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camaro1 · 04-02-2012, 09:37 PM

how much oil are you guys getting,, i have about 1000 miles and not a drop of oil from the catch can. drawing from the valley cover and i know i was getting oil before because the hose was wet inside that went from the valley cover to the intake.

rberns · 04-02-2012, 09:49 PM

Not sure yet, I haven't even driven 100 miles with mine on so I bet if there is any inside there only be a couple of drops or so.

Kmorpheus · 04-02-2012, 09:54 PM

I get a half oz to an full oz every 1000 miles.

stso634 · 04-02-2012, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kmorpheus

I get a half oz to an full oz every 1000 miles.

Same amount here. My can was installed about 1 year ago.

epstein · 04-02-2012, 10:10 PM

2-4 oz every oil change

BullF-16 · 04-02-2012, 10:11 PM

Make sure the valve on the bottom is closed. I.E turn it counter clockwise when looking down at the top of the can or imagine you are looking at the bottom of the can from underneath the car and turn it clockwise, righty...tighty. also you will see the threads on the valve exposed. if the can is open you wont see the threads.

look at the color of the clear hose from the valve. If it is discolored brownish at all it was open and always draining.

Also make sure the center port on the CC goes to the valley cover port or the rear of the drivers side valve cover port and the outer port on the CC goes to the nipple on the Maggie. I dont have a PD blower but i have done a lot of research and this should do it. Good luck.

SSDan · 04-03-2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BullF-16

Make sure the valve on the bottom is closed. I.E turn it counter clockwise when looking down at the top of the can or imagine you are looking at the bottom of the can from underneath the car and turn it clockwise, righty...tighty. also you will see the threads on the valve exposed. if the can is open you wont see the threads.

I'll admit that turning the valve the wrong way to close was very easy mistake for me. After I drained my can for the first time - I got distracted looking at the oil I caught and didn't close the valve right away. When I got back to it I had forgotten which way I tunred it to open it and got it wrong. I drove around for two days with the valve wide open.

I started getting weird idle issues and noticed a new strange sound under the hood. With the engine running I put my finger at the bottom of the drain valve and the vacuum was so strong it about sucked my finger up into the can (a dramatic overstatement but it was a strong suction). Closed the valve and all went back to normal. So, if you trapped no oil there is no harm in double checkling that the valve is closed. Here is a photo of mine closed properly with the thread exposed just as Bull F16 states.

To the OPs original question - I caught about 5 oz. of oil. Those 1300 miles were pretty hard ones - I must admit. Several dyno runs to get the tune calibrated after the cam install and then many WOT 1-2-3 runs enjoying my new power. The word is that LS engines push blow-by at high RPMs and I guess mine is one of them.

camaro1 · 04-10-2012, 09:41 AM

took the can off just to check things out,, felt like it had something in it so i pulled the valve out of the bottom and sure enough it had some oil in it,, looks like something was plugging up the valve, cleaned it all and re-installed. good to know it is working fine!

04-02-2012, 09:37 PM	#1
camaro1 Drives: 550+RWHP 2010 camaro Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,588	oil catch can, amount how much oil are you guys getting,, i have about 1000 miles and not a drop of oil from the catch can. drawing from the valley cover and i know i was getting oil before because the hose was wet inside that went from the valley cover to the intake. __________________ 415ci stroker, TVS 2300 Magnacharger, cnc heads, cam, yank ss3200 converter, Kooks long tubes, Bwoody true cold air kit, ZL1 Pump, magnaflow 3" cat-back, lowering springs,BMR control arms and tie rod bars, 3.73 gears, diff mounts, RX can, ADM fuel controller

04-02-2012, 09:49 PM	#2
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	Not sure yet, I haven't even driven 100 miles with mine on so I bet if there is any inside there only be a couple of drops or so. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan, Holley fuel rail, Proform valve covers, relocated coil packs

04-02-2012, 10:11 PM	#6
BullF-16 USAF retired! Thank God! Drives: 2011 1SS, 1LT red,1LT/RS SGM 98Z28 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Texas Posts: 2,799	Make sure the valve on the bottom is closed. I.E turn it counter clockwise when looking down at the top of the can or imagine you are looking at the bottom of the can from underneath the car and turn it clockwise, righty...tighty. also you will see the threads on the valve exposed. if the can is open you wont see the threads. look at the color of the clear hose from the valve. If it is discolored brownish at all it was open and always draining. Also make sure the center port on the CC goes to the valley cover port or the rear of the drivers side valve cover port and the outer port on the CC goes to the nipple on the Maggie. I dont have a PD blower but i have done a lot of research and this should do it. Good luck. __________________ HKE LSX427(Mast blk lbl 305 6bolt LS7heads, PatG231/246 blower cam, RWHP/TQ: 1281/1133 SNL Performance Custom Twin PT6766 BB turbos 4 to 25psi selectable on the Boost Leash controller, Squash dual 400LPH/ID2000s, ALKY 4 gal meth, Autometer AFR/Bst/oilpres/oiltemp/fuelpress gauges, Pedders Justice road crs pkg: All HD bushes, supercar 12kg coil overs, supercar ZL1 sways, camber plates all setup by JusticePete! :Gforce 9" 35spline S-Trac, 1500hp Outlaw axles, 3.5"alum DS, Monster Triple disc; 4xForgeline 19x10.5 4xBridgestone 305/30R19 RE-11, CTS-v calipers/rotors/Cobalt friction XR1/3 pads

04-10-2012, 09:41 AM	#8
camaro1 Drives: 550+RWHP 2010 camaro Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,588	took the can off just to check things out,, felt like it had something in it so i pulled the valve out of the bottom and sure enough it had some oil in it,, looks like something was plugging up the valve, cleaned it all and re-installed. good to know it is working fine! __________________ 415ci stroker, TVS 2300 Magnacharger, cnc heads, cam, yank ss3200 converter, Kooks long tubes, Bwoody true cold air kit, ZL1 Pump, magnaflow 3" cat-back, lowering springs,BMR control arms and tie rod bars, 3.73 gears, diff mounts, RX can, ADM fuel controller

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04-02-2012, 09:54 PM	#3
Kmorpheus Account Suspended Drives: Green Dream Machine Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Waterloo, IA AUN Posts: 296 View My Garage	I get a half oz to an full oz every 1000 miles.

04-02-2012, 10:10 PM	#5
epstein Account Suspended Drives: SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Transplanted from NYC..(ret. NYPD).Now in CT Posts: 904	2-4 oz every oil change