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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Big Tone on 12 March 2012, 13:23

Title: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: Big Tone on 12 March 2012, 13:23: As above, just for comparison really.
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: rio_gti on 12 March 2012, 13:29: wen i first put it in within a month it was just under half full, then nothing for 3 months then depends all on where uoi drive i suppose.... forgot about it for ages and there was so muck in it must have been well full!!!! over a KFC drink cup came out!!!
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: kennedyuk2001 on 12 March 2012, 15:04: KFC drink cup, lol
one way to describe how much fluid... stuff ml :grin:
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: Yohan on 12 March 2012, 15:47: My can is about 1/3 full after a week of driving, maybe 200-250 miles.
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 12 March 2012, 20:36: Get about a coke can full every 500 miles
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 12 March 2012, 20:41: Hardly anything nowadays..

Quite alot when first started..
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: 1.6mk4GOLF16v on 13 March 2012, 21:08: catch can?? :embarassed:
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: CM690 on 14 March 2012, 09:37: Quote from: 1.6mk4GOLF16v on 13 March 2012, 21:08
catch can?? :embarassed:

Catch cans are only on the turbos I believe so you won't have one on your 1.6 :wink:
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: cullygti on 14 March 2012, 12:54: Quote from: CM690 on 14 March 2012, 09:37
Quote from: 1.6mk4GOLF16v on 13 March 2012, 21:08
catch can?? :embarassed:

Catch cans are only on the turbos I believe so you won't have one on your 1.6 :wink:
you wont have one on your turbo either unless you have fitted it yourself or bought it with it on :smiley: as its an aftermarket mod :wink:
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 March 2012, 13:30: Quote from: 1.6mk4GOLF16v on 13 March 2012, 21:08
catch can?? :embarassed:
air too the turbo (or from. cant remember which)flows through. theres a bit of media inside. like a brillo pad. all the oil/vapours/crap in the air get taken out of the air and left in the catch can. or i belive this is now it works
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: Scott D on 14 March 2012, 16:38: around 250ml ish every 2-3 months doing around 140 miles per week (empty water bottles come in handy :grin: )

do get a bit more over winter
Title: Re: How much oily residue collects in your catch can?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 14 March 2012, 18:31: Its cools the vapours leaving the engine breathers to condense into the can to stop it sending oil round the intake.