My Oil Catch Can (No more nasties in the intake)

I recently learned of the merits of the oil catch can from CayucosTacoma's thread here And just about any vehicle with a motor can benefit from one. In short the catch can keeps some seriously nasty stuff from being recirculated back into the intake manifold. I searched for a high quality one and settled on one called the Stealth Catch can from 42 Draft Designs.

Here is what the Oil Catch can looks like. It's rather large. The can is on the expensive side, but I do believe it is of high quality and I think you get what you pay for. I think I paid just over $100, and I got it from etektuning.com



Here is the filtering media in the inside



DO NOT USE REDUCING COUPLERS LIKE THE PICTURE BELOW. THEY CAUSED AN ISSUE FOR ME. SEE THIS POST FOR DETAILS.




Next I had to fabricate a bracket. I used 16 gauge steel I found at Home Depot. They stock it in the isle where the angle iron is. Had to search for it as it was sort of hidden and out of sight. I measured and cut the bracket from the steel with a Dremel fitted with a cut off wheel.



Test fitting





Test fit complete, put bracket into bench vice and made a nice 90 degree bend with a 4lb sledge.



Hole pattern transferred.



Holes drilled.



Bracket painted



Additional test fitting and stub piece installed to act as a stand off for more support.



Hoses routed and installed. I used standard 3/8" fuel line for hoses.



Catch can installed in final location. I used an existing factory bolt hole. I think the bolt I used was an M7 x1.25? I found the bolt in a box of four at O'Reilly Auto parts.



I'll update this post after I empty the can sometime in January to see how much waste was collected by the can. Had I known about the merits of the catch can I'd have installed one three years ago.

 

If you want to see what kind of nasties are caught by the can visit this thread here and look at others's pictures.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/231227-oil-catch-can-install-guide.html

 

Very nice; clean install!

If I was going to do it, I'd copy your design. Looks great.

Personally though, I don't think it's worth the time and effort on a Tacoma. That's just my opinion of course.

 

nice, i just got a can from eghey, gonna install next week!

 

Thanks for the compliment! I wasn't going to do it either until I saw what was coming out of others's trucks and I plan on keeping my truck for a long time so that was the deciding factor for me.

 

Nice write up and good info.

 

looks good man! you should post it up in my thread so there's more pictures for everyone to see.
But again good job! You'll prevent this going into your engine

 

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Thanks Chris. I just cross posted in your thread. Your write up was the catalyst for getting me to do my install and write up. I can't believe how much nasty ass $hit was going into the intake. The catch can has provided me with a serious peace of mind for the longevity of the truck.

 

Very nice!! I am going to do this before it gets cold out.

 

I'll have to update my setup with a picture, but the reducing couplers I used were actually problematic. I've since thrown them away in the trash, put some electrical tape on the end of the hose to build it up a little bit and make it snug and put it inside (1" or so) into the catch can inlet and exit spout. I used more electrical tape to secure the fuel hose. No hose camps are needed. I've operated this way for several thousand miles on and off road through cold and hot weather and absolutely no problems. The catch can is also doing it's job of catching shit that would otherwise go into the intake.

 

Nice work! In my humble opinion, I never liked the look of the standard hose clamp and aesthetically, you can improve the looks of your set-up if you switch out the hose clamps you have with a different kind like these:

http://www.hps-siliconehoses.com/hp...radiator-coolant-vacuum-heater-fuel-line.html



They are stainless steel and look very neat. I am sure they are available many places on the web. The web site above was just the first one that came up in a Google image search.

Then again, maybe you like it better the way you have it, if so, more power to ya!