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Strut Tower Brace vs Breather Valve

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criticman

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Okay...any brilliant ideas to fix my mistake...

I have a '93 LX 5.0 and installed a BBK strut tower brace about a year ago.

Well, along with a lot of other random upgrades (mostly suspension), I ordered a Ford Racing crankcase breather cap (you know, essentially a pretty oil fill cap with a filter - which will be useful more so in the future when I step up to twin turbos).

The problem is, the breather cap is about 1" too tall to fit up under the strut tower brace. So, anyone with some awesome idea to sovle this dilema? I should've known it would be an issue since changing my oil is awkward trying to get the funnel nicely into the oil fill tube since the strut tower brace is right over it.

So if you have an idea that would let me keep this breather cap AND make filling oil easier, awesome, please let me know (ideas such as a replacement fill tube that comes out at an angle would be cool if you know of a place that sells them (and if the install is simple), or some ghetto mod using items from Lowes/Home Depot to make things easier).

Thanks! If no one has any ideas, I will be taking advantage of JEG's nice return policy.
 

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I had the same problem. I took a pipe cutter and cut the filler neck a few inches. I then went to autozone and got the 'push in' breather that has the rubber gormet instead of the screw in one. Never had a problem with it.
 
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what about plumbing in a puke can? can you fill from a puke can?
 
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The one I have is a push in type..so that could work.

How hard is it to remove the filler tube? I am assuming you removed it to cut it so as not to get metal shavings in the oil system

And what is a "puke can" ?
 

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I know Explorer 5.0's came with a extension for the fill tube. It's just a rubber elbow that allows you to still use the stock cap. Why do you need a breather anyways.....
 

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I didn't remove the neck. I stuffed a clean towel down in there and used the pipe cutter. You should get much shavings from the cutter. My car wouldn't idle right when I connected the hose (from the neck) to the intake, only with it off. So I plugged the hole and use the breather.
 
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thats the reason i didn't put my bbk strut brace on.it's still in the box,i'm trying to find one that clears everything,oil cap,intake, and dis. cap.
 

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ratrapp said:
thats the reason i didn't put my bbk strut brace on.it's still in the box,i'm trying to find one that clears everything,oil cap,intake, and dis. cap.
Click to expand...

The MM STB clears everything, and is the best brace available.
 
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thanks,i'll probably get one after christmas,the rear disc swap has drained the funds and christmas coming up,you know everyday bills.
 
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