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Old 02-07-2005, 10:45 PM
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Well I've been a around here for awhile so I thought i would post up. Read a post about a homemade catchcan so I thought i would try it for myself. Here are some pics of it. Total cost ~30 bucks at Lowe's.
Old 02-07-2005, 11:10 PM
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I am going to have to try this, I am curious to find out how much stuff will end up in the catch can. The qestion that I have is from where to where to you hook it up. I dont have forced induction, so that would make things a little bit different. Can you post some pics from where it exactly goes.
Old 02-07-2005, 11:13 PM
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I'll post some pics tomorrow of where it goes. But it is pretty simplistic once you pull it off. I want to see how much oil is going into my intake and ill grab a pic of that at the end of the week.
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Does this just hook up right in between after the PCV to where the lines goes.
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Does this just hook up right in between after the PCV to where the lines goes.
That's been my big question, but I haven't been in a terrible hurry. I'm about to hit the 40k mile mark though, so I might as well go ahead and do this now. It'll help out my motor either way.
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here is the original POST on this i just did it like 3 weeks ago. i dont get to much oil in there. i got my can for 11.99 at home depot, the to brass fitting were 1.25 each and the hose was 1.98 for 2 ft. i didn't get any clamps because i had to heat up the hose just to get it onto the fitting so i figured it would be fine.

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Old 02-08-2005, 12:26 PM
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what exactly is needed in doing this?? I think im going to Lowes after work and buy me the proper things. So if anyone please list everything you need to do this project. TIA.
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What happens with the oil after it is caught in the can though? Do you just disconnect the can and empty it?
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Some people get a lot, and some don't get much at all. I get about a tbsp per oil change in my AMW catch can.
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Is that a water trap for a air compressor output?


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