Catch Can Owners - How Often Do You Empty?
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Catch Can Owners - How Often Do You Empty?
Per the the title, I installed a chrome catch can last year. My C5 is a weekend driver so I'm curious how often do you drain the catch can and at what levels within the can?
Any easy draining tips?
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Any easy draining tips?
Thanks!
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Usually not not to often, but that depends of a couple thing, like how hard you drive and your engine. I pull it off at least every oil change. But you might want to check it every so often to see how much is in your can, that way you'll get an idea how much oil goes into and how long it takes to get it there.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
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Usually not not to often, but that depends of a couple thing, like how hard you drive and your engine. I pull it off at least every oil change.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
Since I only change my oil once/year based on the low mileage (I'm at 85% over 10 months), I will check it soon. Based on the design (CCA catch can), I should be able to drain it from the bottom without removing the can.
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I do not put a lot of miles on my car each year, but I will check the level in the catch can about every 500-1000 miles, which equates for maybe 3-4 times a year. Usually not a lot of oil in there, but whatever amount it's nice to know it isn't going into the intake.
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I have the Elite Engineering can. It has the petcock valve on the bottom to drain but it's just as easy to remove it to drain and clean. I've never had the can more than 1/8th full in a cycle between oil changes. I would say it's less than 1/4 cup of oil. As my oil is draining I pull it, drain it, clean inside and out and slap it back in. Simple task.
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I have the Mike Norris model and I drain at each oil change.
I have found a really easy way to drain the oil out of
the canister. I just suck it out with a turkey baster. My
canister is harder to drain so I thought this procedure
would work just fine.
I have found a really easy way to drain the oil out of
the canister. I just suck it out with a turkey baster. My
canister is harder to drain so I thought this procedure
would work just fine.
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Usually not not to often, but that depends of a couple thing, like how hard you drive and your engine. I pull it off at least every oil change. But you might want to check it every so often to see how much is in your can, that way you'll get an idea how much oil goes into and how long it takes to get it there.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
I think the fullest Ive seen mine is like about 2/3 full.
Nothin' to dump it, unscrew it and put it in yor used oil. Just remember to put alittle oil on the threads when reinstalling.
to get a feel for your situation, I would check it every 3 or 4 month to see what accumulation you might have. If you find you don't have much, at least with each oil change. My 04 is also a weekend or less drive, so I find I only need to dump whatever accumulation there is at oil change time (once a year).
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Looks Fantastic
Typically we see 2-3 oz per oil change on a street driven Corvette.
You can see up to 2-3 oz per session on a track driven Corvette
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Looks Fantastic
Typically we see 2-3 oz per oil change on a street driven Corvette.
You can see up to 2-3 oz per session on a track driven Corvette
CCA Oil Catch Cans
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Typically we see 2-3 oz per oil change on a street driven Corvette.
You can see up to 2-3 oz per session on a track driven Corvette
CCA Oil Catch Cans
Peace
Chip