God, who took my picture before my first cup of coffee/shave? It must
have been taken outside since my old lady won't let me smoke in the house.
Next time warn me and I'll comb my hair......thanks!
Gary

 

I don't smoke em', I just chew er... gum em'...

 

I got this and installed it. it its is sucking in air from the button but does not let air out. Is it suppose to do that?

 

First, take the filter out. You only need the centrifugal force separator for oil mist. Second, you can't drain it while the motor is running, it's on a VACUMM!