I think I saw something about this in another thread. I spent all evening searching this forum for it. Can someone point me in the right direction for an install for this. Every pic I see just shows the hoses going back to the turbo. Any help would be great. Thanks guys.

 

It's illegal in Hawaii

 

WOW really?!?!?! f that lol

 

so is "ice" but everyone still smokes it hahaha

 

so basically theres a line that goes from your turbo to the engine
you want to get the catch can inbetween the turbo and engine to take place of that line...
one hose comes from the engine, and the other hose goes to the turbo

srry had to check my stuff lol edit!!

 

WHAT? What the **** for? Pardon my french, but...yea

 

Lol Im just messin with ya

 

Thats good Cause man...lemme tell you I was looking to get my orders changed with all that crap

 

ok, so lemme do a check on learning here real quick...

basically the can goes in place of that braided line that comes off that back of the motor. the PCV line?

 

take off braided line from back of valve cover, put on new rubber (or whatever urs is) line, feed it to catch can, then from catch can to intake, that easy.

 

this^^ lol srry i couldnt explain it that good haha

 

thanks guys. Any special tools needed to take that braided line off?

 

yes gas line removal tool.

here is what i used. i used the gray one

http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ool-97576.html

 

Thank you much. You guys been alot of help

 

If you install it that way it will be pointless, we have a wired PVC set up. The line coming from the intake to the valve cover is a intake line that provides fresh air to the engine, their is another line that comes from the valve cover to the compressor housing of the turbo, this is where you want to install the catch can. The pcv system uses the suction of the turbo to flow the air out and the speed of the intake air to force it in to the system. This is why when you install an aem intake in the directions it tells you to have the open part of the metal adapter facing the filter and not the turbo. Ps the line is a pain to get off, when I did mine I ended up using a pry bar and the fitting came out of the valve cover so I had to use a large pair of pliers to force it back in, and the turbo side is easy, to take it out is just a 10 mil bolt, at which point you can use the proper tool

 

so what purpose does this oil catch can serve (other than to catch oil...obviously...)? And why would something like this not come on the car from factory?

 

They wouldn't do it from the factory because no one would ever empty it. The only way they could ever get away with it is if they used a full oil recirculation setup. It's done in some cars, but not many.

Here's a factory example adapted by Lingerfelter:

Lingenfelter Oil Air Vapor Separator - Lingenfelter Performance

Other aftermarket examples:

Crawford Performance
ModBargains | BSH Competition Oil Catch Can
GrimmSpeed

The thing is you need to figure out a way to plumb it back into the oil system without putting it in a place that will act like a straw. Serious engineering is serious, and most of the companies that make stuff for our cars are not. If my day job wasn't so lucrative, I think aftermarket car parts could be my gig.

 

that grimmspeed one would be great for us, Id buy one in a second in they had it for ecotecs. My Ex Girl's sti needed an AOS baaad.

 

Just like that stupid water catcher on the bottom of our IC's.

 

Mines got ripped off a while back

 

They sell that tool at Autozone or Advance and Harbor Freight

 

Prolly cuz it had a cracked ringland I'll never go back to that stupid setup. It was constant worry about cracking ringlands. This car is way more reliable and easy to work with.

 

compression test was good in all 4. I think it was just the way the PCV system is designed. It inherently sucks, literally. This STI was in great shape too, For a basically stock car it was sick and the AWD is a nice bonus

 

Everyone seems to be having problems removing the line from the turbo to the engine to install a oil catch can. Why can't you cut the turbo line in the middle and just plumb the catch can line in.

 

Catch cans are a waist on the lnf.

You cant just cut the line because its braided and it will fray. Its easier to cut it off and make a line. Getting the line off the turbo is easy its the valve cover side thats hard