After speaking with several Mini techs at at a few different dealers/shops. and a tons of research online I finally made up my mind to get a oil catch can in my Mini. With all my looking around on every forum I could find I ran in to a local place here in palm beach that has been making catch cans for dodge's Hemi and other cars. So I contacted them about making catch can set up for us the Mini owners that looks better the welded sheet metal, can be customized to order and most of all really works. Well I'm happy to say we got something and it WORKS!!!

They custom made some fittings so we could tap into the PCV hose on the top left of the engine. Where the car needs it most of all as told to me by each and every Mini tech at 3 dealers and my tuning shop witch all they do is BMW and Mini work. here are some pics for you all to see. and the oil in the can is only after 300 miles.

They are also in the works on a dual can system that will tap into the more commonly used side on the intake also.

Cans will be available in a few different colors
Colors will include
Blue
Red
Black
Purple
Polished “Looks like Chrome

All Cans are American made on CNC machines from 6061 Billet aluminum.
These have a two chambered top to help catch the excess oil.

FYI I'm not the vendor and I make no money off of this I just helped develop it for us Mini owners and i m only wanting to know what you all think

here is the link http://www.photobucket.com/miniman25
here is a vid of how can opens for checking oil level and draining Link

So let me know what you think about it all ask me any question you may have

 

Looks pretty nice.

Are you missing hose clamps on the catch can?

 

Now all you need is a PCV valve between the out hose and the intake manifold, to stop the whole line pressurizing under boost.

 

no clamps not needed at all on the can I have 1000 miles on it with very spirited driving including day trips of over 200 miles non stop driving and the fittings on the can do not let the hose go

 

oh and one of the nicest parts of this can is that to empty it the bottom unscrews and you just pore it out

 

How much is it and where can I order one?

 

they are becoming vendors here on NAM very soon (with in the next few days they are already working on it)
its going to cost $135 for the set up you see in the pics
and if you want custom colors $20 extra

company is called Billet Technologies

 

remember I'm not the vendor and I m only passing along info

 

Do they have a solution for 2011 MCS's? My understanding is that all other vendors / manufacturers only produce catch cans for 07-10 models, and there were enough minor changes on the 11 that the 07-10 versions aren't completely compatible.

 

they will have one every soon for 2011. Awaiting on fittings is all

 

every GEN1 I knew of that caught fire

had a catch can

some within 48 hours of installation . . .

I'm sure that was a coincidence

but on the other hand I was a math major . . .

and I sure did not know all that were installed or caught fire . . .

 

hmm looks nice...

 

HAHAHAHA

 

thank you to all of you for taking the time check this out and ask questions

 

No way to tell capacity (dip stick/side glass). Unscrews from bottom to empty. Looks to be fairly low capacity (couple with above items).

Sorry no go for me.

 

it will take you just as long to unscrew the bottom al look at it as it would to unscrew the dip stick on other cans as for capacity you can get from oil change to oil change on this can unless you do 15,000 mile oil changes and lastly its ok if its not for you we can still be friends

 

Great design, i used a water separator on my Turbo s2000 which resembled this setup, as logn as you baffle... it works! nice job! Im all for R&D from the user end!


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Regardless of what can you use its a PITA to drain them... unless you drain via plug with some sort of "device" so you dont make a mess.

I have bsh because i didnt have the time to source parts but i would have done the same. The baffle you are using is good because it flows air downward through the baffle then upward out

Good stuff.!

 

I'm going to post a vid I made about draining this can and I will let you all diced if its a PITA or not (everyone sees level of what is a PITA is different I think its easer then then all any other out there but that just me so).

As for R&D by me its sweet, I talk to people about the cars, I drive the car, I figure out how to make it better (in my own eyes ), and I drive my car some more, then I find some one to make it and last but not least I drive my car!!! now if I could figure out a way to get paid to do this it would be a dream job!!!! but truly the work and all that and credit goes to the people over at Billet Technologies they are the one that do all the real work I just drive the car and talk to people when they ask me something that I can't answer.

 

Oh ive come up with a few goodies myself i know how it goes.


For my case theres no getting around the PITA... my engine bay is cluttered with aftermarket parts so i had to mount mine towards the front of the bay next to the expansion tank

 

LOL I love it!!!! here is the link I just but up my video. Please excuse me A: I suck at narration and B: the vid could have been about 1 min long but i wanted to be in it too soooo.... enjoy!

helps if you add the link the first time......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxV9D98CCU

 

very nice looking catch can! now all i gotta do is wait for one for the 2011 mcs.

 

Very nice screw setup ...



Lower that SUV

 

LOL!!! I'm waiting on a company that i have been talking to to send me coilovers that they want me to test for the mini market

 

hey Bigprfed22 I love your car!!!

 

Thanks so much! any issues or questions you have feel free to PM