Oil Separator (Catch Can) from Moroso... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Stealth6 · 03-11-2012, 04:30 PM

I was wondering if anyone here is using this particular type. Moroso has been in business for a long time.... They are much pricier than RX, however, the unit looks pretty good.

http://jreperformanceparts.com/gm/20...catch-can.html

Nessal · 03-11-2012, 05:48 PM

Looks too small IMO. I would rather have my can bigger so that it has more surface area to cool the gas to allow the vapors to condense.

sschevybear11 · 03-11-2012, 09:21 PM

I have it and like it.

v6sonoma · 03-11-2012, 10:07 PM

Got to play with one at a trade show today. It looks great but I want to say I've heard mixed reviews on it. Then again I'm not to sure about catch cans in general but whatever makes us happy and doesn't negatively effect anything (besides our wallet

) can't be bad.

mexiken · 03-11-2012, 11:15 PM

I decided on RX after reading some people on here do some testing with a glass in line filter and dissecting one of their cans. It's the best, performance wise, was the verdict.

I ordered last week and still haven't heard anything though, not a mesage, email, nada. I'm getting a little worried it won't get here before the car does (crosses fingers)

P.S. The Moroso one looks slick though.

SixGracing · 03-12-2012, 02:05 AM

Can someone tell me what a catch can does?

Stealth6 · 03-12-2012, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SixGracing

Can someone tell me what a catch can does?

Here is a detailed explanation of it's principle...

An oil catch can is typically used in turbo/supercharger applications, or high-performance race applications where excessive blow-by (leakage past the piston rings) of air and fuel vapor occurs. This creates a positive pressure in the crankcase. Engine manufactures have placed a valve on the engine block which releases this pressure. This valve is known as a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve. During engine operation, blow-by gases, as well as oil mist from the rotating components of the engine, pass through the PCV valve and are routed back into the intake for the engine to burn off. However, some of the oil mist and other products settle along the engine intake and over time form a "gunk." The oil catch can collects the oil mist and condenses the fuel vapors while allowing "cleaner" gases to be passed back into the intake. Typically the blow-by gasses are passed through a wire mesh, which give the vapor droplets something to adhere to. Since the oil catch cans condense the vapor portion of the gasses, they will need to be drained periodically of all the oil, fuel and other contaminants.

Stealth6 · 03-12-2012, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by sschevybear11

I have it and like it.

sschevybear11, any problems or issues with installation?

sschevybear11 · 03-12-2012, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth6

sschevybear11, any problems or issues with installation?

Been great. I got it because to many threads about RX and oil leaks, valves sticking and blowing out rear main seals.

dodojoe · 03-12-2012, 11:21 AM

I went with the Elite, simple instructions and I believe will do the job!

SC2150 · 03-12-2012, 02:29 PM

The Moroso works much better if you remove the filter material from whatever side you use for the outlet. It hold oil at the outlet and lets a ton pull right through. Just remove the two smal allen screws that hold the filter media in the top portion and pull the steel wool out of the outlet side and it will trap far more than as it comes. Do a search on here for details on the testing (try for yourself, dont trust in anyone else) and you will see.

Stealth6 · 03-12-2012, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC2150

The Moroso works much better if you remove the filter material from whatever side you use for the outlet. It hold oil at the outlet and lets a ton pull right through. Just remove the two smal allen screws that hold the filter media in the top portion and pull the steel wool out of the outlet side and it will trap far more than as it comes. Do a search on here for details on the testing (try for yourself, dont trust in anyone else) and you will see.

BTW, many Thanks for the advice. Just out of curiosity... Why would Moroso engineer this unit with steel wool... instead of without.

Andy@AMSOIL · 03-13-2012, 06:50 PM

i like moroso stuff,, they have a larger one which you may bennefit from

SC2150 · 03-13-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sschevybear11

Been great. I got it because to many threads about RX and oil leaks, valves sticking and blowing out rear main seals.

Have to correct you...out of over 10,000 RX cans in use there has NEVER been a seal blown out from one.

No oil leaks caused (unless installed backwards).

And one reported valve frozen by condensation in the winter....so please get your facts straight if your going to make a statement like that.

If you would place a clear glass fuel filter between the can and your intake manifold you will seethe amount of oil pulling through...and thats fine if thats what you want, but please dont post lies about the RX can.

03-11-2012, 04:30 PM	#1
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03-11-2012, 10:07 PM	#4
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Got to play with one at a trade show today. It looks great but I want to say I've heard mixed reviews on it. Then again I'm not to sure about catch cans in general but whatever makes us happy and doesn't negatively effect anything (besides our wallet ) can't be bad. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

03-11-2012, 11:15 PM	#5
mexiken Drives: Sofia: 2012 Chevy Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 409 View My Garage	I decided on RX after reading some people on here do some testing with a glass in line filter and dissecting one of their cans. It's the best, performance wise, was the verdict. I ordered last week and still haven't heard anything though, not a mesage, email, nada. I'm getting a little worried it won't get here before the car does (crosses fingers) P.S. The Moroso one looks slick though. __________________ Interior: 2-tone gray interior, Blue Dome and trunk lights, L.A. Dodgers floor mats (to come: footwell lighting) Exterior: Sunroof, custom painted gray stripes, vinyl Bowtie emblem decals, Holographic Transformer decals, white license plate LED lights Sounds: Stock highs, Alpine MRX-M100 amp mated to a 12" JL Audio W3 in a ****** Stealth enclosure Engine/Performance**: Hurst Short Throw Shifter, Rx Catch Can painted IBM, (to come: JacFab CAI, muffler delete/Flowmasters)

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SixGracing Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 A6 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Haven, UT Posts: 790	Can someone tell me what a catch can does? __________________

03-11-2012, 05:48 PM	#2
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	Looks too small IMO. I would rather have my can bigger so that it has more surface area to cool the gas to allow the vapors to condense.

03-12-2012, 11:21 AM	#10
dodojoe Drives: 2011 SS RS Camaro Convertible-VR Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 189	I went with the Elite, simple instructions and I believe will do the job!

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SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	The Moroso works much better if you remove the filter material from whatever side you use for the outlet. It hold oil at the outlet and lets a ton pull right through. Just remove the two smal allen screws that hold the filter media in the top portion and pull the steel wool out of the outlet side and it will trap far more than as it comes. Do a search on here for details on the testing (try for yourself, dont trust in anyone else) and you will see.

03-13-2012, 06:50 PM	#13
Andy@AMSOIL Account Suspended Drives: 4 wheels Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Digging for OIL Posts: 262	i like moroso stuff,, they have a larger one which you may bennefit from

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