fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..
Yeah I know there a no no for water. But just a thought as a lot of us street trucks run them.
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..
I agree with scottie on this one, there should be no way your engine has enough pressure to need a catch pot...
I'd go with Darrells idea and check the PCV valve first! Cheap and easy!
You definitely haven't overfilled it with oil?
I'd go with Darrells idea and check the PCV valve first! Cheap and easy!
You definitely haven't overfilled it with oil?
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..
it's not a problem really, it's the smallest amount of oil ever, it's just sort of stuck to the inside of the air box, it's not a run or full flow of oil or anything, just a very small amount..
if you all have the same thing, a very small amount of oil in the air box then obviously I don't need to worry about it, thanks guys, means I don't have to spend £60 on a tank..
if you all have the same thing, a very small amount of oil in the air box then obviously I don't need to worry about it, thanks guys, means I don't have to spend £60 on a tank..
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..
I overfilled mine once due to a seemingly too short dipstick, the pressure pushed the oil out into the airbox and I was driving around with clouds of blue smoke pouring out the back 
Nice easy fix though!

Nice easy fix though!
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'93 Maruti Gypsy MG410
"If brute force doesn't fix your problem, you aren't using enough of it."