Pro alloy breather tank

[stevegto3]

Hi all

Merry Xmas!!

Very pleased to avoid the trees and the flooding to go for the last burn of 2013 today!

Since moving my filters to the bulkhead I'm not happy with the extension to the breather to intake I made. Considering the oil breather looks pretty ropy I've decided to fit a pro alloy, or does anyone else have another recommendation.

Being a complete muppet, the question I have is do you need to drain the oil to fit a new breather? Or can it simply be disconnected and reconnected?

Cheers
Steve

[TuxMan]

I have a pro alloy one but you cannot take it apart too clean it out , something I find a pain , South west Lotus center do the nice unit and you can take it apart to clean it out . No need too drain the oil to fit .



Tux

[stevegto3]

Cheers tux, happy Xmas. I've seen that one, I'll take a look.

Still trying to summon up the courage to join you guys to break my track day cherry next year at silverstone, Although I think I will be lacking in power and ability compared to the 500 bhp+ boys attending :-)

[TuxMan]

Come along bud , everybody is welcome and I can get you some free sighting laps , , plenty of new track drivers in September and everybody had a lot of fun . Silverstone GP is a stunning circuit

[LazyRoss18]

Sorry to hijack but about to install my pro alloy oil breather, have you guys just used a silicone pipe to vent it out the bottom of the engine bay?

[tonyvan]

LazyRoss18 said:

Sorry to hijack but about to install my pro alloy oil breather, have you guys just used a silicone pipe to vent it out the bottom of the engine bay?

yes

[stevegto3]

TuxMan said:

Come along bud , everybody is welcome and I can get you some free sighting laps , , plenty of new track drivers in September and everybody had a lot of fun . Silverstone GP is a stunning circuit

That would be great, I've only driven silverstone once in a 355 and was quickly taken off for being told I'm not Michael Schumacher, mind you that was 15 years ago!!

Is it the 12th may - if so I might have some grovelling to do as it's my wife's birthday and I don't think a track day would be her ideal present haha :-)

[Adrian W]

The whole principle if the thing is that you never need to clean it

TuxMan said:

I have a pro alloy one but you cannot take it apart too clean it out , something I find a pain , South west Lotus center do the nice unit and you can take it apart to clean it out . No need too drain the oil to fit .



Tux

[wessexrfc]

My ProAlloy was found to be restricted due to the oil build up. Alot are made to be stripped so they can be cleaned, as a result I'd say the SWLC is worth a look at.

[Adrian W]

wessexrfc said:

My ProAlloy was found to be restricted due to the oil build up. Alot are made to be stripped so they can be cleaned, as a result I'd say the SWLC is worth a look at.

Considering it works on the principle of a swirl pot, I would be looking for the cause if there is enough sludge being blown about to block that

[CaptainJp]

I'll be interested in someones old Pro Alloy catch tank if anyone is selling for this upgrade

[wessexrfc]

..............However, some of the oil mist and other products settle along the engine intake and over time form a "gunk." The oil catch can collects the oil mist and condenses the fuel vapors while allowing "cleaner" gases to be passed back into the intake. Typically the blow-by gasses are passed through a wire mesh, which give the vapor droplets something to adhere to. Since the oil catch cans condense the vapor portion of the gasses, they will need to be drained periodically of all the oil, fuel and other contaminants