Is 40K miles too late to fit an oil catch can?

alexrosiu · 11-06-2011, 06:38 AM

After seeing a lot of pics with N54's with scary intake carbon buildups, I'm definitely thinking of getting an oil catch can.

Do you think it's too late to do that (i.e. carbon already built up)?

cn555ic · 11-06-2011, 07:30 AM

Never too late for this

secretsquirrel · 11-06-2011, 07:41 AM

There was a lot of discussion of the merits of particular brands occ's for a while. Was there ever a concensus of what occ works the best and is not too restrictive.

alexrosiu · 11-06-2011, 08:53 AM

I think AR Design and BSH were the best. I personally prefer the AR Design, thanks to its cooler location.

EJ_3 · 11-06-2011, 09:16 AM

It's never too late for these guys. Especially if you're installing a new intercooler.

MilehighM3 · 11-06-2011, 09:21 AM

I've yet to see an AR actually catch any oil...

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cn555ic 441 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	Never too late for this
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secretsquirrel Colonel 130 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: f80 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Far North Dallas iTrader: (2)	There was a lot of discussion of the merits of particular brands occ's for a while. Was there ever a concensus of what occ works the best and is not too restrictive.
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alexrosiu Enlisted Member 8 Rep 32 Posts Drives: E92 335i M Sport 6MT/N54 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bucharest, Romania iTrader: (0)	I think AR Design and BSH were the best. I personally prefer the AR Design, thanks to its cooler location. __________________ E92 335i M-Sport \| Bilstein B14 \| H&R ARB \| Quaife LSD \| AR Design oil cooler \| Tarox Sport rotors \| Carbotech XP8 \| Toyo R888 \| OZ Ultraleggera
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EJ_3 Colonel 371 Rep 2,838 Posts Drives: e92 335i, e34 525i & e60 530i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: N Las Vegas iTrader: (13) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [8.34] 2016 Ram 1500 Sport [8.00] 1994 BMW 525i [10.00] 2007 BMW 530i [8.66]	It's never too late for these guys. Especially if you're installing a new intercooler. __________________ click here for mods
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MilehighM3 Brigadier General 915 Rep 3,456 Posts Drives: Harrop E90 M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (14) Garage List 2009 E90 M3 [6.50]	I've yet to see an AR actually catch any oil...
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