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Old 07-12-2009   #14
FattyBoomBatty
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Boulder, CO
Drives: Conquest
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Re: Crank case ventilation test

I just put my turbo back on today because I was trying to find the oil leak on the bottom of it. Turned out a metal plug that is in the g54b block near the bottom popped out and sprayed oil about 13-14" up onto the bottom of my turbo, causing all the smoke.

With my catch can hooked up like before, I used a socket to blow into the drain hose for the turbo to check for blockage, and all this air came out at my face. I thought it was coming out the exhaust manifold at first, but it turned out to be this plug was missing.

It's a press-fit deal but the crank case was getting over-pressurized and it popped out with normal driving. So, luckily I had another one and put it in with JB weld and a hammer. Should stay, but I re-did the lines for my crank case. the rear valve cover port goes down a tube to a road-draft style exit near the oil pan, and the pcv, and my -10 port go to the catch can, but now all three of the top ports are just open, and I took out all the steel wool.

The difference it clear, the car is noticably faster, there's no way for oil to enter my intake tract anywhere, and excess pressure is allowed to escape. I really was amazed at the difference in acceleration.

Before there was only one outlet going into the air filter, but it was quite obvious after these findings that it was not enough, and the nasty sludge that built up in that can was disgusting, plus I had it draining back to the oil pan (which I eliminated).

catch cans can be done right and wrong very easily. But trial and error is almost the only way to go to find the right combo for each car.
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