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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Reasty on 14 July 2010, 14:43
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Just bought an oil catchtank but which hoses need connecting to it? it's a 16v kr,has anyone done this and what where the results of fitting one,any tips or pointers would be much appriciate also pics would help alot.
Cheers
Simon
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crank and cam cover breathers.
Might perk it up a touch, but not much.
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Ok thanks DH,so where these breathers use to connect to do I just block them or do I need to put a small filter on the pipes,I was under the impression that one of the nipples on the catch tank was an input and the other an out to exhaust am I wrong? sorry to be so clueless on this,I'm usually pretty handy with a spanner but I'm abit stumped with this one :embarassed:
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:rolleyes:
You've bought something because it's a 'performance mod' without knowing what it does?
Good effort.
Have you thought about an indickion kit (sic) too?
The pipes in the breathers need to be routed into the catch tank. The nasty vapours fall out and liquify in the tank and the gas escapes via the exhaust.
Precisely the same can be acheived with a Coke bottle, a stanley knife and some tubing. You just make sure the tube doesn't touch the bottom of the bottle and the hole isn't tight around the tube at the top. Please note some people prefer Lucozade bottles for this technical application because of their wide-neck form.
The objective of this is to remove the nasty oily vapours from your intake (where they're normally dumped by the breathers) thus giving your engine fine, clean air to breathe.
In human terms a catch tank is like removing a pipe running from your backside to your nose - unless you've got really bad wind it's not going to have much effect.
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Coke bottle? Lucozade bottle? An old wonder wheels bottle here! :grin:
Nick
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Posh git.
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sainsbury's milkshake bottle ftw! this is one I literally threw together just to make sure nothing with the breather system was effecting the way the car ran, it wasn't so it went back to standard.
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/catchtank.jpg)
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route it from the block breather pipe to catch tank, then block up the holes on the airbox and inlet manifold. i think you need a filter on the outlet of the catch tank for the mot? maybe someone can confirm
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Thanks guys. I do know the idea of what a Catch tank does dh but just wasn't sure of the application I wouldn't just buy something without knowing why I'm buying it,thanks for your help .
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Saw the Jabbasport's Luke Schlewitz's Mk2 16v utilised the screen wash bottle as a oil catch tank.
Think that was because of race regulations and they setup the wiper bottle in the boot for balance.
Was in PVW 2008 or there abouts, will see if I can dig out a pic.