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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: edition_30 on 06 May 2009, 10:23

Title: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 06 May 2009, 10:23
Does anybody have a catch tank on their gti.. i used to have a punto turbo which had the tank to catch all theoil that built up in the breather system.. i was amazed at what was being recirculated thru my engine...
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: andeep on 06 May 2009, 10:40
Yes, the BSH Stage 2 PCV fix is a catch can.
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 06 May 2009, 10:56
Thanks for that.. is it worth adding to mine even tho i dont have a remap
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: bacillus on 06 May 2009, 15:17
Thanks for that.. is it worth adding to mine even tho i dont have a remap

Yes, it's a useful mod to keep your motor running at it's best...
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: Ed30DSG on 06 May 2009, 15:41
My question is; does it actually help reduce the carbon deposit build-up?
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: bacillus on 06 May 2009, 15:50
My question is; does it actually help reduce the carbon deposit build-up?

It does reduce the deposits that form on the intake valves due to oil vapour recurcilation if that's what you are refering to...
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 06 May 2009, 16:06
Where can i get one from guys & is it dificult to install?

Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: bacillus on 06 May 2009, 16:22
Unfortunately it's not cheap and only one manufacturer produces the kit. Additionally you'll have to order it from the US and pay UK custom charges.

http://www.bshspeedshop.com/store/product.php?productid=16952&cat=1011&page=1
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: RedRobin on 06 May 2009, 17:19
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I assume that installing the BSH will result in the stock engine cover no longer fitting.
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 06 May 2009, 18:44
Unfortunately it's not cheap and only one manufacturer produces the kit. Additionally you'll have to order it from the US and pay UK custom charges.

http://www.bshspeedshop.com/store/product.php?productid=16952&cat=1011&page=1

Thanks for that mate.. that price is crazy.. at the end of the day its just a tank.. will the ones of ebay be suffice?
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: bacillus on 06 May 2009, 19:36
the ones of ebay be suffice?

No!
You need some way to vent the pcv vapours and the kit does this by including a specially machined plate that replaces the oem pcv and has the necessary venting holes.
If you could find a cheap and suitable way of replacing the oem pcv with something similiar, then you could use any other catch can you want from ebay.
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: bacillus on 06 May 2009, 19:47
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I assume that installing the BSH will result in the stock engine cover no longer fitting.

It can be made to fit with a little modifcation of the stock air box.

You could try the fitting method Ukdub has used or use an alternative like below.

(http://www.aibrahim.co.uk/frontcan.JPG)
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 11 May 2009, 14:07
What about if i wanted to vent to atmosphere.. would this be possibloe without the need for an additional plate.. there must be a send & recieve valve.. could i not just block the recive valve and use a silicon hose from the send valve & then vent to atmosphere
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: andeep on 13 May 2009, 13:51
What about if i wanted to vent to atmosphere.. would this be possibloe without the need for an additional plate.. there must be a send & recieve valve.. could i not just block the recive valve and use a silicon hose from the send valve & then vent to atmosphere

Take a read of this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4387972

Maybe that could be incorporated into some sort of vent to atmosphere? Otherwise I know BSH is working on a racing catch can that vents to the atmosphere.
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 13 May 2009, 15:55
Thanks for the link mate... very interesting read... im looking at simply running a hose from the pcv down to the bottom of the car to get rid of the excess oil. Any ideas if not using a vacuum to eliminate the crankcase gases would cause a problem. I ran this setup on my putno & it worked fine
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: RedRobin on 13 May 2009, 16:04

Thanks for the link mate... very interesting read... im looking at simply running a hose from the pcv down to the bottom of the car to get rid of the excess oil. Any ideas if not using a vacuum to eliminate the crankcase gases would cause a problem. I ran this setup on my putno & it worked fine


....That's nice of you! Oil on the road - A very responsible and considerate action! :rolleyes:

And please don't try and tell me that it's a negligable amount - Try telling that to the cyclist or motorbiker who goes down on a roundabout and then gets crushed by the truck behind (as happened to a friend I once knew).
Title: Re: Catch Tank
Post by: edition_30 on 13 May 2009, 18:36
Fair play.. what if i were to route the oil to a tank then.. would the lack of vacuum for the crankcase gasses cause a problem?