Sorry Op. I don't do it intentionally.
Kurt - not a lot. I would take the upper off and set it on some thing and there would always be a small puddle, and varnishing my new lower at the time pretty quickly. With the catch can I maybe get 1/4 - 1/3 a cup of oil in it in 3K mi? Around there, its not much. 122K original bottom end. Using the motorcraft pcv screen also.
Edit - I looked up the Steeda. I would fill that one up to the element before a oil change. That one probably separates better judging from he element (mine is basically stainless steel wool), but it does seem to work well, and has a large capacity. Mounting is tricky.
Kurt - not a lot. I would take the upper off and set it on some thing and there would always be a small puddle, and varnishing my new lower at the time pretty quickly. With the catch can I maybe get 1/4 - 1/3 a cup of oil in it in 3K mi? Around there, its not much. 122K original bottom end. Using the motorcraft pcv screen also.
Edit - I looked up the Steeda. I would fill that one up to the element before a oil change. That one probably separates better judging from he element (mine is basically stainless steel wool), but it does seem to work well, and has a large capacity. Mounting is tricky.
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The tubing from the air intake is NOT a vent tube. The air flow is from the air intake into the engine and up through the PCV back into the intake. Did you replace the screen below the PCV? Very important. If you are experiencing severe blowby changing the air exchange path is a patch for an engine that needs refreshing. As mentioned oil viscosity isn't your problem.
No it's ok, it's all related and educating. But, I did add a K&N breather today and just took her for a test drive. Started off great then I opened her up in the country...and the stuttering and erratic RPM's started again. This time I made it home. So far so good on no oil from the breather, but now I have to figure out why it's erratic when I give it gas. Acts like there's no fuel or misfiring. I don't know anymore. It has only done this once the engine is nice and hot. When it's below 150 it runs awesome.
Yep, that is why most guys just cap it off and use a breather cap or run the rube to a remove breather or catch can.
Well no more oil issues after installing external breather. BUT now it idles horribly, chokes and pops when I press the accelerator WOT, and the fuel gauge reads 40psi when no load, but once I had the wife hit the accelerator it dropped down to 15-20psi. This thing is falling apart on me in 2 weeks. I'm thinking maybe the fuel pump? But lately there has been more of a fuel smell in the garage than there used to be. I have the big aeromotive pump and the large injectors/rails, etc so it's set up but no fuel/horrible psi. This thing went from fun to pain in the butt.
With the breather and a working PCV you are now sucking a massive amount of un-metered air into the intake so the ECU fuel calculations are useless. How are the system electronics being managed? Is the ECU chipped and are you using a FMU? I suspect there are a couple of things happening that more info would help narrow down the problem. Have you pulled the trouble codes?
here is a good read on catch can, pcv etc on an SC engine... details his various set ups and final solution...
http://www.w8ji.com/pcv_system.htm
@jAEded how'd you run you lines? both VC's and PCV? etc
Thanks OP, asking in your thread because i think you'll find its your problem/solution...
http://www.w8ji.com/pcv_system.htm
@jAEded how'd you run you lines? both VC's and PCV? etc
Thanks OP, asking in your thread because i think you'll find its your problem/solution...
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