oil breather or catch tank?

1. earthed5 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Wigan Posts: 102 Saxo mk2 1.1 Saxo mk2 vts Combo van

   #1 7th June 2011, 16:45

   I'm soon getting an induction kit for my vts. The problem is after going to the FCS i saw that there where some people using a catch tank and others using like a pipercross oil breather from Halfords.
   
   I know you can get both for around £20 each but whats the differents and what are the pros/cons of each.
   
   Which shall I run?
   
   oil Breather
   
   
   catch tank
   
   
   Thanks
2. Morgan_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Bristol/Bucks Posts: 2931 N3CNM 8v y0¬!

   #2 7th June 2011, 20:46

   Have a search I'm sure this comes up plenty.
   
   Both fulfil the same job. Arguably the catch tank is more 'efficient' because the vapour oils are being stored (and therefore a need for cleaning) whereas the filter only minimises the oils in the bay (afaik... I mean a filter can't remove them completely!)
   
   If you are a cleaning whore and like to keep the bay pristine I'd go for the catch tank.
   
   Hope that helps.

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3. earthed5 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Wigan Posts: 102 Saxo mk2 1.1 Saxo mk2 vts Combo van

   #3 8th June 2011, 15:25

   thanks thats perfect, all i needed to know. i will go for the tank i think. it looks a lot more tidy too.
   
   thanks