LS3 Breather can help
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LS3 Breather can help
Doing research on breather cans and was wondering if they have kits for the c6 still? I saw some people were using a cartek kit but I can't find it on their site.
Also was wondering if anyone have install instructions with pictures? Feel kinda dumb for asking but I just dont want to screw it up.
Also was wondering if anyone have install instructions with pictures? Feel kinda dumb for asking but I just dont want to screw it up.
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You don't do breather cans on a N/A LS3, since you will lose the vacuum in the motor needed to draw out the water vapors, and the oil is going to get filthy real quick with a breather in play.
So instead, you use a catch can with the vacuum in play, which traps the oil from the water vapor into the can and instead of the oil making it back to the intake manifold instead.
So instead, you use a catch can with the vacuum in play, which traps the oil from the water vapor into the can and instead of the oil making it back to the intake manifold instead.
Last edited by Dano523; Apr 6, 2018 at 12:03 AM.
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You don't do breather cans on a N/A LS3, since you will loose the vacuum in the motor needed to draw out the water vapors, and the oil is going to get filthy real quick with a breather in play.
So instead, you use a catch can with the vacuum in play, which traps the oil from the water vapor into the can and instead of the oil making it back to the intake manifold instead.
So instead, you use a catch can with the vacuum in play, which traps the oil from the water vapor into the can and instead of the oil making it back to the intake manifold instead.
I hear the catch can just stops it from going to the intake but the breather does that and doesnt let it lose oil.
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Oh I didn't know that part. My car kind of scares me with how much oil it consumes, which is why i wanted the breather. 3 months after the oil change, the dipstick will be near or at the bottom bubble.
I hear the catch can just stops it from going to the intake but the breather does that and doesnt let it lose oil.
I hear the catch can just stops it from going to the intake but the breather does that and doesnt let it lose oil.
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How many quarts does each bubble represent?
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At 10K miles a year and you use one quart (top hole to bottom hole) in 3 months, is 2,500 miles per quart.
That's an indication you have much bigger problems than a catch can could fix. Start looking elsewhere.
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You said "3 months after the oil change, the dipstick will be near or at the bottom bubble."
At 10K miles a year and you use one quart (top hole to bottom hole) in 3 months, is 2,500 miles per quart.
That's an indication you have much bigger problems than a catch can could fix. Start looking elsewhere.
At 10K miles a year and you use one quart (top hole to bottom hole) in 3 months, is 2,500 miles per quart.
That's an indication you have much bigger problems than a catch can could fix. Start looking elsewhere.
I am going to start looking into it still. I see no oil marks around the block or in my driveway. Not entitely sure where to look.