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132,266 miles, another drain.
15 oz. turbo-side, and 16 oz. intake-side.
135,240 miles, another drain.
I forgot to post the last drain, and I didn't record the mileage. Pretty sure I was well over my 1,200 mile goal. Probably around 1,700-1,800 miles.
16 oz. turbo-side, and 23 oz. intake-side.
So now I'm guessing around 1,200-1,300 miles this time.
1 oz. turbo-side, and 4 oz. intake-side.
It looks like I have a lot less restriction in both systems now, not much caught at all. I'll probably try to clean and reinstall the 5um sintered bronze filters(I had removed them when I rebuilt the catch cans).
I first drilled and tapped the bottom of the bowl, for the fitting that drains to the collection tank.
I purchased a 1" PVC coupler at the hardware store. The inside of one end had to be sanded(quite a bit) so that it would fit tightly over the supplied filter holder. Once I got it sized and forced all the way on, then I grinded down part of the outside of the PVC coupler, so that the bowl would thread back on.
I needed 1" of pipe to extend from the coupler, to better achieve chambering of the catch can.
Then I packed the 1" pipe with the stainless pot scrubber pad material, packed more pot scrubber material around the 1"pipe, and carefully threaded on the bowl.
I was able to use the same mounting bracket as the previous can used, with only slight modification. I punched out the center knockout(remember, it is a modified 4" electrical junction box). Then I drilled out another hole to 1/4". I bought a 6mm cap screw and split washer at the hardware store. Replacing the unneeded dipstick, this screw went through the 1/4" hole(with pipe thread sealant) and became a mounting screw.
I used one of the supplied fittings through the knockout hole as another mounting screw, where they show the(unwanted) breather. More sealant and a cap. Replaced some lines for length, rerouted other lines, done.
Drained both collection tanks for baseline. Really nothing in either one. We'll see how this goes.
Last edited by RJ_RS_SS_350; Jun 14, 2019 at 07:14 PM.
Finding a catch can with fittings in these positions was difficult, I must have looked through 40 pages at eBay.
Here's what came in the box.
I actually only used the 3 pieces in the front row. Pretty good chambering, there's a small piece of stainless pot scrubber in the black piece.
A trip to the hardware store for two fittings, 1/4" MPT x 3/8" hose barb. Reused the drain fitting, packed the can with the stainless pot scrubbers.
Installed the new can, done!
A moment of silence in recognition of the service that the other cans provided.....
Oh, I almost forgot. There was nothing in the turbo-side, and 16 oz. in the intake-side. 146,040 miles now. The bowl was broken on this old can also, there's quite a mess underneath the can. I won't have to worry about that anymore!
It's been about 1,200 miles(EDIT approx. 148,500) since then, so it's time to drain the catch cans. Oh, that's right, catch can, I removed the turbo-side can.
Zero. Not even a single drop. I even checked vaccum through the can, 19", same as displayed on the boost/vaccum gauge. So, there's no clog, the system is working properly.
That old LNF had some problems. I think I won't need to post in this thread anymore. Woo-Hoo!!
Last edited by RJ_RS_SS_350; Jun 30, 2020 at 10:36 AM.
