J4 head oil return port

1. K567 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Bradford/Leeds Posts: 775 03 R53 Mini Cooper S with a little extra going on

   #1 1st January 2013, 16:46

   can the oil return port ( the push in fitting one on intake cam side ) be plugged? or are the oil galleys and return setup different on the jp4 head
   
   or my other random thought was to plum into oil breather system from head to catch tank n then back to crank case.....
2. tweeqd Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Farnham Surrey Posts: 1542 AX GT 16v turbo 6 speed with NOS 205 gti6 E 320

   #2 1st January 2013, 17:46

   Plumbing the catch tank back to the sump is ok if you dont drive in cold weather
   
   When i drive mine in cold weather the tank is cold and the hot oil vapour causes condensation so you get water in the tank, water that id rather didnt get in to the sump
3. K567 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Bradford/Leeds Posts: 775 03 R53 Mini Cooper S with a little extra going on

   #3 1st January 2013, 17:58

   yeah i do, get no more than 50ml in 2 weeks and i figured oil temp would evap any
   
   more interested in the oil port itself, its really bugging me for the routing of hose
4. K567 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Bradford/Leeds Posts: 775 03 R53 Mini Cooper S with a little extra going on

   #4 3rd January 2013, 09:08

   Anyone got an answer on that port......
5. gdf106 Newbie Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 10

   #5 3rd January 2013, 16:57

   Yeah just plug it, the oil return is internal on a jp4 block so I just plugged it and had no issues.
   
   I just put a small breather filter onto the pipework off the top of jp4 rocker covers