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gotRICE?

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yeah i know hes in AUS :) So am i lol. But im a nice guy and would have sent it anyway :P

And too true.. Bolts generally end up permanent for me too. I had a wine cork blocking my BOV return for over a year :)

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Thanks heaps guys! Really do appreciate all the help so far! Great to see a forum that has good people on it! Will try my mech tomorrow about "bunging" it. I seriously hope that fixes the issue. REALLY don't wanna fork out for a rebuild or it gonna be spaghetti for me for the next few months O_o

Curious to know about silicone, I'd say your assumption would be spot on though.

One question, if I ditch the catch can, what will all that oil do if I just run the pipe from one of the top pipes to the othe (factory I assume) will it bellow smoke?

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If you want to block a fitting, I use the stoppers that they put on the ends of chair legs, they work a treat and come in all different sizes.

If I leave my car for a few months without starting it the condensation gets pretty rough and it'll breathe a lot of steam, I just let it idle with the oil cooler covered in cardboard off so the oil gets nice and hot and boils all the water out.

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They dyno'd it but they only ran it at 8-10 pound. I'm at a loss, I can see these guys rubbing their hands together licking their lips at the money the want to make off me. They claim they can't print off the specs off their dyno'd machine as I asked for them. I don't know if I trust them or not. They said it has a shitload of blow by yet when I have checked it, it was minimal! Hulp!! What do I do? I'm in a regional area and we have only 2 places who know (sorta) how to work on these.

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TiTAN

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Ok I searched high and low, repco, Burton's, super cheap, autobahn, and even Clark's rubber. No one has something to block the Pcv outlet off the rocket cover.

remove rocker cover, take somewhere to be hot washed and have the hole welded up if you want it blocked, a bolt in the hole doesnt give a fantastic seal and will leak.

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They dyno'd it but they only ran it at 8-10 pound. I'm at a loss, I can see these guys rubbing their hands together licking their lips at the money the want to make off me. They claim they can't print off the specs off their dyno'd machine as I asked for them. I don't know if I trust them or not. They said it has a shitload of blow by yet when I have checked it, it was minimal! Hulp!! What do I do? I'm in a regional area and we have only 2 places who know (sorta) how to work on these.

8-10psi would be normal for a stock engine.. but not giving you a print out sounds dodgy.

Excessive blow by is when your dipstick gets blown out of the tube!

You need to do a compression test. Any workshop can do that or you can buy or borrow a compression gauge and do it yourself. You say you are in a regional area - how regional? It always helps to put the town where you live (or the nearest town) so that (a) another member might be nearby and be able to have a look at your car and (b) people can recommend the nearest good workshop. If there is one within a day's drive that might be a good idea before you give up on the car.

If you get a workshop to do a compression test ask them if they can do a leak-down test. It should only be an hour's labour charge. The results should tell you if the motor needs to come out or not.

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No, no, no, no, no.

Starting at the PCV fitting, you should have:

PCV to intake rocker cover (as per factory fittings)

Intake rocker cover to exhaust rocker cover (as per factory fittings)

exhaust rocker cover to catch can

catch can to intake side of turbo.

Ditch the stupid filter on the can (and plug the hole).

So basically, the catch can replaces the hose that goes from the exhaust rocker cover down to the intake of the turbo. And the whole system remains sealed and does not vent to atmosphere. And you don't have problems with EPA.

This has to be THE best and easiest explanation to installing a catch can EVER on a RB engine.

Thank you!

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