catch can oil breather Steam normal ?

[wrxadz]

hi guys i need some help i have recently purchased a gt and it has an oil catch can fitted the pipe runs from the rocker cover breather to the catch can and instead of a return pipe it has a breather filter, there is a small amount of steam coming from the filter i just need to know is this the catch can doing its job or is there a problem? also in the catch can it looks a little gunky (oil+water).

i know smoke from a breather filter can indicate worn piston rings but this steam as it evapourates quickly.

car runs spot on and holds boost perfectly also there is a recipt in the history for a compression test not to long ago and the results were fine worst piston was 174 i think.

any help appreciated as im a bit dubious about boosting the car untill i clear this up.

cheers adam

 

[bigdoods]

its fine.thats just the crank case gases escaping. as for the gunk in the catch can, its under the bonnet ineviably sum waters goina get in and thats just the oil mixing with the water.i wouldnt worry about it

 

[Blak_Mamber]

Is fine mate, just gasses escaping after a hard drive usually. & the watery oil is normal mate, thats what the catch cans for. Just keep an eye on the level.

 

[wrxadz]

nice one fella (as i wipe a bead of sweat from my brow) its just a bit unnerving when i was driving the car the other nite with the headlights on i saw what looked like smoke from under the bonnet, immediatly my paranoia set in and im thinking nice one adam you bought another dog but then i satrted to think about it logicaly and came to pretty much the same conclution but its great to be able to post a thread and within minutets get the answer what a top forum this is. i owe you a :beer:

 

[wrxadz]

that little tube thing on the catch can is empty is this also normal?

 

[Matchew]

that little tube thing on the catch can is empty is this also normal?

Yes fella thats fine

 

[Blak_Mamber]

that little tube thing on the catch can is empty is this also normal?

Yeah mate, use that too keep an eye on the level of shit that it collects.

 

[wrxadz]

so looks like i have a fully functioning blaistic gt thanks for the help guys been a while since i had a turbocharged car but i getting back into the swing of things.

 

[davehart]

As the guys said thats all very normal and nothing to worry about. It's how I have set my can up on mine for the past year.