Case breather What are you using.
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Case breather What are you using.
What filter are you guys using on the valvecover breather? Ihave looked around town for a filter small enough, but havnt had much luck. Any info would help. Madwheel, civic01vtec what are you guys using?
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Rep Power: 0 K&N makes a good selection of crankcase breather filters you can find online. I dont have a civic but I had to get a filter with a male nipple and use a short piece of hose to raise the filter enough to clear the valve cover. Usually a place like Advance Auto will have 1 or 2 sizes and they are female, so you might have to order it online.
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here is the exact one i got from the same place. It is a K&N knockoff....9mm i think.
http://www.2kracing.com/product_info...oducts_id/1858
http://www.2kracing.com/product_info...oducts_id/1858
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Rep Power: 326 I originally bought the K&N filter breather, it worked very well. But an oil can is the way to go. It'll keep the back of your motor a lil cleaner too... I bought a Mororos breather/catch can system.
Originally Posted by C2i0v0i1C
i have a tube that goes from mine to the intake pipe thats on the intake side of the turbo
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Originally Posted by Titleist71
I'm not positive...but could oil be vacuumed or pumped throught your hose into the turbo?
good point<< isn't that what it does when it's directed to the intake?
so if u have this air breather theres no need to link it to the intake/turbo. because it has it's own filtration system. << correct?
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Rep Power: 0 should you guys recomend i should put it on? cuz i've been hearing that it fills up with oil n dirt. also some peepz said they change thier filter twice every thousand miles!!! thats crazy for sumn that doesnt even improve performance or gas mileage.
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I made a post months ago about breather filters and what they do. Search around
EDIT: Here it is......'
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...reather+filter
I made a post months ago about breather filters and what they do. Search around
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http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...reather+filter
Last edited by civic01vtec; Aug 9, 2004 at 09:22 PM.
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Rep Power: 326 Either run a hose from the valve cover to a breather system like the moroso, or if routing back to the turbo, run a line from the valve cover to a breather tank, then the top port of the tank to the intake pipe before the turbo. Those are the best 2 ways to do it.
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Rep Power: 326 The idea of a breather is for the valve cover to be able to BREATHE. It's not supposed to be pressurized. If you rout it into your charge pipe, you are compressiong the valve cover and could ad unneccessary heat.
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Rep Power: 0 the only thing i have a question on is the following.
if im n/a, do i need a catch can? what are the chances of the oil spilling out and messing up ur filter and feul rail? is it even likely if i connect it directly for this to happen?
if im n/a, do i need a catch can? what are the chances of the oil spilling out and messing up ur filter and feul rail? is it even likely if i connect it directly for this to happen?
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Rep Power: 326 No you do not need one. If you are staying NA, might as well rout it to your intake pipe just like stock. It's legal and environment friendly.
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Originally Posted by Jeff
ok I ordered the 9mm breather that civic01vtec said and it looks really small. Im going to have to try to install it tomorrow.
took me 2 min........really
you will need a small hose clamp though.....the one they give you won't fit.
