[s-cars] Oil in MM and Intercoolers

[Dave Forgie]

James:  I have seen one car in Edmonton (Alvin Mah) running a "catch can"  (actually it was more of a filter) to eliminate the blow by flow from the cam
cover going into the air flow.  Since my old K24 only put out 14 psi gauge pressure boost, I had presumed that the problem was turbo seals and therefore,
doing anything with the cam cover breather was a waste of time.  Now, with a new, tight, turbo, it may be somewhat more important.  The problem with the
Samcos is the cross-over to IC hose (formerly the MM hose) cannot be easily removed (good news/bad news) for inspection.  You have to loosen the cross over
pipe to get enought play to remove/install the very stiff Samco hose.

Dave F. (still focusing on pinging elimination - but its only 18 deg C today so I probably won't find any anyway.)

"James Murray (QB/EMC)" wrote:

> Have you thought of installing an oil catch can to prevent this? Seems like a cool "gear head" thing to do and it's functional... anyone else done this?
>
> http://www.machv.com/groilcacan.html
>
> http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/catchcan/catchcan.php
>
> Cheers, /JaMu.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:04 AM
> To: Djdawson2 at aol.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Could it be the GP RS2 turbos are "over" spec?
>
> Dave:  I am running the belly pan (I wasn't when the RS2 goodies went
> on).  However, I did want to wash out the IC because of concerns about
> an oil film on the inside (I seemed to have a lot of oil in the old
> Michelin Man hose). BUT, my mechanic said "it was fine" and didn't do
> it.  Now I am not sure and may have to go in there myself and remove the
> intercooler and wash it out to eliminate it from the list of usual
> suspects.  Dave F.
>
> Djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 7/2/2004 12:14:36 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> > forgied at direct.ca writes: There must be a problem and I have to find
> > the solution.   Dave F.
> >
> > Yes, I agree... as my car has been all around that area, Whistler
> > included, and I never experienced problems.  It appears that our cars
> > have the same mods as well.  You may want to check the airflow to your
> > IC, and if you don't have the lower pan, create a duct to make sure
> > the air is forced through the IC.  That proved to be one local listers
> > issue... as high intake temps will create problems.
> > Good luck,
> > Dave
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