oil catch cans.. mounting position?

**vinnY** · 21-02-2010 09:24 PM

any no-no's to mounting catch cans? i.e. cannot be lower than x point

**b18ctrb** · 22-02-2010 03:09 PM

You would want to have the catch can as equal to the height of the engine close as possible.

**vinnY** · 22-02-2010 04:21 PM

fair enough, will find somewhere to mount it then
wanted it fairly hidden next to the radiator under the overflow bottle but guess i have to go higher

**JasonGilholme** · 22-02-2010 04:25 PM

really depends what ports you're using but the general rule is as high or higher then the highest port that you're tapping into.

Otherwise you might end up with oil being pumped into it without anyway of getting back to the block. (depends on the points you're using though)

**vinnY** · 22-02-2010 04:28 PM

will be venting the valve cover and pcv to it, so yeah i think i've got to go high hehe
probably won't be draining back though

**JasonGilholme** · 22-02-2010 04:36 PM

i don't recommend draining back anway, providing you're only getting oil vapours caught in the can and not large volumes being pumped in.

The only time i would drain back is if its a filtered catch can. Theres alot of junk that can get picked up buy the can, and its better to stay in the can then go back into the block.

**vinnY** · 22-02-2010 04:45 PM

yeah it's just a cusco catch can with a few extra ports
will probably make a drain plug though, we'll see how i go

any recommendations on mounting locations in an ek?
also hosing lengths, any drama's having it fairly long? i.e. 1-1.5m

**JasonGilholme** · 22-02-2010 04:47 PM

hose length doesn't really matter, the more direct the better though.

i've seen them mounted on the firewall near the battery. Have a search for images on goolge or through some threads on HT. I'm sure theres plenty of stuff to give you some creative ideas.

**vinnY** · 22-02-2010 04:56 PM

yeah been looking for a few mounts, see how i go
just wanted slightly longer lengths so i can route them out of the way and stuff, it'd be handy
i'll see how i go

wanted to avoid the battery area since it's fairly crowded as it is