DIY- home built oil catch can

http://www.turbophile.com/technical/diy_catch_can.html

http://www.turbophile.com/technical/diy_cc/3d_diagram.jpg

ugly ass welds but function over form not bad and cheap too

after it was painted it dont look to bad, tho im not a fan of the color…

well that’s the trick if your welds are shitty, puddle enough on there to grind off then paint over :slight_smile:

round end caps would have made it a lil easier to weld neatly

but at least for the first time on this site, mention of sloppy welds wasnt made in reference to something i made, lol

These work wonders on saturns too. :slight_smile:

fantastic sign me up for one since the shadow blows more oil than a kuwait fire.

im not sure i agree with the baffle placement.

reasoning?

I already make a tank similar to that.(and it looks 100% better)

Maybe I would make oil catch cans if enough people will buy them.:gotme: :slight_smile:

well. for his application, it isn’t too bad, because he isn’t using engine vacuum to evacuate the crankcase, but if he were, once the oil lever passed the bottom of the baffle, vacuum would act like a straw and suck the oil right up. When we baffle oil tanks at work, a high weir style with slightly perforated bottom seems to work the best. A baffle like he used should have been perforated at all points below his inlets to allow air to pass. A perforated plate typical reduces splashing because it damps the oil.

You can actually use air compressor filters from home depot just take out the filter and put some stainless steel mesh or something similar in the bottom. Though my catchcan is recirculated back into the intake system, works fine for me and many other people i know. An added thing is you can drain it with the pepcok on the bottom and see the oil in the catchcan

petcock

Would something like this work, it screws together and seals with an o-ring…
(with different holes, etc, obviously)

Here is the assembly.
It could be polished to a mirror finish for more bling.:pimp:

^^^^ill take 1!!

:tup:

I made one at home depot using a filter designed for pneutmatic line, brass fittings, hose, and clamps. Very inexpensive.

The actual ‘catch can’ looks like this on my setup:

http://aircompressorsdirect.com/catalog/images/019-0187_400.jpg

this is exactly what TRP951 was referring to. You can see the oil level, and use the valve on the bottom to drain.

now what’s the difference between making one at the top of the thread, home depot style, or getting one off ebay for about the same price? like this one …
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/95AccordVtec/EbayOilCatchCan.jpg