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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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What the hell is this stuff? I just finished installing the system, and drove around for about 45 min of "spirited driving" This is what was in the can when I was done. There wasnt very much, and there was no oil. I forgot to take a pic of the filter by the TB, but there was a little yellow gunk caught in it.
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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As a side note... digital camera phones are the best thing ever!
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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is it real watery? might be some nasty condensation its hard to tell
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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Looks like really dirty Antifreeze with some kinda of gunk in it.....
All a catch can is supposed to do is catch coolant when the coolant overflows from the radiator and then it sucks it back up when it needs coolant..
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its very watery. Ws6 kid its an oil catch can for the PCV system, there better not be coolant in it!!
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 10:12 PM
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cargasm?
my thoughts exactly!
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Looks like your motor has a runny nose, thats pretty nasty stuff. I'll give you $5 to eat it
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Don't sweat it. I ran my catch can for a few months and when I dumped it out, it looked like old chocolate milk. You're gonna pick up a lot of condensation, mixed with a little oil, and get a nasty mix like that.

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Don't sweat it. I ran my catch can for a few months and when I dumped it out, it looked like old chocolate milk. You're gonna pick up a lot of condensation, mixed with a little oil, and get a nasty mix like that.

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So, normally that **** would be going inside my engine?
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Technically, yeah. It would go back into the TB, to be reburned in the cylinders. Almost every car has a setup like that.

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When I dump my catch can the **** that comes out is looks just like that, maybe a little thicker. It's basically emulsified oil - water, oil & air all whipped up.
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eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww you car has bad allergies... take the car to the doctor and see what they can do... next thing you know that car will start sneezing
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Your car Jizzed.... LMAO
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