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Old 28 September 2005 | 10:23 AM
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Are they worth it? wat is there main purpose, do they improve anything, is it worth fitting one on my P1. and anyone got any pics of one fitted
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Old 28 September 2005 | 11:36 AM
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the oil vapours that the crank & cams breathe back into the system normally are routed to a catch tank instead of being put back into the intake system which will contaminate your pipes & mix with the air which inturn will lower the octane of your fuel once mixed
Old 28 September 2005 | 05:41 PM
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I used to have loads of oil in my intercooler its been dry since I fitted a catch can. the catch can is just in front of the battery. its also a P1
http://www.sidtech.co.uk/iu/T5NYW092078501039.jpg

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Old 28 September 2005 | 08:05 PM
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I used to have loads of oil in my intercooler its been dry since I fitted a catch can. the catch can is just in front of the battery. its also a P1
http://www.sidtech.co.uk/iu/T5NYW092078501039.jpg

Thats one clean engine
Old 29 September 2005 | 06:32 PM
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cheers mate, only use wd40 works a treat
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