Catch Can Fluid?

Psycho Mythic

Psycho Mythic

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So i emptied my catch can today and changed the filter (looked like crap) and instead of oil it had some kind of old gas smelling clear fluid in it (might of had a bit of water). What would cause this?:dontknow:

I would partially guess that its from the hodd vents...
 
Psycho Mythic said:
So i emptied my catch can today and changed the filter (looked like crap) and instead of oil it had some kind of old gas smelling clear fluid in it (might of had a bit of water). What would cause this?:dontknow:

I would partially guess that its from the hodd vents...
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mine comes out and smells like old rotten Stinker balls and looks liek shit also.... it really does i open the valve and walk away lol
 
Psycho Mythic said:
So i emptied my catch can today and changed the filter (looked like crap) and instead of oil it had some kind of old gas smelling clear fluid in it (might of had a bit of water). What would cause this?:dontknow:

I would partially guess that its from the hodd vents...
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Dom has been raping it....................I'd wash my hands in chlorine:marchmellow:
 
It's condensation and oil vapors I removed my filter and plumbed it into the air intake I hated smelling oil vapors as I went down the highway. I noticed more fluid as soon as I added the supercharger to mine.
 
includemeout said:
Dom has been raping it....................I'd wash my hands in chlorine:marchmellow:
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Tooloe said:
mine comes out and smells like old rotten Stinker balls and looks liek shit also.... it really does i open the valve and walk away lol
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Hmmm, thats all you had to say, Dom & Stinker:D :D

Thanks guys, i just needted to know if it was normal or not:rock:
 
Psycho Mythic said:
So i emptied my catch can today and changed the filter (looked like crap) and instead of oil it had some kind of old gas smelling clear fluid in it (might of had a bit of water). What would cause this?:dontknow:

I would partially guess that its from the hodd vents...
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Well it shoul be mostly water. Blowby gases are primarily exhaust gases and guess what a byproduct of combustion is? WATER!:rock:
 
What I plan on doing is just replumbingthe hose down and out to the rear of the truck like an exhaust pipe. No catch can no smell no nothing.
 
Tooloe said:
mine is all nasty oil shit that some times blows out of the filter
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Yeah, mine was doin that...

nycstev said:
What I plan on doing is just replumbingthe hose down and out to the rear of the truck like an exhaust pipe. No catch can no smell no nothing.
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This would be a cool idea if you could get it to not sling crap all over the rear of your truck. Id imagine the rear (tailgate) would always stay dirty:confused:

Im just gonna get another catch can and run one for each valve cover, also i have a small hole drilled in the bottom of by air filter box with a ruber hose running from my catch can drain valve for easy drainage, makes it pretty easy to empty:)
 
Psycho Mythic said:
Yeah, mine was doin that...



This would be a cool idea if you could get it to not sling crap all over the rear of your truck. Id imagine the rear (tailgate) would always stay dirty:confused:

Im just gonna get another catch can and run one for each valve cover, also i have a small hole drilled in the bottom of by air filter box with a ruber hose running from my catch can drain valve for easy drainage, makes it pretty easy to empty:)
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Yes i was thinkingof that as well ... 2 cans . Also I have mine mounted out by the ac condensor. I still would like to try running a hose to back and se how it works
 
All i did was remove the filter tap it with a pipe tap put a 5/8 barb 90 to a short piece of hose to another 90 and ran a hose to the bottom fitting on the JMB cold air intake plug. If you dont have the fitting at the bottom you can get those plastic adaptors like the zex kit has for the nozzles and plumb into that. No smell anymore.

I can get pics tomorrow if anyone is interested.
 
Ramchargerguy said:
All i did was remove the filter tap it with a pipe tap put a 5/8 barb 90 to a short piece of hose to another 90 and ran a hose to the bottom fitting on the JMB cold air intake plug. If you dont have the fitting at the bottom you can get those plastic adaptors like the zex kit has for the nozzles and plumb into that. No smell anymore.

I can get pics tomorrow if anyone is interested.
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I did a similiar thing with duel cans..took care of the smell..
 
also that the driver side fitting at vavle cover is a small tiny hole in middle of fitting ,,,the passengerside fitting is straight through fitting ,dont know why this is ??i get oil in bigger fitting bad,,im planning on two cans also but really cause i have no baffels in mine it slings oil everywere if i dont empty it ,,,,i shake it up real well and add a splash of milk with ice,and chug it ,,,:D
 
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Ironhead said:
also that the driver side fitting at vavle cover is a small tiny hole in middle of fitting ,,,the passengerside fitting is straight through fitting ,dont know why this is ??i get oil in bigger fitting bad,,im planning on two cans also but really cause i have no baffels in mine it slings oil everywere if i dont empty it ,,,,i shake it up real well and add a splash of milk with ice,and chug it ,,,:D
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Stuff some SS brillo pads down into the can and it will stop the liquid from coming out of the filter..
 
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