Oil, oil, Xflow bleeding oil...

[B.RAD]

It's this elbow that has been linked to above

http://www.burtonpower.com/breather-elbow-23-5mm-ford-x-flow-691m-711m-ohv-kent-fp280a.html

It's just an interference fit so pushes in - I was never sure it would stay put but it does. Think it needed some encouragement with a trusty hammer and block of wood to seat properly. Not sure what's been done to yours to make a 12mm hose fit, maybe a connector of some kind? If so there's no real difference between that and the elbow so I'd leave as is.

To check if you have a deflector just whip the blanking plate off - it's just two bolts and a screwdriver to break any sealant.

No probs on the blanking plate, I'll dig it out of my spares and you can pick it up whenever you're passing - I work in the office (Blakelands) now so from there during work hours or at home in the evening.

[Quinten]

Here's my elbow without the bow Looks like it should pull out, but don't really see a benefit of the elbow over my 'el', so am going to leave this as it is.

I would like to take you up on your offer for the blanking plate though, as I was able to push a pin a lot further down the crank than if the blanking plate would have contained the deflector. Guess that won't help with keeping the oil in. I'll drop you a PM to arrange collection

[Thrustyjust]

The first thing you would feel down there is the elliptical fuel pump ring on the camshaft. Looks to me like a home made plate , so doubt it has a baffle. You can use what you have for the pipe and make it vertical , before going over to the breather tank. This will allow any droplets of oil to fall back rather than fill the tank. You could make a clip to hold it up on the last inlet bolt at the end of the head. Make sure you have the pipe on tight on the fitting, as it seems the crossflow is showing signs of leakage, which contrary to belief in its ability to prevent corrosion for the whole car, a crossflow can be made oil tight.

[BillyPee]

Hi Quentin.

 

I've had similar issues and have recently changed my setup. I have fitted the baffled plate and elbow that Burton sell and are mentioned earlier in this thread. Until earlier this year, I had it going from there to a union on the rocker cover. I then had the oil filler cap with take off that went to an oil catch tank that was fitted low down on the chassis near the steering rack. The problems I had were a) that oil/mist would come out of the dipstick tube, b) oil would weep out of the rocker cover union, c) the oil filler cap would lift out of the hole in the rocker cover and d) very little oil would ever end up in the catch tank. I worked on the assumption that the problems I had were that my hoses were too narrow and that the catch tank needed to be mounted higher, at least as high as the take off on the rocker cover.

 

I got a replacement rocker cover off a fellow member for a tenner. The rocker cover had a screw on filler cap a the front end (over cylinder 1). At the rear there was a small take off (over cylinder 4). I drilled and tapped this out to 3/8" and fit an adapter so I could use a 1/2" connector. I used oil fittings and a Dowty washer (from Burton and eBay) and that union is now fully oil tight. I don't have access to welding equipment but found that its really not necessary. If you decide to go down this route and want to borrow my drill bit and tap then let me know and I will post them to you.

 

I have one hose from the rocker cover and a separate hose coming from the crank case elbow. Both go to the oil catch tank which is now on the scuttle. Both hoses are 1/2" (13mm).

 

So far (I've done about 150 miles in this configuration) this seems to be much better. The hose from the crank case breathes more than the rocker cover (hose does get hotter). I get a fine mist in the catch tank but its definitely not excessive. No oil comes out of the rocker cover cap and the dipstick tube doesn't seem to be quite so oily.

 

There is more detail on this thread: http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/117465-fitting-a-mocal-oil-catch-tank-to-a-ford-kent-crossflow/

 

If you have any further questions about my setup, just ask.