BMS Oil Catch Can Vacuum Side

mikeyoooooo · 04-23-2022, 04:01 PM

Is this normal for the oil to looks like this on the vacuum side of the BMS OCC? Oil inside of the engine is fine, I just changed the oil

Eriksson3_3 · 04-25-2022, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeyoooooo

Is this normal for the oil to looks like this on the vacuum side of the BMS OCC? Oil inside of the engine is fine, I just changed the oil

From what I know, ( not a lot ). You either have a blown head gasket, your oil filter housing gasket is bad, or you don't let your car get up to full driving temperature when driving and you shut it off early, ( like if you work 5 minutes from home ).

zomski101 · 04-25-2022, 07:56 AM

Yes, it's normal, just a mixture of water, oil and cold temperature.

Dave92N54 · 04-25-2022, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by zomski101

Yes, it's normal, just a mixture of water, oil and cold temperature.

+1. Drive the car longer, and as it gets warmer out it will be less like this. Completely normal. In colder months I keep a glove on my can, may do nothing but I don't care.

mikeyoooooo · 05-07-2022, 11:09 AM

Thanks all, makes sense

mikeyoooooo · 05-07-2022, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by zomski101

Yes, it's normal, just a mixture of water, oil and cold temperature.

This is exactly what it looks like in both of my catch cans. Good to know they're doing their job!

BSM n54iS · 05-07-2022, 12:56 PM

Do you have a vtt crank case breather by chance?

mikeyoooooo · 05-07-2022, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BdSM n54iS

Do you have a vtt crank case breather by chance?

I don't

N54_e90 · 05-10-2022, 09:32 AM

I have a Vtt breather cap, no engine covers or cowls, cold weather (canada) and my oil never looked like that in my catch can! Wtf!

Dave92N54 · 05-10-2022, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by N54_e90

I have a Vtt breather cap, no engine covers or cowls, cold weather (canada) and my oil never looked like that in my catch can! Wtf!

You probably don't take trips less than 20 minutes often, do you?

BSM n54iS · 05-10-2022, 02:45 PM

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You probably don't take trips less than 20 minutes often, do you?

I don't either really though, cold weather half the year.. I can't figure it out yet. Seeping through valve cover building up condensation

BSM n54iS · 05-14-2022, 01:47 PM

What pcv are you running with the BMS low side catch can?

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