presslab Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) Anyone make their own oil catch can? I'm thinking of welding one up on my EA82T. I have a bit of oil on cold start and I think it's blowby that's accumulating in the intercooler. Could be the turbo seal too but the catch can is probably not a bad idea with my 170k miles. Let's see some pics. Edited June 17, 2011 by presslab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruFred Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 It's hard to beat the $25 ebay catch cans for a starting point. Here's what I did for my turbo Scion XB: http://scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193244&highlight=ghetto+catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyfun Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Depending on the size of your PCV hose, I usually just use a big clear gas filter. Worked great on my Talon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Stainless steel spice pots, a couple of 3M cloths and some brass plumbing fittings. These aren't so much catch cans. More like coarse oil filters. I have only just done this so I will keep you posted on how fast they clog up. With luck, the left side will stay clean (drawing in fresh air) but I stuspect the right side will clog reletively faster since it is drawing blow by back in through the engine. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanurys Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Mine is more of an oil/condensate separator. It's really just a prego jar in-line before the PCV valve. I usually capture about 2 oz of oil per oil change. Most of what is in there is water which evaporates out of the oil. It's caused by the same effect which makes water condense in an air compressor. As it cools water turns back into liquid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Stainless steel spice pots, a couple of 3M cloths and some brass plumbing fittings. These aren't so much catch cans. More like coarse oil filters. I have only just done this so I will keep you posted on how fast they clog up. With luck, the left side will stay clean (drawing in fresh air) but I stuspect the right side will clog reletively faster since it is drawing blow by back in through the engine. We shall see. DAMN! That engine looks CLEAN!!! 1.6?same with the tranny. im digging those valve covers too, :slobber:wheww! lets see the rest of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 DAMN! That engine looks CLEAN!!! 1.6?same with the tranny. im digging those valve covers too, :slobber:wheww! lets see the rest of the car Thanks. Yeah, 1600 EA71. No new pics at the moment. Other than the engine bay the rest of the car is looking very neglected. Have a look at these though. http://s804.photobucket.com/albums/yy327/Dirk27/Green%20Machine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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