[Pylon]

Any recommendations on where I should get a Catch Can installed in the GTA and how much it should cost?

[Soni]

Originally Posted by Pylon

Any recommendations on where I should get a Catch Can installed in the GTA and how much it should cost?

should be an easy DIY. If not, Bimmerspoet, RMP, Speedstar can get it install for you.

[Pylon]

Yeah I was thinking of doing it one weekend with a mechanic friend and a couple of beers. It seems straight forward enough. I got the AR Design one with the passenger side mount which takes a little more work apparently.

[Asclepius]

Originally Posted by Soni

should be an easy DIY. If not, Bimmerspoet, RMP, Speedstar can get it install for you.

wanna do mine lol?

[Pylon]

Sure, just bring the beers!

[Asclepius]

Originally Posted by Pylon

Sure, just bring the beers!

I have the same one. If you wanna do the install together lemme know. Beer is no prob

[Soni]

Originally Posted by Asclepius

wanna do mine lol?

I have one and been sitting for over 3 months waiting to be install...lol

[Asclepius]

Originally Posted by Soni

I have one and been sitting for over 3 months waiting to be install...lol

ok lets organize a group install...pylon said he's just waiting for his to arrive. We can blow the dust off ours when his comes in n do this already!

[T i h o r]

Guys this is probably a 20 minute job. I went to finally do mine after almost 6 month and found out that the bastard I bought it off of sold me an incomplete kit.

Lucky for me I noticed it after I had already removed the blow-by tube and connectors lol

[Soni]

Originally Posted by T i h o r

Guys this is probably a 20 minute job. I went to finally do mine after almost 6 month and found out that the bastard I bought it off of sold me an incomplete kit.

Lucky for me I noticed it after I had already removed the blow-by tube and connectors lol

wow...20 mins, you wanna do my

[Pylon]

Lol, yeah... on a nice day we should have a "Install our Catch Cans, cuz it's been sitting in my basement for months" meet somewhere in the GTA.

[e90fanatic]

what does catch can do?

[Pylon]

"Lets look at your engine for a moment. Every engine during the normal combustion process, has blow-by. Engine Blow-by is excess combustion gases that leak by the piston rings and escape into the engine crankcase. During each compression or power stroke of a normal engine cycle, a very small amount of gases leak by the piston rings. This happens because the piston rings do not create a perfect seal. This Blow-by of gases is very small, but the higher the RPM and the more pistons, the more the blow-by starts to create pressure in the crank.

This pressure needs to be released, and is done so by crank case vents. Because manufactures have to keep environmental issues in mind, these gases can’t just be vented to atmosphere. So the OEM’s vent these gases back to the intake system to be re-burned. This all sounds good, but Blow by is nasty stuff!

Engine blow-by contains gases and oil from the crankcase. The gases aren’t really a problem, but the oil is. This oily mess coats everything in its path as it makes it way back to the combustion chamber. This nasty oil mess gets into the turbo, then boost tubes,then intercooler, into the intake manifold, and finally back into the engine. As the oil creeps in between couplers and boost tubes, it can cause the connection pop off under boost. This oil then gets into the intercooler, coating all the cooling fins. This greatly effects the ability of the intercooler to cool, and the efficiency of it will drop! This will cause a huge loss in power and can cause detonation. The last place this oily mess sees before the combustion chamber is the intake valves. Because of the temp differences and the oil impacting them, the oil will start to build up and form sludge. This adds up over time, and can cause many other problems, and hurt performance."

[e90fanatic]

ic....now im thinking about getting one lol

[T i h o r]

Originally Posted by Soni

wow...20 mins, you wanna do my

Once all the covers and cowel is screwed off it's just a matter of removing the blow-by connectors which are clipped in (this can become a bitch).

After that it's smooth sailing lol

[Soni]

Originally Posted by T i h o r

Once all the covers and cowel is screwed off it's just a matter of removing the blow-by connectors which are clipped in (this can become a bitch).

After that it's smooth sailing lol

I am wonder if it will be the same on my Mini. Haven't really look at it yet.