K dry sump catch tank location

[pebblebuoys]

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

[johnv]

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.

[Shaun_E]

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.

[Jason Plato]

the mocal ones leak from their caps

 

 

[Markiebabes]

just fumes 🤔

I just get a light mist on top from the vented cap 😬

 

 

 

Edited by - markiebabes on 15 Dec 2011 16:10:36

[johnv]

how do you get the oil out of it, Mark?

[ECR]

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

 

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[6speedmanual]

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

 

[skydragon]

I want to fit a heater

😔 😔 😔 😔 😔 😔

[ECR]

I used to run mine under the car. That oiled up the rear suspension nicely 😬

[Markiebabes]

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

[TomB]

My plastic (foil wrapped to protect from heat) is placed above the primaries on the left hand side of the engine bay.

 

[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. I mounted mine on the front of the heater with sikaflex

 

[Jason Plato]

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 ??

[6speedmanual]

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

 

[ECR]

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.

[Paul McKenzie]

Mine's mounted in fornt of the heater here

 

Edited by - Paul McKenzie on 18 Dec 2011 10:54:38

[John Vine]

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

[Sheds Moderator]

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.

[Jason Plato]

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 .

[John Vine]

Thanks Dave, that's reassuring.

 

JV

[jp7]

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

[Andy Whittle]

Location of mine;

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/Whittler/My%20Caterham/OilCatchTank2.jpg