Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: Zetec crankcase breather advice please!
adrianreeve

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:00 PM Reply With Quote
Zetec crankcase breather advice please!

Hi there

Can I block off the lower crankcase breather, and just put a filter on the cam cover outlet of my silver top zetec, or do I need to use both outlets, connected to a catch tank?

Opinions and reasons please!

Cheers

Adrian

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
DixieTheKid

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:08 PM Reply With Quote
Why would you want to block of the bottom end breather may i ask?






COS IT'S Worth IT

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
bigdrew

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:14 PM Reply With Quote
As far as I'm aware the bottom end one wont do anything as it relied on some sort of back pressure from the original inlet manifold to open.

I'd wait for someone else to confirm this though!

View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
bigdrew

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:20 PM Reply With Quote
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=83439&page=1

More info on there

View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
DixieTheKid

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:20 PM Reply With Quote


Reading them threads, i would open it up and send it to a catchment tank.

[Edited on 1/11/11 by DixieTheKid]






COS IT'S Worth IT

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
mazie

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:29 PM Reply With Quote
I find mine likes to breath from both the crank and rocker cover so would not block it up. I dont have a catch tank but do need to fit one as after a blat will leave a little oil from both ends. More to add to the winter mod list!
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
skidmark

posted on 1/11/11 at 10:41 PM Reply With Quote
GBS seem to blank off the bottom breather but couldn't help thinking it can't be a good idea. The original one would have been plumbed into the intake (negative crankcase ventilation I think) for emissions reasons but I've fed mine into ta catch tank along with the upper one. Seems OK so far and has survived a trackday without issue. I kept the oil seperator box also by the way.






View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.