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..

Post by turbo-tom » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:16 pm

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..

Post by twiss » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:20 pm

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?
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..

Post by Jay18 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:34 pm

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..
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Re: fitting an oil catch tank to SJ410, need advice please..

Post by twiss » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:41 pm

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!
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