where do you plumb your catch tank into

[PhilW]

Ebay.

 

[Mat]

cheers boss.

are there certain fittings i need tto look out for?

 

[p34ch3y]

ebay ebay ebay ebay

na mat all you will need and this depends on how you do it if you do i properly like my self and go to the trouble of loseing a pint of blood and end up haveing a shreaded up hand to remove the PCV valve

you need 1 or 2 mtrs of 3/4" ie 19mm pipe
3/4" blanking plug to blank of the tip
catch tank think thats it realy im sure it dos say all what you need and need to do through out this thread

 

[Mat]

yeah, probably should read it ALL

 

[p34ch3y]

well i dont blame ya im the same at time just wanna get things done....

 

[Mat]

right. currently read 1st 200 posts

one quick question, how is the catch tank secured in place?

 

[p34ch3y]

i made an L shaped bracket for mine an screwed it in where one of the 6mm holes wer for the std air filter box fitting

 

[Mat]

cheers boss.

think i've jsut about got my head around how it's plumbed/set up. Seen a picture that someone drew in Paint in another catch tank thread and that looks about right

 

[p34ch3y]

dead easy mate......as said the hard part is removeing the PCV valve

 

[Robbie C]

Just to add to this - fitted my catch tank the other night and for those of you (like me) who are not prepared to part with £30 for a metre of superflex silicone hose you can use the standard pipe that goes from the metal t-piece to the pressure regulator (mushroom valve) on the TIP.

By pure fluke, I chopped a small length off to patch up the pipe where I removed the PCV valve under the inlet mani and the remaining hose was exactly the right length and shape to go from the t-piece over to my inlet on the catch tank

May not be the most bling solution but it'll certainly do for me - I'll upload a pic later

 

[p34ch3y]

Just to add to this - fitted my catch tank the other night and for those of you (like me) who are not prepared to part with £30 for a metre of superflex silicone hose you can use the standard pipe that goes from the metal t-piece to the pressure regulator (mushroom valve) on the TIP.

By pure fluke, I chopped a small length off to patch up the pipe where I removed the PCV valve under the inlet mani and the remaining hose was exactly the right length and shape to go from the t-piece over to my inlet on the catch tank

May not be the most bling solution but it'll certainly do for me - I'll upload a pic later

you need to lose the pressure regulator (mushroom valve)....not needed if done properly

you dont want anything to do with the catch tank in the tip as realy part of the idear is to stop all the cack est venting into the tip......mabie i may have misunderstood you

 

[jamiebennett81]

you need to lose the pressure regulator (mushroom valve)....not needed if done properly

you dont want anything to do with the catch tank in the tip as realy part of the idear is to stop all the cack est venting into the tip......mabie i may have misunderstood you

yes, but for me, removing the PCV system does not look like an easy job to do, so will be keeping this in place, until someone on here can help me remove it one day

 

[__B3NNY__]

yes, but for me, removing the PCV system does not look like an easy job to do, so will be keeping this in place, until someone on here can help me remove it one day

Its not the easiest thing to do i admit and be prepared to lose some skin, i just used a sharp blade and cut either side of it and removed it that way. Quite fidderly to insert the new bit of pipe and jubilee clips but perfectly do able.

By far the easiest way of doing it is to remove the inlet manifold.

 

[jamiebennett81]

Its not the easiest thing to do i admit and be prepared to lose some skin, i just used a sharp blade and cut either side of it and removed it that way. Quite fidderly to insert the new bit of pipe and jubilee clips but perfectly do able.

By far the easiest way of doing it is to remove the inlet manifold.

thats my conern, not the easiest things to do, and would rather have an expert by my side to assist

being this time of year daylight is also not on my side (being it a learning process will take me twice as long to do), and it needs doing as one or two of the pipes are split and need replacing, so its a good time just to get the catch tank on in the easiest of forms

 

[p34ch3y]

yes, but for me, removing the PCV system does not look like an easy job to do, so will be keeping this in place, until someone on here can help me remove it one day

trust me mate if i can do it any one can

but yea you will lose some skin for sure and you need a sharp knife

 

[Robbie C]

You misinterpreted me there I have removed the PCV and EGR valves, but I have re-used the pipe that used to connect the t-piece by the rocker cover to the pressure regulator in the TIP, which now routes from the t-piece to my inlet on the catch tank. Job's a goodun

 

[dai cupra]

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[Reuvers]

Very good Dai!

We'll make a perfect forum member of you yet lol

 

[Robbie C]

Had my catch tank on for 500 miles now, including a track day at Brands last month and this is what I found when I emptied it today:

Seemed to be largely water and not too much oil emulsification. I've ditched my PCV altogether.

That look about right?

 

[PhilW]

Looks like mine. Disgusting innit.