While doing the turbo actuator swap I found oil on the intake side of the turbo. With the intake manifold removed it was clear this oil isn't the best thing for my engine. Honestly with over 280 thousand miles, it shouldn't come as a surprise the engine has a little blow-by.

The use of oil catch cans are popular in most forms of auto racing so I adapted that principle and built my own. As with all my projects the goal was keep it simple, clean looking and functional. So here's what my version looks like.

NOTE: The position of the hoses (in & out) in these photos is wrong, they should be reversed.


For those who don't know how an oil catch can works......

The PCV vapors & oil enter the side of the catch can. Inside the can loosely wound stainless steel catches the oil and allows it to drip to the bottom of the can. Meanwhile clean - oil free air is pushed out the top of the can and back into the air intake system at the factory location.

For draining of the collected oil the can can be removed or you can use the petcock valve in the bottom of the can.

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