Anyone put an oil catch can on?

[Young Roids]

I forgot the exact purpose of these things, I think it is to keep oil out of the intercooler. Has anyone dune this mod?

 

[Haltech]

I havent seen any traces of this on a MS3.

 

[jam_asian85]

bump for updates soon to come

 

[rjs_speed3]

the purpose of the oil catch can is to catch excess blow by... newer cars dont need it, unless the engine is really old or has a TON of miles on it..

 

[jam_asian85]

the purpose of the oil catch can is to catch excess blow by... newer cars dont need it, unless the engine is really old or has a TON of miles on it..

Yea I know, its merely gonna be used for comestic purposes only

 

[driver311]

You guys are crazy. This car needs a catch can really bad. Mine and well as many others intercoolers and intake manifolds are full of oil. Its a know problem. Search.

 

[Andrade08]

You guys are crazy. This car needs a catch can really bad. Mine and well as many others intercoolers and intake manifolds are full of oil. Its a know problem. Search.

Yup, my cooler inlet had/has oil in it. My boost tube comming of the turbo had oil as well. Not a ton but it did puddle in low spots. Mazda tech said all MS3,MS6 and CX7s do it. Bad breather/PCV design. Just like the 99-04 Lightnings and the GOBS of oil they sucked into the intercooler bran new. I saw TONS of those things coated with oil. Alot of companies cashed in on that with oil catch devices.

 

[winniep]

You guys are crazy. This car needs a catch can really bad. Mine and well as many others intercoolers and intake manifolds are full of oil. Its a know problem. Search.

I agree 100% and haven't even had my intercooler off yet. It is a fact of life on turbo cars. I would imagine you would ESPECIALLY need a catch can after installing a FMIC, considering the forces of gravity and all. I had a catch can on the SRT-4 (it was small) and had to empty it about once every week and a half, and that was running less boost than we do stock. I will be getting a FMIC soon and will be putting a CC on prior to the install.

 

[laloosh]

i've had my ic off a ton of time, never saw a hint of oil anywhere

 

[jam_asian85]

snapped a quick shot

just wanna say thanks to Dr. D for helping me out with this set up

 

[mk_slayr]

snapped a quick shot

just wanna say thanks to Dr. D for helping me out with this set up

Install write up = (guitar)

 

[dadasracecar]

Ummm guys, the pcv valve for the MZR motor is underneath the intake manifold. There is a hose from the crankcase to the passenger side of the intake btw the intake and the crankcase. YOu can't see it from the top with the foam there but you can see it from the bottom of the car if you know what you're looking for. And yes, you absolutely need a catch can. Don't believe me? Pull your throttle body off and take a look inside the intake. I guarantee you it will be coated with oil and gunk. I've pulled intakes to delete the vtcs from four cars and all of them had s*** in the intake. Check the 6club forum in the MS6 drivetrain section and look for posts by whoosh. He's got writeups and pix. Also, the setup in the pic above is pointless. You won't get anything there. A lot of MS6 guys did this and got nothing in their cans.

 

[dadasracecar]

http://forum . mazda 6 club . com/index.php?showtopic=90535

 

[enganear]

Ok, I'm convinced this is a must do / good thing and it appears a standard pneumatics air/water separator and some tubing are all that is needed. Do you have to remove the intake manifold to get to the PCV valve and the manifold connection?

The cylinder pressures generated by the boost have got to result in substantial blow-by compared to NA engines.
-enganear

 

[tru-boost]

uuummmmm....... that can is in the wrong spot ! it goes by the pcv valve, not the breather port.

 

[Dr. D]

uuummmmm....... that can is in the wrong spot ! it goes by the pcv valve, not the breather port.

??? what? your out of your mind... the can could be just about anywhere even though you would want the shortest route possible but regardless there is no problem with the can being there so long as the hoses are in the right spot. which they are.

 

[driver311]

uuummmmm....... that can is in the wrong spot ! it goes by the pcv valve, not the breather port.

Actually its a good spot but you idealy want two if you are gonna do that.

 

[Andrade08]

On a forced induction motor you want the oil catch on the PCV valve location first. It doesn't hurt to put an oil catch can on the tube that goes from the valve cover to the intake tube but that is not the main problem spot. You want the main crank case vent to have a seperator. You could just cap that top hose on the intake tube and put a breather on the valve cover in that location the catch can is on if you wanted to.

 

[SharkDiver]

I took off my inlet tube from my turbo to my intercooler and there was oil all around the inside of the tube.So I guess I got oil coming thru my turbo seals and my pcv system.Why are those catch cans so damn expensive...

 

[whooosh]

catch can on the intake tube(CAI) in line with the breather(back of valve cover)=there for looks and is doing "nothing"

must remove TB, and intake mani
run in-line with PCV=correct

go ahead and argue all you want.
lol