Replacing nasty plastic oil catch tank

[Doug]

My 1995/6 Zetec converted X-Flow has a very nasty looking plastic oil catch tank, situated just above the battery, in front of the passenger footwell. I've been looking at various options for a replacement but nothing has grabbed me yet apart from a very expensive bespoke item. I found it at the Stoneleigh show last year and was an horizontal aluminium cylindrical tank, appx 14-16cm long and appx 8cm diameter with a bracket on the back allowing it to be screwed into place... but it cost a lot (for an oil catch tank).

Any suggestions for a more cost effective solution; I can't be the only person to detest the horrible plastic job?

 

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[The Polisher]

 

I got a cylinderical one off ebay which works fine. A vast range of shapes, sizes and coulors between £20 and £40 are shown with a search for 'oil catch tank'.

 

Dave H.

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[Shaun_E]

I got one from Car Builder Solutions

 

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[Jason Plato]

I used a 1L ally drinks bottle from Army navy stores / Halfords

 

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[Irrelevant]

Tescos and Sainsburys do 1L ally drinks bottles for peanuts . . .

[Doug]

That's a good idea... will have a look next time I'm there. I presume the connectors are pretty straight forward?

[Jason Plato]

connectors ?

 

 

 

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There's a guy in PPC magazine doing carbon ones 🥰

[Alex Wong1697456877]

I've still not seen anything easier to empty than the cheapo plastic one. Just yank the hose out and pour it away. As much as I'd like a nice shiny one, it looks a faff to remove hoses or get a big syringe out just to empty it, and they're usually bolted to the car which makes it harder still?

 

Please tell me I'm wrong because I'd like a new shiny one.

 

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[Jason Plato]

your wrong

 

ally drinks bottle in a bike bottle holder, lift out pour into nearest mole hole

 

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[Jason Plato]

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[Doug]

I take it then that the drinks bottle option has to be mounted vertically; to prevent the contents depositing itself all over the engine bay? The reason I mentioned connectors was that I'd envisaged mounting it horizontally and drilling the top to fit two connectors onto which the breather hoses would push. When it needs emptying it would just be a case of pulling the hoses off, unlatching the tank and pouring the contents away.

[Jason Plato]

if you left the cap in then it could be mounted horizontally

 

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[Doug]

Thanks Dave, that's just what I'm after. So, off the Army & Navy or Halfrauds then...

 

Edited by - Doug on 9 Jul 2008 13:54:32