Hi there, i was watching some car vids in youtube till i found something about an oil catch can. Does our Mirage needed this type of device? Will it help or prevent anything when used in our Mirage? Benefits?
Hi there, i was watching some car vids in youtube till i found something about an oil catch can. Does our Mirage needed this type of device? Will it help or prevent anything when used in our Mirage? Benefits?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
Thought these were more for FI vehicles...
Was going to copy paste, but the pix are important too... Go here:
http://oilcatchcan.com/
Last edited by mitsumi; 09-21-2015 at 02:59 PM.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
The acid test would be to look inside the inlet manifold/runners on a Mirage that's got a good few thousand miles on it. If the intake has a coating of oily slime build up, then a catch can will help stop that build up happening so quickly. If everything looks clean, then a catch can will be of negligible benefit.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage 3 CVT 1.2 automatic: 47.9 mpg (US) ... 20.4 km/L ... 4.9 L/100 km ... 57.5 mpg (Imp)
He means that oil catch cans are really only useful if you have a car with 'Forced Induction'..or a Subaru maybe lol (head gasket issues I've heard).
Unless you installed a turbo or supercharger on your Mirage, save yourself the trouble and use the money saved to keep up basic maintenance items. I can see you're trying to proactively take care of your car, which is definitely something I can relate to - so I would suggest you re-focus your efforts on replenishing your car's fluids on a more aggresive interval schedule (engine and transmission oil, coolant, brakes).
-Charlie-
mitsumi (09-21-2015)
Yes .. that would be nice.
I have a 'modified' Greddy Oil Catch Can installed and have found trace of oil at the barb fitting at the catch can when I changed the hose. I have not noted though how many KMS I have run before inspecting it.
I would not want oil to be mixed in the combustion chamber together with the air and gasoline fuel mixture, however minute it may be.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
My guess would be the "catch can" is basically a form of a "dry sump" for use in severe conditions where you would suffer oil starvation or con rod interference if a conventional oil pan was used. The tube on the side is a level indicator, possibly view able from inside the car. Probably rally car stuff. Aero dry sumps use several scavenging pumps to keep a central reservoir full capable of running pressure even when the engine is inverted for sustained periods of time.
regards
mech
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage de 1.2 manual: 55.7 mpg (US) ... 23.7 km/L ... 4.2 L/100 km ... 66.9 mpg (Imp)
laceygirl (09-22-2015)