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Steel, Im not interested in spraying the underside of my truck with a fine oil mist. That is why I designed a can. It will take some time to modify it to perform this function but when it condenses the oil it will have to pool somewhere. So far I have the basics taken care of and we will se what happens now and what will need to be modified.
Brad, Thanks for the ideas and comments. I think its interesting that you have not had an oil drip from the hose. I would think there would be enogh surface area in that hose to make a couple drips now and then. looking at the amount of oil dripping from my IC boots, you would think you would be seeing a lot more.
Brad, Thanks for the ideas and comments. I think its interesting that you have not had an oil drip from the hose. I would think there would be enogh surface area in that hose to make a couple drips now and then. looking at the amount of oil dripping from my IC boots, you would think you would be seeing a lot more.
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Steel, Im not interested in spraying the underside of my truck with a fine oil mist. That is why I designed a can. It will take some time to modify it to perform this function but when it condenses the oil it will have to pool somewhere. So far I have the basics taken care of and we will se what happens now and what will need to be modified.
Brad, Thanks for the ideas and comments. I think its interesting that you have not had an oil drip from the hose. I would think there would be enogh surface area in that hose to make a couple drips now and then. looking at the amount of oil dripping from my IC boots, you would think you would be seeing a lot more.
Brad, Thanks for the ideas and comments. I think its interesting that you have not had an oil drip from the hose. I would think there would be enogh surface area in that hose to make a couple drips now and then. looking at the amount of oil dripping from my IC boots, you would think you would be seeing a lot more.
My dad had a 2000 F-250 7.3l Powerstroke with the stock CCV setup.
Dad had oil all over the hood where the oil leaked out of the IC boots.
I decided mine wasn't going to do that.
I learned about all the IC boots popping off after I did the mod, and I'm really glad I did the CCV mod now!
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I have been fortunate that I have not had one pop on me either... yet. I must have one of the lowest mile 2004 trucks. Its sitting at 26k miles.
I am thinking about putting in a screen platform on the bottom and then filling the canister with either cotton ***** or poly fill. Im sure it would filter out the mist but it would take forever to pool enough to drain.
I am thinking about putting in a screen platform on the bottom and then filling the canister with either cotton ***** or poly fill. Im sure it would filter out the mist but it would take forever to pool enough to drain.
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Nice fab work, I have had mine rerouted for a while now, I have never seen it drip i have no canister.. I only see vapors coming out at idle I don't beleive they will ever drip oil.. Maybe it would on a super high milage motor 200-300k
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I just rerouted mine today. i bought all the items to make the canister but now I'm wondering if its worth the hastle. I bought 7 ft of hose and it ends up at the back of the cab on the frame rale. I am wondering if I should buy one of those crankcase breather valves and attach it to the end of the hose and call it good?
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Thanks again for the comments. Based on what others have stated (not seeing any drips) I realize that the brass drain valve will never get used. At least not for a long time. I am going to fill the canister with fiber in an effort to filter out the vapor. Maybe I could condense enough vapor to make a few drops. LOL. My goal is to keep my truck from getting an oily film on everything, especially my trailer! I will post back when I have results.
Once I can completely remove all of the oil vapor I will try running it back into the intake.
Once I can completely remove all of the oil vapor I will try running it back into the intake.
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I took my canister and modified it a bit. I used the bottom of a water bottle, cut a hole in the top, and punctured many holes around the sides. The purpose of this plastic is to alow the down spout to emit the vapors at the bottom without comming in direct contact or being plugged by the cotton. Here is a picture of it inserted:
I then added the plumbing (a "T" and a small pvc pipe downward). I used a T so I could grab onto it as I positioned it. I then sealed the T with a cap. Here is a picture of it finished:
I then used a screwdriver to carefully place the cotton ***** in the canister:
I screwed the cap on and then put it back on:
I went for a test drive and could not see any vapors like I did before. It will take some time to see how well this works. I can say the hardest part of this job was pulling out the 3/4" hose from the 1" hose. I certainly will not have any issues with it slipping out.
I then added the plumbing (a "T" and a small pvc pipe downward). I used a T so I could grab onto it as I positioned it. I then sealed the T with a cap. Here is a picture of it finished:
I then used a screwdriver to carefully place the cotton ***** in the canister:
I screwed the cap on and then put it back on:
I went for a test drive and could not see any vapors like I did before. It will take some time to see how well this works. I can say the hardest part of this job was pulling out the 3/4" hose from the 1" hose. I certainly will not have any issues with it slipping out.
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I removed the restriction and 90% of the cotton. It seems to be working well as I have no vapor mist.
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I don't know how many of you guys have owned cummin's diesels but i had a 2004 dodge cummins and that engine is for yrs and yrs has had the crank case vented directly to atmosphere....no filters or anything just a 2 foot hose hanging out from the valve cover...i don't understand why there is so much talk of putting a filter on these things anyways...not neccessary let alone a freakin canister to catch oil geeeez...lol cummins up till at least 05 did not have any problems with being vented to atmosphere....
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I'm no rocket scientist but here's my aviation mechanic thoughts on this.
There is the small elbow that goes into the intake tube that has a angled end to it. This angled end allows the crankcase vapor to be pulled into the intake by the air flowing towards the compessor wheel of the turbo. If you were to cut this angled end even with the inside of the intake tube this would prevent/limit the crankcase vapor from getting pulled into the intake. The airflow across the hole could act as an air curtian limiting and maybe eliminating the crankcase vapors from entering the intake. There will not be any pressure going into the crankcase since the air is being pulled into the tube and not pushed in. I'd have to search for all the scientific names for all the principles to this but it's not that difficult to understand how it works and how to stop it from working. Took me all of 30 mins to R&I everything, cutting the elbow short and test riding. Long term observations will determine the effectiveness of the mod.
There is the small elbow that goes into the intake tube that has a angled end to it. This angled end allows the crankcase vapor to be pulled into the intake by the air flowing towards the compessor wheel of the turbo. If you were to cut this angled end even with the inside of the intake tube this would prevent/limit the crankcase vapor from getting pulled into the intake. The airflow across the hole could act as an air curtian limiting and maybe eliminating the crankcase vapors from entering the intake. There will not be any pressure going into the crankcase since the air is being pulled into the tube and not pushed in. I'd have to search for all the scientific names for all the principles to this but it's not that difficult to understand how it works and how to stop it from working. Took me all of 30 mins to R&I everything, cutting the elbow short and test riding. Long term observations will determine the effectiveness of the mod.