Breather Pipe

1. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #1 6th January 2006, 15:41

   After you have applied an Induction Kit...do you need a breather filter or not?
2. Ratty Established Member Joined: Jun 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1682

   #2 6th January 2006, 16:01

   legally it should be plumbed back into the inlet, as even with a breather filter its an MOT failure according to the letter and law, however not many MOT places pick this up
3. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #3 6th January 2006, 16:07

   well atm i don't have a breather filter on and my car passed MOT just a few days ago....should i buy a breather filter though? is it needed?
4. Ratty Established Member Joined: Jun 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1682

   #4 6th January 2006, 16:59

   like I said, legally its an MOT fail if they went by the law and the letter, breather filter will stop oil going all over the engine bay but techincally its illegal but unlikely you will get stopped because of it
5. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #5 6th January 2006, 20:59

   ok cheers
6. w_jd_w Established Member Joined: Aug 2005 Derby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1573

   #6 6th January 2006, 21:42

   As ratty has said legally you need a filter but you should be ok without them. If you are considering buying one be warned some have a tendancy to leek oil.
7. puzzledzippy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2005 woking United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3153 audi a4 2.8 quattro sport

   #7 6th January 2006, 21:44

   mine went straight through the mot and i have got a filter instead of a pipe.
8. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #8 6th January 2006, 21:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by w_jd_w As ratty has said legally you need a filter but you should be ok without them. If you are considering buying one be warned some have a tendancy to leek oil.

   No as Ratty has said, its an MOT failure to breathe back to the atmosphere regardless of having a filter or not.
9. Mr_Hush Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2005 Bridgend United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 665

   #9 2nd February 2006, 00:02

   would you loose any gains by the pipeing going back into the inlet? as mine is on my bmc or is it better putting the breather filter that came with it on instead?
10. keydogg L-plater Joined: Feb 2006 Hull United Kingdom (England) Posts: 44

    #10 11th February 2006, 15:14

    have you thought about putting an Oil Catch Tank in? i had this problem, so i put in a make-shift oil catch tank which was basically a pipe from the outlet to a plastic bottle to catch the crap from in the engine, and a breather filter coming off that. (Still not legal tho!)