pcv replacement or catch tank?

[Mental Wealth Doctor]

had a bit of an oil leak, pretty concerning. basically im hoping its coming from the oil catch/circulation tank pcv thingy, behind inlet manifold. the hose coming from down on left behind manifold has been left disconnected by a slack mechanic, does it sound right that pcv could be causing the leak?
and if im gonna fit a catch tank anyway do i need to mess around taking off inlet manifold to replace pcv??

[Tomcat]

It's not a really hard job to remove the inlet manifold, if your unsure about your PCV your better doing it properly, the parts from RUFE only come to about £70 and it will save you the expense of having to get the rear main seal replaced when it gets knackered up by excessive back pressure.

[Dangerous Dave]

I replaced my pcv tank and used cable ties to secure the hoses, but these were no good and the connections leaked. Get some good metal clips to put on.

[Flatout Phil]

The PCV tank is in an @rse of a place - has anyone got any pics and instructions of an alternative and effective location?

[p fandango]

The PCV tank is in an @rse of a place - has anyone got any pics and instructions of an alternative and effective location?

i know Russ has removed the PCV on the Peril & love to do it myself but not got round to trying it, already got alot of the bits to do it (just need the actual piping) but dreading taking the inlet manifold off so keep putting it off lol

[Flatout Phil]

i know Russ has removed the PCV on the Peril & love to do it myself but not got round to trying it, already got alot of the bits to do it (just need the actual piping) but dreading taking the inlet manifold off so keep putting it off lol

I know the feeling

[Jamest5r]

Its only 7x10mm bolts on the manifold and 2x12mm underneath, ive had mine off 4 times in the last 2 weeks the whole job can be done in under 4hrs if youve not done it before, i done the last one in 1 1/2hrs

Duane give me a shout if you need any help

[p fandango]

Its only 7x10mm bolts on the manifold and 2x12mm underneath, ive had mine off 4 times in the last 2 weeks the whole job can be done in under 4hrs if youve not done it before, i done the last one in 1 1/2hrs

Duane give me a shout if you need any help

had a go myself this afternoon mate, got everything off (throttle body, injector rail) & most of the bolts but got stuck with the lower centre 2. I haven't got a small UJ joint or anything to get in at that angle, so i've put it all back together again lol

[nobananas]

Remember that the bottom set of bolts on the inlet manifold only need loosening. You don't have to remove them completely as the holes in the manifold are 'u' shaped so you can lift the manifold off them.

[Jamest5r]

had a go myself this afternoon mate, got everything off (throttle body, injector rail) & most of the bolts but got stuck with the lower centre 2. I haven't got a small UJ joint or anything to get in at that angle, so i've put it all back together again lol

You dont have to remove all that you can just bend it out of the way once the mani is off mate

[cherry1809]

What would you need to do to remove/replace it all together?

[p fandango]

Remember that the bottom set of bolts on the inlet manifold only need loosening. You don't have to remove them completely as the holes in the manifold are 'u' shaped so you can lift the manifold off them.

You dont have to remove all that you can just bend it out of the way once the mani is off mate

forgot that tbh but can't get the things to move at all, might have another go this afternoon & put a bit of behind it to try & slide the manifold off (not sure how much luck i'll have without undoing them a bit, we shall see)

i'm thinking of making an adaptor plate up so i can fit the ME7 manifold instead of refitting the original, aswell as getting the blues in & the FSE adjustable fuel regulator

[kevt5]

done mine yesterday too bit of a fiddle to do but not that bad but took a fair bit of time to do

[p fandango]

managed to get it off today, had to hammer is over the bottom 2 bolts that i couldn't move


now to see about bypassing the PCV

[t5 pete]

managed to get it off today, had to hammer is over the bottom 2 bolts that i couldn't move


now to see about bypassing the PCV

well done pedro im going to be bypassing the pcv so looking forward o seeing what your going to be doing

[cherry1809]

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[p fandango]

well done pedro im going to be bypassing the pcv so looking forward o seeing what your going to be doing

you know by now mate totally ignore everything i say, & might even be wise to do the total opposite lol

the plan is to link the top cam vent with the middle block port, already got some 15mm T-pieces & bung up the sump (altho Russ has the sump going to the catch tank as well, got sure if thats a drain for the tank or vent tho)

[p fandango]

took the PCV off today & measured up for what i need. 18mm ID pipe for the top cam cover breather, 27mm ID pipe for the block breather & a 20mm bung for the sump return. The T-pieces i've got are 15mm so going to need to use some sort of reducer to join the block breather pipe but we won't worry about that yet lol

[cherry1809]

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[Jamest5r]

you know by now mate totally ignore everything i say, & might even be wise to do the total opposite lol

the plan is to link the top cam vent with the middle block port, already got some 15mm T-pieces & bung up the sump (altho Russ has the sump going to the catch tank as well, got sure if thats a drain for the tank or vent tho)

Never seen that cheers duane, now you got me thinking......££ how much you costed the pipes/tank/clips etc to be? could i just bore into my original catch tank for a 3rd inlet i think so lol