Drivetrain OCC Does Work!

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Sep 12, 2006 | 01:57 PM

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herbie hind

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Originally Posted by SRTech

I installed my oil catch can at the start of MTTS and the results are below.

I always wondered why I could pour oil out of my intercooler before.

I drove just over 8,000 miles for MTTS.

that's cool the way they added a sight glass . very conveniant.

Sep 12, 2006 | 02:00 PM

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herbie hind

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Originally Posted by etalj

That is definately not healthy......way too much oil for 8k miles.

I hope no oil is leaking into the crankcase, maybe you should get it checked out?

can you say bad ring?

Sep 12, 2006 | 05:13 PM

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supercoopers

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Originally Posted by herbie hind

can you say bad ring?

That's what I think...

Another possibility is that the catch tank is mounted too low relative to the breather cover. I know that in other cars such as Imprezas, you have to mount the OCC higher than the breather cover, otherwise you get excess residue buildup. In the Mini's engine bay, I wouldn't think that this would be too likely though seeing as space it at a premium.

For the amount of oil you are collecting though, and the fact that many have mounted OCC in positions lower than the breather cover and are not reporting 'collections' of residue as great as yours, I would say that one of your rings is allowing some blowby through.

Henry