Oil Separator Installed

Went to good ol' Wally World and picked up everything I needed, except for the hose. Had to go to NAPA for that. Here's what it looks like and the prices/part #'s for all of the stuff. Enjoy.

filter - $12 - Part# MP5138
1/4" couplers - $2 - Part# MP2468
2 feet of 3/8" inside diameter hose - $2
Teflon tape - $1

Total cost was about $17 and took 3 mins to install. No idle issues what-so-ever. First peice of hose is about 5" and the other peice is about 10". Very easy to do. Would you rather pay $60 for the steeda kit, or $17 for the same thing bought locally?

looks nice ill be building mine in the next few days

sweet, I was suprised that it actually worked, LOL. took the car for a 10-15 mile trip and their was already a line of oil going down the inside of the tube :thumbsup:

I'm kinda anal so I'd probably go ahead and order the kit from Steeda for $60. But it looks like it worked well for you. Is there anything holding the seperator in place or does it hang there?

the rubber tube is pretty sturdy. it rests on the valve cover a little bit. doesnt move around at all. Ill keep you guys updated with how much Oil I accumulate over the miles I put on it.

I have the steeda kit. Works well and I installed it to the plastic above the fire wall. If you take your time with the line, it will look good. Sorry no pic's due to being deployed!

two weeks use, and about 1" of accumulated oil in the separator. now I know why these cars can go through a whole quart every 3k miles, geez.

That looks pretty cool, Grant. I'd keep an eye on the filter housing if it's touching the valve cover ... vibration may cause it to crack. Looks good, though. Do you have to drain the oil out every so often, or replace it?

Dano said:

Do you have to drain the oil out every so often, or replace it?

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Heh, Dano...I've had my separator in for a couple months now and I empty it about every second fill up. There's usually about 1/4 to a 1/2 teaspoon of oil in the filter cup.

just curious, what does that do for the car, is it helping it in some way, or is it telling you something about the engine?

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just curious, what does that do for the car, is it helping it in some way, or is it telling you something about the engine?

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It helps to prevent misted oil sucked up through the pvc system from gumming up the imrc's.

Im going to dump it out pretty soon. Ill probably make a habit of dumping it out on the 1st of every month. this is also a good gauge to see how dirty the oil is. My oils only about 2k miles old and it already black. I do beat my car tho pretty hard.

Dano said:

That looks pretty cool, Grant. I'd keep an eye on the filter housing if it's touching the valve cover ... vibration may cause it to crack. Looks good, though. Do you have to drain the oil out every so often, or replace it?

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theirs a 1/2" rubber peice on the bottom of the separaotor. I thought the same thing. I hope it doesnt crack

what filter is that, that you bought at fart mart? what's its actual intended use?

Its an air/water separator/filter for compressed air lines.

so, i'd find in the power tools section? maybe at sears by the compressors?

I think you're supposed to take out the filter in the seperator if you're using synthetic.

Lowes, Home Depot in tool section near the air tools. Yes i took out the filter as syn. oil can clog it. I just use it as a catch can.

im gonna do this to my car when its actually running again

if you take out the filter for synthetic oil, will that not defeat its purpouse?