pistonbroke Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Noticed that there is an unused pipe "outlet"? (think its a connection for breather) on the rear RHS of the Zetec rocker cover. After a run, oil has been blown out of the thing onto the inlet manifold and fuel lines etc. Question is ... Is this 'normal, its a new engine with 1400 miles on the clock. Is there perhaps somethin missing? Should the breather be fed to somewhere or have a collection point or somthin? T.I.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfieldman Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 pipe it up to an oil catch tank if it throwing loads and loads of oil out the piston rings are shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted February 23, 2004 Author Share Posted February 23, 2004 pipe it up to an oil catch tank if it throwing loads and loads of oil out the piston rings are shot Thanks , there isnt a lot of oil AFAICT , and the level doesnt seem to have dropped any, also pressure is OK. I suppose the oil could simply be getting thrown out cause its really just an unstoppered hole in the side of the cover I wonder if I should just ignore it or plum a catch tank in if thats the normal thing to do. I assume I cant be the only Zetec owner with this prob. Thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfieldman Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I wonder if I should just ignore it or plum a catch tank in if thats the normal thing to do. Yes this what you need to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I wonder if I should just ignore it or plum a catch tank in if thats the normal thing to do. Yes this what you need to do. Very helpful Paul. Should I do a or b? Yes. I assume you meant he should fit a catch tank. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted February 23, 2004 Author Share Posted February 23, 2004 I wonder if I should just ignore it or plum a catch tank in if thats the normal thing to do. Yes this what you need to do. Very helpful Paul. Should I do a or b? Yes. I assume you meant he should fit a catch tank.Andy ROFL Thanks I get the message , is there a tank I can buy off the shelf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Stepps has a section on his site somewhere, he made a home made one. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felters Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 There are loads of tanks available - typically £50-100. If you're going to race (or even some track days) you will need a tank of at least 1 litre to meet regs. In the mean time you could use a plastic squash bottle to catch the stuff coming out. Much of it will be water - hopefully. The tank needs to be located below the level of the outlet. Duct tape and cable ties job. In it's former life in a Mondeo I think the pipe was plugged into the exhaust manifold. The gunge would be blown out the exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Podmore Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 In it's former life in a Mondeo I think the pipe was plugged into the exhaust manifold. The gunge would be blown out the exhaust Er, not quite - don't try that at home! As standard they go into the air box for the OEM filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Stepps has a section on his site somewhere, he made a home made one. Fitting a Catch Tank to a Zetec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thos Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 That breather was actually plumbed into my airbox on my Zetec when on Ford injection, while looking at new induction kits a lot of them actually included a very small (tiny) cone filter for the end of that pipe. Have been thinking about just dropping the tube into an old 1litre container though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Podmore Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Have been thinking about just dropping the tube into an old 1litre container though. Just as long as though there is a vent out of the container, otherwise if you had a serious problem which resulted in a lot of venting from the breather, your vent pipe would simply get blown off, and the oil would end up on the track still..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thos Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Have been thinking about just dropping the tube into an old 1litre container though. Just as long as though there is a vent out of the container, otherwise if you had a serious problem which resulted in a lot of venting from the breather, your vent pipe would simply get blown off, and the oil would end up on the track still..... I'm not talking anything as fancy as Stepps, just the tube sitting loosely in an old Coke bottle ... I'm all about the technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu999 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Is this 'normal, its a new engine with 1400 miles on the clock. A catch tank is a good idea. It is likely the engine is breathing a little heavier than would be the norm, as the rings will still be bedding in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 Thanks ( Nice car Stepps ) (drools over keyboard) Just looked closer at the Mill and realised that the tube for the "dipstick" is 'free' (i.e. not fastened to the engine ) Its just stuck in the hole, where the tube enters the sump. ! If I undo the top bit it just pulls out! can't understand why oil don't come out here too. Maybe the crank case has negative pressure? (just a thought , could this mean "the engine sucks" ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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