Lawless Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Basically noticed the small pipe from my standard recirc valve has split I was advised to leave the car setup like this Previously on my last engine I had the little filter on the top but over time tis started spitting oil over my bay Bit stuck if anyone can help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Its normal to get a bit of fine oil spatter out of it, you can either collect it in an oil catch can or just stick a mini filter on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lawless Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 But it's safe to run it with a mini filter yea I was going to go down the catch can road but have heard they are quite bad for the engine and the arguments I've read are very confusing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lukew360 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Completely fine to use a filter mate, they'll stop most of the fumes coming into the car to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lawless Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice mini filter it is then Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5sgte Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I don't think you should use just the filter. You'll have oil all over your bay again, not to mention the fire hazzard. A decent baffled catch can, plumbed properly, is designed to 'catch' this oil and filter it out of the air being recirculated to the inlet mani. This is not bad for your engine in anyway, unless you never empty it the yes you could hydro lock your eng. And in fact would be much better for you emissions too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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