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hmmm, maybe you got a bad unit. I have read a lot of good reviews about their catch cans.
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Once you start running headers, Meth, higher boost then you are obviously looking at higher numbers. I'm completely happy where I am at right now.
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The only system really available right now is the BB
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Dry sump cars are easy to overfill and dump a ton of oil back into the intake. I bet we see a lot of that. People don't read the manual, check the oil, see it is low, add some, then it all lands up in the intake.
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QUOTE=Unreal;1586318891]Dry sump cars are easy to overfill and dump a ton of oil back into the intake. I bet we see a lot of that. People don't read the manual, check the oil, see it is low, add some, then it all lands up in the intake.[/QUOTE]
True, especially since the original owner's manual specs overstated the oil capacity of the Z51 by about 1/2 quart!.
But not so in my case. I was aware of the amendment of the owner's manual issue early on, checked it and there was no factory overfill. Since then, I have been monitoring my oil levels carefully to look for any undue consumption.
There is actually a bulletin from GM on this that attributes the issue to "aggressive driving" (huh?):
True, especially since the original owner's manual specs overstated the oil capacity of the Z51 by about 1/2 quart!.
But not so in my case. I was aware of the amendment of the owner's manual issue early on, checked it and there was no factory overfill. Since then, I have been monitoring my oil levels carefully to look for any undue consumption.
There is actually a bulletin from GM on this that attributes the issue to "aggressive driving" (huh?):
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Ludi, I know you posted that for me, but the funny (and ironic part) is that I was the original poster of that (a cropped screen-cap from my GM Si subscription). 
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up
) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.
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I did the same on one of my cars, and ran it for about 10,000 miles successfully. Just don't use a loofa... I tried that for a while (didn't work the greatest). Steel wool works better so long as you have a screen.
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Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I am going to try to mount it in a cool place to so hopefully the vapors will condense out in the can.
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Ludi, I know you posted that for me, but the funny (and ironic part) is that I was the original poster of that (a cropped screen-cap from my GM Si subscription).
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up
) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.
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Ludi, I know you posted that for me, but the funny (and ironic part) is that I was the original poster of that (a cropped screen-cap from my GM Si subscription).
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.
Trust me, I understand the significance. Unfortunately, it appears that there's more to it than the classic 10.2qt overfill causing issues.
We're now seeing 9.8'ers (yes, I made that up
) with the same thing. Catch can time! I just wish I could get somebody at Elite on the phone to confirm the need for 3 barbs and 2 check valves.Thanks for your posts. They helped me to convince my service manager to address the problem. I've been reading the catch can discussions with great interest, since this is all new to me.
Thanks again to all contributors!
