catch can filter

[Baggins44]

Do you need to have a filter on a catch can or does it really not matter?

Thanks

 

[Murderface]

Do you need to have a filter on a catch can or does it really not matter?

Thanks

I believe it's there to help separate the liquid from the vapor:top:

 

[hottacoX]

I have seen some people stick steel wool inside the can just to give the oil vapors something to cling to!

 

[Torspd]

A filter itself is not necessary. As for steel wool, that wouldn't be the safest material to use to catch the oil. Just in case of the worst case scenario that the wool comes loose and goes into the motor. A scrub pad material is a better choice.

Another option would be to add a piece of metal as a shield for the oil to hit and collect on, while the air goes around.

 

[Baggins44]

^add a piece of metal where? And do I just put the scrub pad in the can It's self?

Thanks for the info guys :blurock:

 

[RMCO]

^add a piece of metal where? And do I just put the scrub pad in the can It's self?

Thanks for the info guys :blurock:

Not necessarily just tossed in the can itself, but in the path of the air flow as it flows into and through the can. Think of the can as just a reservoir and the scrub pad/metal screen as an element for the vapors to contact and condense onto. Oil vapors condense on the screen and fall into the can, "catching" them before being cycled back into your intake.

 

[Coupe]

I bought an ebay catch can and added a baffle to create a treacherous pan for the oil vapor.

I also installed mine in a unique position, in front of the driver's front tire.

This makes it convenient to drain, when changing the oil.

 

[Baggins44]

Could I rig a filter outside out the can?

 

[Coupe]

Technically, what you want is a coalescer, not a filter. A coalsecer takes vapor droplets and make it a liquid.

This is what my intercooler, looked like after 5 months of use. It's pretty clean.

These are pretty cheap. You can look a little harder on ebay, and you can probably find it chaper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURB...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[Baggins44]

I got this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...636340&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_4170wt_960

 

[Coupe]

That should work.

 

[Clewis333]

I have the TTC catch can, but i have no idea where to install it...
Help?:smile:

 

[Emanon]

I have the TTC catch can, but i have no idea where to install it...
Help?:smile:

Did you check the TTC Catch Can thread?

 

[Clewis333]

Couldn't find anything about the catch can. checked TTC forum... tried searching.

 

[Baggins44]

Do I need a filter on it. I was gonna run a small filter with scouring pad in it just outside the can.

 

[Emanon]

Couldn't find anything about the catch can. checked TTC forum... tried searching.

If you go thru the thread, starting around page 4, there are multiple people who posted installed pics.

 

[Coupe]

Do I need a filter on it. I was gonna run a small filter with scouring pad in it just outside the can.

I do not think you need it.