oil catch tank

1. Dobba-VtR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Jarrow, south shields Posts: 363 current: 2001 silver vtr owned: blew up posi blue

   #1 14th December 2009, 17:55

   what do these do exactly and what benefits does it give me car?
   cheers for the help guys
2. leighk18 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 stafford (hixon) Posts: 743 red mk1 vts

   #2 14th December 2009, 18:12

   hey mate little unsure what these are my self i belive its just a tank were you put ya breather pipes in to catch any oil which mayb come out of ya breahter on ya head will give no perfomance increase at all
3. Dobba-VtR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Jarrow, south shields Posts: 363 current: 2001 silver vtr owned: blew up posi blue

   #3 14th December 2009, 18:36

   so there really only there for show and are they easy to fit or a pain in the arse?
4. miamibluebaby Established Member Joined: May 2009 Ellesmere (Shropshire) Posts: 1044 superchared 106 gti

   #4 14th December 2009, 18:36

   if you ever take yor rocker cover off you will probably find a load of thick carbony bitty coked up oil, well this cant leave the engine through the breather so stays in and well i cant say does much good for the engine, if you fit one you will tend to find it starts to fill up with crap that you wouldnt want to put in your engine, so why leave it there??
5. Dobba-VtR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Jarrow, south shields Posts: 363 current: 2001 silver vtr owned: blew up posi blue

   #5 14th December 2009, 18:44

   so it removes all of the S**ty oil from the top part of the engine suppose al invest in one any 1 on how they are fitted?
6. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #6 14th December 2009, 19:21

   Instead of oil vapours being routed back into the inlet, you have a choice of venting them straight to air (which i'm led to believe is actually illegal, although I could be wrong, not that it stops most doing it), or venting to a catch tank.
   
   Personally can't see a massive need for a tank, unless your engine breathes heavily though tbh.
7. Slugshead Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 Cardiff Posts: 1087 1.4 Red Westcoast Mk2 Posi Blue VTS

   #7 14th December 2009, 19:27

   engine bay pimping
8. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #8 14th December 2009, 19:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Dobba-VtR what do these do exactly and what benefits does it give me car? cheers for the help guys

   It stops all of the oil vaper going back into the engine...
9. leighk18 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 stafford (hixon) Posts: 743 red mk1 vts

   #9 14th December 2009, 19:37

   i was not to far off then lol mite get my self one as im missing the breather from the top of my head any way
10. Dobba-VtR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Jarrow, south shields Posts: 363 current: 2001 silver vtr owned: blew up posi blue

    #10 14th December 2009, 19:49

    well if it helps tiny bit and it definatly looks better than just the breather filter will get one soon
    cheers for all the help much appreciated
11. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

    #11 15th December 2009, 22:38

    Catch tanks are more for show. Most performance engines dont run catch tanks you want that oil vapour to go back through the inlet to keep everything lubed and free in the real world.