agbucks Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 i have recently noticed an increase in the 'breathing' of my 1.8k series (200bhp). i have a dry sump and catch tank. gases are now more visible from the hose from the engine into the catch tank. the flow increases with engine speed. in addition, when i release the oil filler cap on the cam cover, the engine draws in air as if a vacuum has been created. this happens either when the engine is running or after shutdown. are these 2 things related? should i be concerned?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agbucks Posted September 1, 2002 Author Share Posted September 1, 2002 ......FWIW, the car is not losing any water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrypike Posted September 1, 2002 Share Posted September 1, 2002 don't know if it's a problem, but i take it your hoses are transparent? mine are black so don't know about bubbles is your catch tank sealed? jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 The scavenge pump creates a vacuum (well, less than 1 bar anyway) inside the engine, so it's entirely expected that releasing the cam cover oil filler will result in air being audibly drawn in. You will see gases coming from the catch tank hose. This is all normal behaviour. Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 2 Sep 2002 08:00:44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Oops. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Edited by - V7 SLR on 2 Sep 2002 11:45:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agbucks Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 jerry, hoses are black. the catch tank is not sealed. the gases are visible through the catch tank breather. mike, many thanks for the info. i can rest now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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