Oil catch cans

[Otispunkmeyer]

Where is a good place to get stuff like this from? eBay? Demon Tweeks?

Need it relatively fast and it also needs to have large inlets for 25mm/1inch hose. Most I see have small 10-12 mm barbs on. its no good stepping the hose down to fit. The fittings need to be 25 mm as they provide much less restriction. The use case is not typical, I can't tell you why, but its not the car that needs the bigger diameter, its another piece of equipment.

Next best thing is, could something like this :

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/automotive-plumbin...

option 3

But have new, larger inlet/outlets welded onto it?

[Oilchange]

Give Demon a call. Always been helpful for me

[rm163603]

Mishimoto catch cans seem popular...

You can order direct from their website

[Otispunkmeyer]

I lack the skills and our machine shop , who would be able to make one, are so busy that we wouldnt get it in time.

I'll give demon a ring. Had a look on mishimoto and they seem to be working on exactly what I want. It doesnt seem to be for sale though. Or if it is, not in the UK (it's a can for the big pickups in the US with the large Cummins diesels).

Thanks

[scarble]

Hm, can't remember where we got one from before, but looks like the mocal ones on demon tweaks have hose tails in female threads, the hole is probably bigger than the tail, so you could maybe get an appropriate adapter in there.
If it's for a breather and you're going open breather (to atmosphere) it won't have the same flow as if fed into the intake as there's no suction.. And by only having the small size at that one point it's probably less bad than the whole hose being small?
Consider your real requirements.
You might struggle to find oil resistant hose in the right size, iirc desihose in Peterbrough were good for that stuff.

Phone the company that makes them, you never know what they might be able to do or how quickly.

Eta: this one has 7/8 tails which is 22.225mm
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/aluminium-oil...

Make sure the tank is big enough to hold what it's expected to need to hold between drainings.

Edited by scarble on Thursday 27th September 19:36

[200Plus Club]

Avoid demon thieves and go search out some of the many cheaper kit car suppliers. Same stuff at half the price at times.

https://www.jjcraceandrally.com/kit-car/oil-catch-...
EBay also has hundreds of decent cans from 30 quid or so.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Again I can't divulge the usage. It is for use on a car, but not on the road. I'll have to check on oil resistant hose, it might not matter given the installation will be temporary.

That 22mm might just do it. We don't really know what the minimum size should be, but we know 10 is too small. An example were working from used 25mm.

I'll check them out!

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Thursday 27th September 19:56

[gordmac]

I always used a plastic bottle or milk container as a catch tank, cheap and lightweight!

[anonymous-user]

I made one from a metal bog-brush holder, it really looks the part, just so long as nobody asks what it was

[someclevername]

Have you considered using a vacuum oil extractor? I use one when I do my own oil changes, it's really clean and hassle free.

[Kraken]

If it's for MSA racing make sure it's the right size. Most of the eBay specials are way too small for the Blue Book regs. It's rare to get picked up on it by a scrutineer but it will cost far more in lost race fees than buying the correct item first time.

[200Plus Club]

JimSuperSix said:

I made one from a metal bog-brush holder, it really looks the part, just so long as nobody asks what it was

On my T70 replica I had a nice stainless steel pepper pot as the breather tank for the gearbox vent lol. Rather smart and I turned it round so the "PEPPER" was hidden against the subframe:-)