SDAlexander8
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- Steve
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- Indianapolis, IN
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- 17’ Si FC3, 17’ Accord 2dr V6 6MT, 22’ RL RTL-E
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I’ve installed a Mishimoto Oil catch can on my Si and have been using it for around 3k miles now. I’m happy with it overall, but there are a few things I think users and future users should be aware of.
After installing my can, my rubber fuel line hose rests against the side of the catch can. I noticed this after around 1k miles. The fuel line was rubbing against the can (which has an abrasive texture) and had worn a small notch into the hose.
*Warning*:
Check and see if your fuel lines are rubbing against the side of the catch can. If so, I implore you to use a zip-tie to hold it back to prevent rubbing, unless you want to watch your civic burn to the ground on the side of the road in a couple years. The catch can gets very hot. You don’t want your fuel line touching this. Zip-tie is an easy fix.
Some other things I’ve noticed:
-rattling noise the can makes as the air moves through the catch can. It’s not the bracket rattling against the firewall, it’s just a sound it makes as the air from the PCV line passes through the brass screen and baffle in the top portion of the can.
-The can has collected maybe 1-2 mL of oil in about 3000 miles of driving, barely covering the bottom of the can. I inspected the outlet hose that runs back to the engine, and there was some oil inside of it, which suggests that it’s not a perfect device. I don’t know how much is actually making it through the can, but i’m not too worried about it. I’m satisfied that it is catching some of the oil.
- Installation is harder than it looks in Mishimoto’s youtube instruction video. That fuel line clip you have to undo is a bitch.
After installing my can, my rubber fuel line hose rests against the side of the catch can. I noticed this after around 1k miles. The fuel line was rubbing against the can (which has an abrasive texture) and had worn a small notch into the hose.
*Warning*:
Check and see if your fuel lines are rubbing against the side of the catch can. If so, I implore you to use a zip-tie to hold it back to prevent rubbing, unless you want to watch your civic burn to the ground on the side of the road in a couple years. The catch can gets very hot. You don’t want your fuel line touching this. Zip-tie is an easy fix.
Some other things I’ve noticed:
-rattling noise the can makes as the air moves through the catch can. It’s not the bracket rattling against the firewall, it’s just a sound it makes as the air from the PCV line passes through the brass screen and baffle in the top portion of the can.
-The can has collected maybe 1-2 mL of oil in about 3000 miles of driving, barely covering the bottom of the can. I inspected the outlet hose that runs back to the engine, and there was some oil inside of it, which suggests that it’s not a perfect device. I don’t know how much is actually making it through the can, but i’m not too worried about it. I’m satisfied that it is catching some of the oil.
- Installation is harder than it looks in Mishimoto’s youtube instruction video. That fuel line clip you have to undo is a bitch.
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