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BIGSWOLE · 05-24-2011, 07:57 AM

I have a rx catch can on my 2010 camaro.This may sound like a stupid but I don't think I've been closing the valve the right way.I've been turning the screwing the valve to the left which shows no threads, hope this makes sense. Everytime I check it I see more oil in the tube. Now I turned it to the right which shows threads( I thought this was opening) . Can anyone with a rx catch can tell me if I'm closing this right and whether I can mess up my engine by running it open. Thanks in advance.

y2k king · 05-24-2011, 08:14 AM

are you talkin about the drain valve on the bottom?
is the clear line attached to the valve at the bottom?

if the above is true, looking down at the catchcan turning the valve clockwise closes the drain.

Russell James · 05-24-2011, 08:42 AM

Righty tighty, lefty loosy. Imagine turning the can upside down so you are looking down at the bottom of the can, with the valve now on top. Clockwise tightens/closes it, counter clockwise opens it.

Won't hut anything that it was open for a bit. Al Gore would not be pleased though.

brantley847 · 05-24-2011, 09:07 AM

You don't have to have the clear line installed, you can run with that off... I found it easier to check when closed or open with the line off. Also, (I have not tested this) but I was instructed if your vehicle is ON and you place your finger underneath the drain valve you should feel some air pressure... closed you will not.

BIGSWOLE · 05-24-2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by y2k king

are you talkin about the drain valve on the bottom?
is the clear line attached to the valve at the bottom?

if the above is true, looking down at the catchcan turning the valve clockwise closes the drain.

Yes I'm talking about the drain valve at the bottom.

So, with the can installed ,standing over the engine I should reach under and turn clockwise which would be counterclockwise if I were looking at the valve, right?

y2k king · 05-24-2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIGSWOLE

Yes I'm talking about the drain valve at the bottom.

So, with the can installed ,standing over the engine I should reach under and turn clockwise which would be counterclockwise if I were looking at the valve, right?

yeah, you got it.

SC2150 · 05-24-2011, 12:46 PM

Your running it backwards with it open!!!! The threads should show all the way out. You probably have a bad vacuum leak also running it with it open. The cans ship with it closed. If there is any doubt with it idling place your finger over the drain tube. You should feel NO suction.

BIGSWOLE · 05-24-2011, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC2150

Your running it backwards with it open!!!! The threads should show all the way out. You probably have a bad vacuum leak also running it with it open. The cans ship with it closed. If there is any doubt with it idling place your finger over the drain tube. You should feel NO suction.

Thanks, any chance I could have screwed something up?

SC2150 · 05-24-2011, 05:56 PM

No. You would have thrown a check engine lean code but after you close the valve your fine.

hansenp · 05-24-2011, 06:35 PM

So threads fully shown is closed and no threads is open yeah? I was just checking mine before i saw this

05-24-2011, 07:57 AM	#1
BIGSWOLE Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey 2SS/RS (L99) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Luling,LA. Posts: 111 View My Garage	RX catch can ? I have a rx catch can on my 2010 camaro.This may sound like a stupid but I don't think I've been closing the valve the right way.I've been turning the screwing the valve to the left which shows no threads, hope this makes sense. Everytime I check it I see more oil in the tube. Now I turned it to the right which shows threads( I thought this was opening) . Can anyone with a rx catch can tell me if I'm closing this right and whether I can mess up my engine by running it open. Thanks in advance.

05-24-2011, 08:14 AM	#2
y2k king Drives: 2011 ss camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: spring hill, fl Posts: 1,705	are you talkin about the drain valve on the bottom? is the clear line attached to the valve at the bottom? if the above is true, looking down at the catchcan turning the valve clockwise closes the drain. __________________ 10/28/2010 got it

05-24-2011, 09:07 AM	#4
brantley847 v It bites. Drives: 2011 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,585	You don't have to have the clear line installed, you can run with that off... I found it easier to check when closed or open with the line off. Also, (I have not tested this) but I was instructed if your vehicle is ON and you place your finger underneath the drain valve you should feel some air pressure... closed you will not. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Performance: 439 RWHP: 226/236 Comp Cam, Kooks 1-7/8, CAInc, Borla S type, Vmax TB, Rx Catch Can, Trans cooler, SLP 160 termo, Melling high volume, Eibach Springs/Sways 1" drop, Whiteline complete bushing kit.

05-24-2011, 06:35 PM	#10
hansenp Drives: 2010 Camaro 2 SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 416	So threads fully shown is closed and no threads is open yeah? I was just checking mine before i saw this __________________ Roto-Fab CAI , Flowmaster American Thunder System MGW short shifter, Lexani custom painted LX15 wheels ,Pfadt strut tower brace, Technostalgia Led tailights, Rx catch can, Vmax TB

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SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	Your running it backwards with it open!!!! The threads should show all the way out. You probably have a bad vacuum leak also running it with it open. The cans ship with it closed. If there is any doubt with it idling place your finger over the drain tube. You should feel NO suction.

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SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	No. You would have thrown a check engine lean code but after you close the valve your fine.