I plugged the manifold with the Norma "036131510" vent cap available on ecstuning and other sites.

For the tube I cut the stock "rear PCV to manifold" tube and attached 3/4 inch heather hose to it and routed it underneath the car. I used a couple zip ties to secure the hose so nothing is loose. It looks stock.

 

Looks good and simple enough!

did you not do the drivers side as well?

 

I've recently tried a breather filter on the driver's side and one of the vent caps plugging the stock "driver's side to intake tube" hose but the fumes were too strong in the passenger compartment when in traffic. The car felt great though.

I'm going to use 3/4 inch hose to route it from the driver's side to underneath tomorrow, I'll post pics when it's done.

In the past I had a BSH catch can but besides catching a lot of condensation I would still get a lot of oil residue in the intake tube.

 

I have the breather filter on the driver's side right now as well, and catch a whiff of oil vapors now and then. Based on what I've been reading about this issue over the last week or so, I have decided to vent the PCV valve like you have done. I'm picking up a catch can with two inlets and a breather filter on it, so I can run both the passenger and driver's side breather hoses to it.

I have noticed my oil consumption increase a little bit, although I haven't had the car long enough to have a good baseline.

 

routing the driver's side hose...

 

Done. It looks stock unless you know what to look for which was one of my goals. Car feels strong. I used two of the "3/4" heater hoses since you need more than 6ft of hose total.

The "7/8 inch to 1 inch" rubber chair tip worked great as a cap to cover the intake tube hole. You only need one of the Norma vent caps, the one used to plug the manifold.

Total spent was about $30.

 

One of the few cars that I've seen with the Mason eng strut bar. I had mine powder coated black, fits well.

Do you have a yearly emissions inspection where you live? Do you think that the mod will be a problem for that test?

Have fun,
Mike

 

Nice about the black Mason eng bar! I've had mine since I first got the car back in '10, really light and fits well.

Here in CA the emissions test for newer cars is on the 7th year after the car is made. So for mine it would be in '16-'17. When the time comes the car can be switched back to being emissions friendly in about 10min working slowly. Just install the stock hose on the driver's side and the vent cap on the passenger's side to pass emissions.

 

I have absolutely nothing constructive to add to this thread peckerhead, I just wanted to use your screen name in a sentence because it's hilarious.

Okay, done threadjacking.

Mike

 

If you need it: The Audi part is 036131510 and the corresponding MINI part # is 11617596034 .

Blind Plug - Priced Each


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/11617596034/ES2101889/




Thanks

 

There's ECS plugging away again. This time plugging plugs....that I need lol.

SO, ECS, these fit both sides? Meaning the intake manifold(pass side) as well as the intake tube(drivers side), so if I were to run draft tubes directly off the valve cover, 2 of these are all I need in the way of plugs?

 

lol. Injected - I am glad I could help cross ref the numbers. I believe they are using two of these parts to block off the N14 engine PVC rear corner and under the intake manifold. So they can run an OCC off the other side breather line into the intake. People are using these for multiple set ups of OCC.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...leak-grrr.html

Thanks

 

Oh ok. I definitely do not plan to completely block off the passenger side PCV ports like most people who do their OCC installs. So I think when I order up my timing tensioner and oil filter, I'll toss one of these plugs in for the manifold, but then find something else for the intake tube side.

 

You need one of the plugs for the manifold for sure.

I tried one of these plugs on a spare PCV-Intake tube I cut up and while it fits, I decided to go with a 7/8 inch rubber chair tip since it ended up looking a lot cleaner and it allows me to keep the PCV-Intake tube in one piece in case I need to go back to a stock configuration for emissions or whatever.

The dual draft tube setup is really nice in terms of the way the car feels. It's recommended to make sure the car is run at operating temp regularly since if you don't you could end up with excessive water vapor or sludge in the oil. Running the car hard allows the water to evaporate.

I'll probably be changing the oil a little sooner too, say 5000 miles instead of 7500 miles like I have since new. This is to avoid the possibility of excessive oil contamination from running the draft tubes.