oil cacht can?

[henrycas]

hi guys, im a newbie, just i wondering if enyone has instlled an oil cacht can on your zx, if you will put some pics of it, i did a litle research, but i didn`t see an instalation on a zx yet...

[Walter Moore]

Apparently the description didn't translate well, because I have no idea what the term "oil cacht can" means.

[240260280z]

If you change your oil regularly and keep the PCV system in good shape you should not require one.

[westpak]

yeah oil catch cans are over rated, if you need one and have so much oil/blowby that you need a catch can you have some issues, I haven't even installed on in my 350Z with built engine and twin turbos, but it looks cool in the engine bay

[steve91tt]

If you move away from the stock induction to something like triples then the catch can becomes more useful as the PCV system is usually deleted.

[henrycas]

sorry my bad, oil "catch" can!

i know you know it but, this is some info that i found: it seems useful to me

"An oil catch can is used in turbo applications, or high-performance race applications where excessive blow-by (leakage past the piston rings) of air and fuel vapor occurs. This creates a positive pressure in the crankcase. Engine manufactures have placed a valve on the engine block which releases this pressure. This valve is known as a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve. During engine operation, blow-by gases, as well as oil mist from the rotating components of the engine, pass through the PCV valve and are routed back into the intake for the engine to burn off. However, some of the oil mist and other products settle along the engine intake and over time form a "gunk." The oil catch can collects the oil mist and condenses the fuel vapors while allowing "cleaner" gases to be passed back into the intake. Typically the blow-by gasses are passed through a wire mesh, which give the vapor droplets something to adhere to. Since the oil catch cans condense the vapor portion of the gasses, they will need to be drained periodically of all the oil, fuel and other contaminants".

it seems like a comestical thing, but like Westpak looks cool in the engine bay..

thanks for your comments.

pd. sorry for my bad english.