DIY: Catch Can for 6th Gen Accords

[AFAccord]

2. Use a phillips head screwdriver to remove the filter. Since this is designed to remove water from air, this wont work with oil. You will not reuse this Part.

 

[angelusnhc]

Disconnect one end at a time, and make sure you are getting proper vacuum/pressure from the proper holes. To see which is which, read previous posts.
If you are not getting enough pressure/vacuum, then your engine bogs down. I tried it just to experiment haha.

Also - resize the pictures please ffs.

my engine has been bogging down for several months and no one has been able to figure out why. so thankyou for giving me the answer. now how do i find the problem and fix it?

 

[Russianred]

my engine has been bogging down for several months and no one has been able to figure out why. so thankyou for giving me the answer. now how do i find the problem and fix it?

Like I said.. read the rest of the thread, it's pretty much covered.. where vacuum and pressure should be, and which hoses should hook up where.

If everything sounds like the examples posted, then you're ok, at least the problem was not having to do with this setup, but lies elsewhere.

 

[BadgerType]

y did i fail jason?

 

[AFAccord]

y did i fail jason?

I was referring to Finch's issue...

After installing it.... a) i drove a few miles on the freeway and to work this morning.... no oil at lunch... and b) after I come down from high idle the car has an insanely low idle (gauge reading 100-200 rpm) anyone know why that would be?

Just to rule out any newb ****, yes everything is securely connected, yes the flow arrow on the filter is pointing the correct way. Only thing I can think of is that brass filter in there doesn't allow enough flow with 5µ holes and the relatively low vacuum pressure.

His picture says it all.

Hey Finch, I think you might have somehow skipped over step 2 in the write-up.

 

[BadgerType]

ah

 

[xi0utlawstarix]

did you even use the "Vacumm Plug (Auto Parts) - 2$"

 

[BadgerType]

i used it to cap the bottom of the nipple on the cannister

 

[finch13]

I was referring to Finch's issue...




His picture says it all.

Hey Finch, I think you might have somehow skipped over step 2 in the write-up.

I purposely skipped that step... it functions fine with the brass screen still in place.

i used it to cap the bottom of the nipple on the cannister

That method only works for a while. When in vaccum, that nipple bounces up and down, blowing the oil vapor out the bottom. This was the reason I wasn't collecting much. Went ahead and washed everything and sealed it up with some JB Quik and everything is running smoothly now.

Only have to to empty it once or twice a month...

 

[finch13]

So... I've removed this thing. I've been talking to some guys at the track (take their knowledge with a grain of salt) and we were discussing PCV valves and somehow my little setup came up. I'm wondering (since I don't drain the little reservoir often enough) that I am in fact pushing more oil into the intake than if I ran a straight hose. Another concern was that not enough air can get through the separator and is building up crankcase pressure and pushing oil past my rings and out the front main seal. I'm not trying to knock on this gizmo, but I wanna do some research.

I'm currently at 1100 miles since my last oil change; like clockwork I'm exactly a quart low on oil. There's a little oil residue on the lower timing cover, but not enough to really soak the subframe. I'm gonna top it off tomorrow and drive it another 1000 miles and check the oil consumption again to see if it decreases any.

I'll keep you updated.