Catch Can / Attempt at TIG welding!!

[Jason]

The welds are nice, but oil caught in the can will vaporize and the fumes will coat the engine black, back in the old days the vent pipe went to a point at the bottm of the oil pan to be blown under the car. The workmanship is very good but I'm not too keen on the design concept. actual use will prove my point.

Thanks.. I have been running just a filter on the vent for some time and there is no coating but the oil dripped and burned off. I was planning to run this for some time and then when I am working again I plan to design a new can that will actually have another hose at the bottom that drains back into the pan. Also when I make the next, I plan to make use of AN fittings and have it actually look nice. With our motors, we dont have any way to drain back unless we weld a bung on the oil pan. There is only the one place for it to vent and I didnt want to let the oil blow under the car as it likes to track on the back of the car then and that would suck for people behind me How bad do you think this would be for say a month or two?

[geezer]

Thanks.. I have been running just a filter on the vent for some time and there is no coating but the oil dripped and burned off. I was planning to run this for some time and then when I am working again I plan to design a new can that will actually have another hose at the bottom that drains back into the pan. Also when I make the next, I plan to make use of AN fittings and have it actually look nice. With our motors, we dont have any way to drain back unless we weld a bung on the oil pan. There is only the one place for it to vent and I didnt want to let the oil blow under the car as it likes to track on the back of the car then and that would suck for people behind me How bad do you think this would be for say a month or two?

Dunno, all depends on the driving and condition of the motor, you should see road dust sticking to any oil on the motor, could work okay for a long time. At one time motors vented on the rocker covers and it worked until the engine started to wear then the engine got oiled. the down pipe was standard, you could always tell a worn engine by the amount of oil on the rear end of the trunk or tailgate.

[Jason]

Dunno, all depends on the driving and condition of the motor, you should see road dust sticking to any oil on the motor, could work okay for a long time. At one time motors vented on the rocker covers and it worked until the engine started to wear then the engine got oiled. the down pipe was standard, you could always tell a worn engine by the amount of oil on the rear end of the trunk or tailgate.

hmm I recenetly did a lot of work to this motor including a bump in compression and when doing so I noticed more oil loss through the vent. I wonder if it would help to have like a SS wool right below the filter. That would prevent the oil residue from coming out wouldnt it?

[Timberwolf]

looks good. I just routed mine down under the truck. People always think something is wrong when ya see smoke coming from under it, but I just used 3/4" heater hose to keep the oil out of the intercooler and turbo. Mine's a powerstroke and you'd be amazed at the amount of people out there who think a diesel is right up there with a rocket motor as to how they work

[scootarida1]

I like it and I'm new to tig as weld but id be happy with those welds, another thing is when it comes to emptying it do u just unhook it and empty it out? A nice feature to add might be some sort of guage on the side to see how much oil collected, like two 90 nipples on the outside and a clear piece of tubing between them and then the oil would show on the outside in the clear tubing.

[Jason]

Yea that is the plan to empty it. I have since given this to my brother and it has a PTFE tube on the outside just as you said so he can see how full it is. I have pictures of a new one to post that I made for myself now that is 6061 3" Tube and 6063 3/4" Tube. It has a AN fitting so I can hook a AN line up. The old can also has a plug in the bottom now to drain it. My new one probably will have a plug in the bottom also. I welded it up to use until I get a chance to finish it. Gonna cut the fitting off and make a flat part to mount it to and add the plug at the bottom.

[Rugar]

Instead of a plug, how about using a radiator type petcock for draining?