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View Full Version : Crank case vent tube vs. Breather filter???


zuku26
04-09-2008, 12:35 PM
OK I found this little breather filter I had bought for my old project and never installed it. What are the Pro's and cons for using it on the MSP? I tried to search old post but nothing definitive comes up.
tricky
04-09-2008, 04:33 PM
I've been running one for over a year now with no issues to report. I did not notice any pros or cons.
cmahlig
04-09-2008, 07:22 PM
i am also interested
jmv
04-09-2008, 07:32 PM
honsetly i don't know what difference it makes, but i've been running a breather filter for more than a year and a half. When i got my Mental Addiction FMIC, the intake had no connection for the crankcase ventilation, so i just put a breather on there. I've never noticed any oil from it or anything. Mental Addiction, while a shady business model, always seemed to know what they were doing when producing parts so i never really questioned it.
Kypatrick
04-10-2008, 04:52 PM
If your talkin about that port on the driver side where the intake has a hose to, then i also put a breather there!!
HondaEat-R
05-23-2008, 11:53 AM
It's a good idea until it's saturated w/ oil and then it starts to blow oil mist on your entire engine bay...
Matrix
05-23-2008, 02:30 PM
It's a good idea until it's saturated w/ oil and then it starts to blow oil mist on your entire engine bay...


I'd still rather have that than have oil sprayed into my intake...
shane02pro5
05-23-2008, 02:36 PM
I had an inline fuel filter while still connected to the intake and never accummulated more than a drop of oil in it so I put my breather back on.
shane02pro5
05-23-2008, 02:38 PM
Now the PCV valve is a different story even with the Millenia S one in there my catch keeps busy!
HondaEat-R
05-23-2008, 03:04 PM
To each his own. Why not use a catch can ?
shane02pro5
05-23-2008, 03:20 PM
I use a catch can! To each his own about what? I was just showing that no oil is pressured through the side of the crankcase before I put the breather on there and sprayed oil everywhere like you mentioned.
HondaEat-R
05-23-2008, 11:50 PM
It was just a generalized statement,...everyone is entitled to do things as they like, not necessarily referring soley to you. I need a catch can damn it.
shane02pro5
05-24-2008, 01:28 AM
I haven't checked mine since my new motor with about 1500mi but I had about 1/2 cup every month or so with my old motor.