Aluminium Billet Catch Can

 

When you’re driving some oil, fuel and even water escapes from the motor and ends up in the crankcase. In standard form, this film of oil is sucked back through the positive crankcase ventilation line (PCV) and ends up in your air intake, where it goes back into the motor to be burnt in the combustion process.

A catch can sits in between your crankcase and the PCV, and it is designed to separate the fluid and mist from the air that makes its way through and catch it in the bottom of the unit.

Our catch cans have a machined aluminium baffle system on the intake to break up the air from the fluid. If its just a can with an inlet and an outlet, you have bought one that won’t work very well!

The main reason why you would want a catch can fitted to your diesel motor is to stop the massive problem it causes when it mixes with your exhaust gas re circulation system.

Turbo diesel motors have had exhaust gas recirculation systems for a while now, where a portion of the exhaust gas is recycled back through the motor. This isn’t a massive issue, except that by nature your exhaust gasses have carbon in them, and when this black soot mixes with an oil mist, it sticks to anything that it can.

Without a catch can, your engine clogs up with soot and black gloop and in turn, becomes quite restricted. Left without being cleaned, you will suffer losses in power and fuel economy. There are a variety of ways of cleaning motors, which can be time consuming and expensive.

The second reason catch cans are very important is because oil reduces the efficiency of your intercooler when it covers the pipe work. The colder the air going into the motor the better it performs, and if your intercooler doesn’t function as it should you are missing out on its potential.

The main take away from this novel of information we have put above is simply, avoid the build up in the first place and you’ll be a happy chappy!

Buy a catch can today to save yourself the annoyance of a cleanup!

All of our stockists have access to our catch cans and kits and are happy to install them, prices start from $149.00 incl GST for a catch can and universal bracket!