pebblebuoys Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I currently have a dry sumped 1.6K with the factory dry sump system - with tank in the bellhousing and swirl tank I want to fit a heater, but that's currently where the oil catch tank is. The catch tank is a shoody looking plastic one - see this photo I need to move the tank to install the heater, so where have people located it and what better quality tanks have people used? thanks jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I have just bought one from think auto .. if you google mocal oil catch tank and select images you'll get the idea. It would sit in front of the heater, but the drain plug is at the bottom, so I will probably put it where the ecu is, with a right angle connector underneath to drain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted December 15, 2011 Support Team Share Posted December 15, 2011 The other place to put the plastic one is between the dry sump pump and the radiator on the dirver's side. I've got one from Car Builder Solutions which I have bolted to the front of the driver's footwell. The Mocal ones look pretty good if a little more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 the mocal ones leak from their caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markiebabes Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 just fumes 🤔 I just get a light mist on top from the vented cap 😬 Edited by - markiebabes on 15 Dec 2011 16:10:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 how do you get the oil out of it, Mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I have the Mocal catch tank and it does wet the top of the tank with oil mist. This then coagulates and runs down onto the bulhead. As you know, a little oil goes a long way so my bulkhead forever needed cleaning. I had a simple alloy tray made up the same profile as the top of the tank and about 1/2" deep, with a hole in the center the same size as the thread of the tank cap. I Remove the cap, place the tray in position and refit the cap trapping the tray. Now any oil mist stays in the tray and is easy to clean. The mk 2 version would be slightly dished and welded to the tank so that removal of the lid would allow oil to drain back into the tank. It's very simple and effective And if Mocal start offering it I want royalties ! I have a photo if anyone wants to host it ... Thinking about it, you may be able to modify the lid of a spray paint can or similar Edited by - ECR on 15 Dec 2011 16:51:01 Edited by - ECR on 15 Dec 2011 16:52:42 Edited by - ECR on 15 Dec 2011 17:29:59 Edited by - ECR on 15 Dec 2011 17:35:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Heater ?!?!?!?!?! Catch tank - I had a custom built one made by Alloy Racing Fabrication in Nottingham. 01623 835805 Nice piece with the pipes where I wanted them. This one vents in a pipe which runs down under car, so no oil on bulkhead. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I want to fit a heater 😔 😔 😔 😔 😔 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I used to run mine under the car. That oiled up the rear suspension nicely 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markiebabes Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 mine also has a vent to under the car but being a bit of a polisher , I wipe off the cap after a Blat 😬 John I use a pela suction pump comes in handy for draining oil and changing diff oil Edited by - markiebabes on 15 Dec 2011 18:07:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 My plastic (foil wrapped to protect from heat) is placed above the primaries on the left hand side of the engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Don't mount the catch tank at the front of the car. Caterham did that with the early R500's and there were instances of oil from the catch tank getting on the drive belts with disastrous consequences. I mounted mine on the front of the heater with sikaflex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 just thinking aloud here .... what's to stop it being mounted on the rear bulkhead by the diff and have a hose run down the transmission tunnel ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Dave To overcome underbonnet congestion this is a good idea. The only downside that occurs to me is the additional weight (admittedly not much) and complexity (buggeration factor of threading the hose) of instalation. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I looked at doing that. It was difficult/impossible to get a downhill run over that length which meant that the pipework would be full of condensed oil at some points which I didn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Mine's mounted in fornt of the heater here Edited by - Paul McKenzie on 18 Dec 2011 10:54:38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Quoting Slipper man: Don't mount the catch tank at the front of the car. Caterham did that with the early R500's and there were instances of oil from the catch tank getting on the drive belts with disastrous consequences.Is the catchtank on a dry-sump car equivalent (size, purpose, rate of filling) to one on a wet-sump car? I ask as my R400D is wet-sump and the catch tank is where CC put it -- near the nose, next to the coolant header tank and right in front of the drivebelt tensioner. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Mine consisted of an old style Fiesta washer bottle that was hung off the passenger side side rail. Neat enough, bags of room above the exhaust primaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 on the k dry sump the excess level gets blown out into the catch tank. on a wet sump duratec I have never had more than 50ml in the catch tank so I would be happy to have the catch tank in front of the aux belt on a duratec . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Thanks Dave, that's reassuring. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp7 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Hi all, sorry to jump in on the theme of the thread, i too have been running a pipe under and out the back of the car, with lots of oily vapour present on the back panel. Is there any reason why i couldnt go from the catch tank into the back of the airbox plate? Mine's the caterham dry sump system as well. cheers Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Whittle Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Location of mine; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/Whittler/My%20Caterham/OilCatchTank2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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