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What is a good sign is that you have enough oil pressure that it is making it to the cap.
AWDisuzu said:by the way, I drove all the way home from valencia dodge after an oil change and when I got home there was NO oil cap! they forgot to put i back on. but alas, not a single leak.
AWDisuzu said:seriously! and they put a new one on when I brought it back, but it's a regular hemi oil cap instead of the viper oil cap. :-(
sleeper said:Those tools must be all rusty and dusty then.
AWDisuzu said:take the oil catch can off. so far I have never seen anyone on this forum use that device properly. you no longer have a vacuum in your crank case, so things are going to leak now.
eddie102870 said:ok i found it go to www.roeracing.com go to engine styling and youll see it.
azpyroguy said:I went to go an order one of those breather caps, thought the price was good.. but when I saw it weight 1 pound.. but they wanted $21.00 to ship it GROUND!! I freaked out... I own a business and I know what it costs to ship 1lb ground.. about $6.37 to go from Florida to Arizona, insured... I sometimes add some for shipping materials...but if its small package its built into the selling cost of the item.
I just though that $21 for ground was way out of base....
FSTJACK said:The JMB Justin Catch can is a breather and a catch can.
There is not supposed to be a vacuum on the crankcase with this system.
This keeps the tremendous amount of oil vapor and moisture out of the intake mahifold and engine.
Anyone that has removed the throttle body on a Gen3 engine has seen a puddle of oil on the bottom inside lip of the manifold behind the throttle body. Some of this oil goes into the engine causing deposits and also causing detonation. The moisture that is ingested into the intake also contains acids (this is a normal byproduct of the combustion process). The residue from the moisture causes corrosion in the engine.
Venting off the oil mist and water vapor is the best thing for the health and longevity of the engine.
Your oil will stay cleaner longer with a breather/catch can system.
The government has recently mandated a reduction in the quantity of detergents in motor oil. This means that the oil does not have the capacity to hold and neutralize acids and hold contaminates in suspension.
wont grow old said:Thanks for clearing that potential mess up.I believe there was another guy on this site that was bad mouthing the catch cans.I do hear what you are saying and will be leaving mine in.Thanks:rock:
Poured a bunch of water out of mine last week, Think i'll keep it on.Marc T said:Me Too!!!:rock:
Prof said:Mental note for Won't Grow Old: Change your own oil, change your own transmission fluid, torque your own lug nuts, wash your truck yourself, cherish the time caressing your lovely beast...
wont grow old said:How would you use the catch can properly? ..........
Black1 said:This is a GOOD question...... :dontknow:
AWDisuzu said:on a n/a engine, run one hose from the catch can to the breather. run the 2nd hose from the catch can to the intake manifold vacuum. make sure there is a check valve in there as well.
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