HI everyone, This is a question more out of curiosity than anything... I am not looking to do this but it has piqued my curiosity the amount of oil that ...

HI everyone,

This is a question more out of curiosity than anything... I am not looking to do this but it has piqued my curiosity the amount of oil that seems to be going back into these intakes is quite large over time

With this PCV system coking up our intakes, what would prevent (besides the legality issues from the EPA) from just running tube from the PCV valve down below the engine and frame, and putting a breather filter on the intake, and also doing this same tube down from the passenger side valve cover and capping off the intake port on the air intake? Wouldn't this eliminate the coking issue even if this ran to a catch can and then vented to the atmosphere so we aren't greasing up our roadways

Would this set off some sort of engine code?


The reason I ask is coming from a Diesel, knowing all of the deletes that take place there with EGR, DPF, NOx, etc. this modification seems to be on the same track as those... Granted not EPA legal, but could it be done this way?


Thanks

You can do that. You'd want to plug the port on the intake so you don't get a vacuum leak. Then you could put those old school filters on the valve cover ports or get a clean side separator.

Then vent the crank vent to the ground. Known as a road draft tube. You could run a can or filter as well as make just a tube.

Just be aware, with the loss of negative pressure inside the engine the seals are going to start leaking something aweful.

I think OEM's did away with those type of systems in the 50's.

Yeah there was a guy on here who did a write up on what happens if you remove it. Mike something


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Hiya,

Can you explain what seals will go bad? valve cover seals?

I'm curious about this but would want to know the details as well...

Thanks!!

Steve

Just buy a catch can.


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Or make one if you've got the smarts.

Hiya,

That's already in... Like I said, it is question of curiosity...

I just had done exactly what Trax described when I had my new intake horn installed on my duramax. Just rerouted the PCV hose straight down and attached to the frame