[Dormermike]

Hi

Has anyone fitted an oil catch can to their n53 and if so can you give any advice please.. how to fit it etc, which make did you go for..

Thanks
Mike

[Phil325i]

Yes I did. Got one of these from the USofA:

http://www.saikoumichi.com/

Plumbed it in to the line taking oil and vapour from the crankcase breather to the inlet side. Incidentally I also partially blocked the EGR line to minimise exhaust cr*p getting into the inlet side.

[Phil325i]

Pics showing installation below. As my car has electric steering I was able to mount the OCC on the bracket where the power steering reservoir usually sits.

[Dormermike]

Thanks Phil.. have emailed and asked them for a price.

Nice installation! How often do you have to empty it?

[Phil325i]

Originally Posted by Dormermike

How often do you have to empty it?

I reckon it catches about 0.5 litres every 16,000 miles, so for me once a year is fine.

[afalton]

Why have you fitted a catch can? I thought these where used for turbo/supercharged cars, it's only because I've never seen one fitted to a na engine.
Looks a tidy installation nice job

[Phil325i]

Originally Posted by afalton

Why have you fitted a catch can?

To help reduce carbon build-up on the backs of the inlet valves. The N53 is direct injection...

[AndyT330i]

Originally Posted by Dormermike

Thanks Phil.. have emailed and asked them for a price.

Nice installation! How often do you have to empty it?

Did you ever do the catch can fit mate?

If so was it much of a job?

[Tr1ppy]

Following.

I'm thinking of fitting one to my N53 too, especially after a Terraclean.

Originally Posted by Phil325i

Yes I did. Got one of these from the USofA:

http://www.saikoumichi.com/

Plumbed it in to the line taking oil and vapour from the crankcase breather to the inlet side. Incidentally I also partially blocked the EGR line to minimise exhaust cr*p getting into the inlet side.

How did you blank off the EGR? Is there a specific blanking plate for this engine?
And did you have to do any coding to tell the ECU that the EGR is partially blanked off?

Cheers

[Phil325i]

Originally Posted by Tr1ppy

How did you blank off the EGR? Is there a specific blanking plate for this engine?
And did you have to do any coding to tell the ECU that the EGR is partially blanked off?

None specific that I'm aware of. I used one like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-V...IAAOxyeZNTUNqP

You'll need to check for the size between locating holes. No coding necessary - that's why you use one with the central hole, as it fools the ECU into thinking the EGR's working as normal.

[AndyT330i]

Originally Posted by Phil325i

None specific that I'm aware of. I used one like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-V...IAAOxyeZNTUNqP

You'll need to check for the size between locating holes. No coding necessary - that's why you use one with the central hole, as it fools the ECU into thinking the EGR's working as normal.

Was it much of a job to do?

[Phil325i]

Originally Posted by AndyT330i

Was it much of a job to do?

As I recall access was a bit tricky to one of the bolts on the EGR pipe that you need to split to insert the blanking plate. I think you have to access it through a gap in the inlet manifold.

[Tr1ppy]

Originally Posted by Phil325i

As I recall access was a bit tricky to one of the bolts on the EGR pipe that you need to split to insert the blanking plate. I think you have to access it through a gap in the inlet manifold.

Thanks.

So you blanked the egr pipe at the inlet side? Could it be blanked off at the exhaust side?

[Phil325i]

Originally Posted by Tr1ppy

Thanks.

So you blanked the egr pipe at the inlet side? Could it be blanked off at the exhaust side?

Not sure. I inserted the blanking plate at the point shown as '6' bellow: