Installed ADD W1 Oil Catch Can

[ccdies]

got to install mine about aweek ago, I bolted it straight to the inner fender, How hot do these things get, mine got so hot you cant even touch it, is it suppose to be like that

[Last C5]

got to install mine about aweek ago, I bolted it straight to the inner fender, How hot do these things get, mine got so hot you cant even touch it, is it suppose to be like that

It will approximate your oil temperature. A little less, but it's getting it's pass through air right off the valley of your engine.

[ccdies]

It will approximate your oil temperature. A little less, but it's getting it's pass through air right off the valley of your engine.

yeah I guess that makes since, what ever the oil temp is, is how hot the catch can will be, I should of known that, lol thanks

[Silverado-Hareek]

got to install mine about aweek ago, I bolted it straight to the inner fender, How hot do these things get, mine got so hot you cant even touch it, is it suppose to be like that

 

 

It will approximate your oil temperature. A little less, but it's getting it's pass through air right off the valley of your engine.

 

 

yeah I guess that makes since, what ever the oil temp is, is how hot the catch can will be, I should of known that, lol thanks

 

This is why it doesn't really matter where you mount it in your engine bay to try to take advantage of cooler spots. The internal temperature of the can will still get as hot as the oil temp and crankcase gases that it's mostly a futile effort to try to locate it in cool zones.

 

The theory makes sense though, it's the execution that doesn't. I could see if you built some type of refrigeration box for the can that tries to dramatically cool it down, that might make a difference in what the can catches.

Edited May 27, 2015 by Silverado-Hareek

[Lawnmower2020]

That stainless steel pad stuff gives me the eebee-jeebee's. One little piece of that stuff in the wrong place would make a mess. Sure it's a longshot, but still...it ain't made to be filter material in an engine. Stuff could break off...vibration, pressure pulsing, etc..

 

Totally agree. It's not designed for this purpose and you know what they say about excrement occurring.

 

Otherwise, I like your selection of the Mann product. You do not need any fancy machined aluminum part for this purpose, especially with the weight it entails stuck out on a cantilevered bent bracket like most of the installations here seem to have. That is going to vibrate (I'd NEVER install anything like that in any of the "vibrator" trucks!). It's too much mass stuck out too far, and connected to a mounting point not designed for this purpose. Those long hoses are unsupported through most of their length. Those brackets will break. Right at the bend. You watch.

 

Second point: Why does everyone want the can to be mounted in a "cool" location? That makes no sense to me. If it's "hot", the water, which appears to be the main component of what these capture, will simply evaporate without any ill effects. The oil has a far higher evaporation point and will remain in the can, therefore it won't have to be drained so often. Here is another advantage to the Mann product -- it's plastic. Lower thermal mass, lower heat transfer = more water evaporated back into the intake. That translates to more flexibility in mounting location too. There's no problem draining that little bit of water back into the sump either. 15 minutes at full operating temperature will evaporate it and send it through the engine like it's supposed to.

 

And a question for Spurshot: what did you do with the return/drain tube? Is there a convenient location for it to connect to to drain back into the sump?

 

One last question for others who've done this mod: Do/did you see any significant (for the lack of a better term) oil consumption in your engines before you installed the can? I'm still on the factory fill, but there hasn't been one bit of consumption visible on the dipstick (always measured hot for consistency) in 4K miles. If you're actually pouring "cans full" of liquid away, and it's actually oil in there, shouldn't you be seeing measurable consumption?

[Mojoe007]

Has anyone tried to incorperTe stainless steel braided lines? I just ordered the add w1. still waiting on the delivery of my truck...

 

Also, any warranty issues? Or any foreseen warranty issues?

[EXSlider400]

It is a oil/gas/water mix. Colder temps results in more water. I keep forgetting to send off a sample for alalysis....been dumping it on ants....

[jeffsig]

Does anyone catch can make a hissing sound?

[LongrangeLauber]

Does anyone catch can make a hissing sound?

Yeah, it's more than likely from your hoses partially collapsing. I'm used to it now

[jeffsig]

Would transmission cooler hose cut down on the hiss?

[LongrangeLauber]

Would transmission cooler hose cut down on the hiss?

That's what I used still makes a sound

[Asells]

Would transmission cooler hose cut down on the hiss?

I used transmission line and havent heard any noise. Been on a few months, dont even know its there.

[southern_sierra]

I tried fuel line and pcv line both had a suction sound had to go to hydraulic hose to stop the sound its quite now. Need to get flexible hydraulic hose it has a cloth like coating the rubber coat is very stiff will work just hard to work with.

Edited July 6, 2015 by southern_sierra

[ccdies]

 

Looks like I'll be needing to emptying the catch can more often,, it was completely full today, but my question is what I the sludge like stuff at the bottom that want come out when I tip it over to drain it, brown in color and very think, need to take a rag to it to wipe it out

 

 

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[LongrangeLauber]

 

Looks like I'll be needing to emptying the catch can more often,, it was completely full today, but my question is what I the sludge like stuff at the bottom that want come out when I tip it over to drain it, brown in color and very think, need to take a rag to it to wipe it out

 

 

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Condensation mixed in with oil