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Offline km

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catch can not catching?
« on: 28 August 2012, 13:06 »
after a few months of driving (i do a couple hundred miles a week).

my catch can has only caught a few drops. why is this? i'm sure it's all fitted correctly. it is a cheap ebay one though :lipsrsealed:

would the height of where the catch can is attached to affect this?
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2012, 13:08 »
Wheres your catch can placed?
I have an ebay special and it catchs fine. I have nothing in the can either its completly hollow.
Mine is mounted above between the inlet manifold and radiator.
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2012, 13:12 »
to the left of the battery, behind the headlamp. it's quite high up though as it pretty much sits on top of one of the radiator hoses
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Offline Chris#101

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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2012, 14:46 »
Im not catching overly much atm, ive put it down to the warm weather weve been recieving haha
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2012, 14:56 »
fitted it absolutely ages ago though!

warm? :huh: are you from the UK?  :grin:
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2012, 14:57 »
Quote from: km on 28 August 2012, 14:56
fitted it absolutely ages ago though!

warm? :huh: are you from the UK?  :grin:

If he is i wana know what part? :grin:
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2012, 14:57 »
its been fine here in country bumpkin land  :lipsrsealed:  :laugh:
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2012, 19:57 »
Don't a fist full of wire wool in there slow down the air flow and catch the vapours better? 
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2012, 20:01 »
Im always worried about putting wire wool in mine to be honest as I wouldnt want it being picked up through my turbo.
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Re: catch can not catching?
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2012, 20:03 »
Someone suggested a while ago, fitting part of a cheese grater in the to slow down the movement but have no possibility of being sucked up, possibly Topher. Genius.
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