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Old 08-11-2010, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by EmersonHart13
Do you have pics of this setup?

Also, I might have missed this, what size hose did you use?
I think I used 3/8"
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Awesome.

I am going to build one of these to see what I get...
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Originally Posted by EmersonHart13
Awesome.

I am going to build one of these to see what I get...
Yeah def do it, it's a good addition. Before this my low oil light would come on at 50% oil life (approx 2000 miles). Now I am 3000+ miles into my oil change, and the light hasn't come on since. Plus I am still in the 50% range!
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Yeah, considering my recent oil burning issue this could come in handy.
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ok since i just learned what it is. will some explain how they hooked it up and if they are just running the oil back in to the system somehow? i would greatly appreciate it
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Originally Posted by Hawkins04
ok since i just learned what it is. will some explain how they hooked it up and if they are just running the oil back in to the system somehow? i would greatly appreciate it
Hookup is the first post on the last page. Just look at the pics and take it from there.
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thanks i missed that post
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Originally Posted by Hawkins04
thanks i missed that post
For the last pic, I had to buy a connector to connect the two lines. I went to value and spent $.99 I think.
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ok i think im missing something here. i looked at the pics and i see there are two lines. one goes to the top of intakeand the other goes to the old line that connected to the top of the intake. is that it?
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Yeah just follow the lines in the pics. The pics he posted are the installed pics. In the first pic, though, he was just showing you where the old line was.
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yea i see he has one line running to where each end of that old connects but i think what im confused about is i looked at rossko's catch can pics and he has 3 lines ran instead of 2
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Originally Posted by Hawkins04
yea i see he has one line running to where each end of that old connects but i think what im confused about is i looked at rossko's catch can pics and he has 3 lines ran instead of 2
He might not have the same catch can as Mike and I, but I'm not certain. We both bought ours off ebay for $26. Now Mike is running 2, I probably will just stick with 1
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does it look like this? do you have to drain yours?
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Originally Posted by Hawkins04
does it look like this? do you have to drain yours?
The pics that Mike posted is the same exact setup that I have. Yes i drain mine every oil change, but there's not much in there, maybe a couple of ounces
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ok the one i posted is the same just red
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Make sure you buy rubber hose, it should be rigid. Freaking Home Depot didn't have any so I have to go to another store to find it.
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yea i was going to buy the catch can and then buy the hose because the hose they come with looks cheap
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Picked up some rubber hose this morning at Carquest. Install tonight....

Question about our system... Vacuum is being pulled from the back into the intake, correct?

Also, what is this front side that MPGEagle is talking about? aka clean vs dirty?

Thanks,

John
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When you get the catch cans make sure you plug up one hole with a finger and blow through it to check for any leakage. My first catch can had a leak near one of the screws on top of one of the nipples. (lol...) I used some rtv and them screwed it back in and as insurance I put small rubber O-Rings under each nipple before it got screwed back in. Hope this helps ya.

-Mike



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