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Old 13-06-2006, 11:04 PM
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Default beathers.. how do they work , whats inside??

inside the actual breather can (uprated from standard)

is there supposed to be a baffle or plate that divides (or nearly divides) the side all the pipes go into from the other where the pipe for the catch tank/vent to atmos goes ?

its just i took mine off tonight to clean it out, and was having a look,
and it appears to be Just a can with a few pipes coming off it

thought there was supposed to be more to it than that (for 100 odd quid or whatever they cost lol)



PS: ive no idea what make mine is, as it was on the car when i got it lol
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There *should* be in theory, to allow the vapour to condense and return to sump, and then allow any remaining vapour to breathe to atmosphere/catch tank.

Have heard before that some are just shiny 'tins'..... but not many people chop the top off a £100+ tin to find out
Old 13-06-2006, 11:37 PM
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lol believe it mate, I have one

i was cleaning it out. looked thru the vent pipe and could see the floor on the other side lol
so tried to have a look inside, shone a little torch in the holes and there deffo dont seem to be any dividing/baffle between any of the holes...

anyone got rapid fords number
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If the pipe that lets the air out comes from the top, and the pipe that lets the oil out comes from the bottom, that pretty much does the job anyway without needing anything else, plus it wont ever get clogged up.
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what you mean pipe that lets the oil out chip??



bascally on this set up that was on the car
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Pipe to block under turbo ---------------Vent to atmos




Pipe to kidney box under inlet
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Originally Posted by pee vee
what you mean pipe that lets the oil out chip??



bascally on this set up that was on the car
its

Pipe to block under turbo ---------------Vent to atmos




Pipe to kidney box under inlet
out = to under turbo



Normally its an input on one side at the top, and an outlet at the bottom on the same side, then from the far corner there is a pipe running from the top that lets the air out, gravity is the thing that does the "seperating" bit
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