crankcase breather bottle

[MPatrick]

I changed my oil the other day for the second time. I tried find the correct size wrench to fit the strap for the crankcase breather bottle. I could not find a wrench to fit, I did not want to strip the nut. Do any of you Guys know the size? I could get it off with a small pair of vise-grips but, I wanted to ask first.

 

[Big White Beast]

Cut the tie wrap.....

Then throw that bottle away. Get a ¾" heater hose and drop it down to the bottom of the engine. I tie wrapped mine to the sway bar. No more odor and mess on the front of the engine. I occasionaly get a drop on the drive. Not much.



That was my solution,



Garrett

 

[stg2500]

Wrench Size

The wrench size for the strap on the breather bottle is 10 mm.

 

[MCampbell]

From underneath the truck I was able to pop my bottle out pushing upward without having to loosen the strap. .

 

[Bigsaint]

I agree 110% with Garrett, throw it far and long.



Scott W.

 

[MPatrick]

breather bottle

Thanks guys! This is why I love the TDR.

 

[lschultz]

I finally took mine off after 43000 miles and extended the line back to the transfer case. Had to clean my fan blades off. Thats a bad design on dodges part. I would like to meet the prick engineer that come up with it. Thats how I used to get my bottle off push it up from the bottom and not loosen the strap.

 

[Batman]

I completely agree with BigWhiteBeast. pitch it! much better and cleaner

 

[redneckdr]

crazy bottle

i agree, give it a toss. mine is gathering dust on the floor of the shop. i used 5/8" heater hose to replace the hose. stops the oil dripping on the transmission cooler hoses. i ran mine back about the transfer case and put a crankcase breather filter on the end. if you choose to do that, be careful not to have any low spots in the line. condensation can pool there and freeze--blocking the breather. the system is not meant to be pressurized!!!

 

[wcaldwell]

Since I've not had mine long enough to thoroughly inspect it, does the 98. 5 have this breather bottle, too?

 

[Batman]

wcaldwell

I don't believe it does. If so, it would be hanging off the front of the engine more towards the drivers side. Its about 2-1/2" diameter and about 4" lond with holes in it.

George

 

[wcaldwell]

Thanks, George.



I had to leave it home today (the Mrs. wanted to come to work today in her Stratus - at least it's a Dodge). I'll check tonight when I get home.

 

[rkressg]

Try to use a 10mm 12Pt. stubby combo whench, it is tight

 

[B. Gill]

guys, i could just be ignorant so please bear with me.

i been wondering why blow back from the engine cant be routed to the intake air again thus getting rid of smell as well as the dripping problem.

thanks

 

[lschultz]

I think dumb that dumb a** engineer working for dodge starting putting them on the 2000 and up.

 

[redneckdr]

breather

bgill:

i waited to see if anyone would answer---here goes, as i understand things... ... you don't want to feed that crud in in front of the turbo--goo everything up. can't feed in after the turbo. there is pressure there, not vacuum. also would goo up the map and iat sensors. if i am wrong, i'm sure we'll see a correction

herb

 

[TPyle]

I think that the bottle was designed for the "common" consumer to keep the driveway clean and hide the vapor/oil drip. My suggestion to DC engineers is to take a glance at this web site and realize that the majority of CTD owners are not "common" consumers but are well aware of the beast that they have bought. I have seen many truck (Western Star dealer) and have yet to see at commercial truck with a bottle to capture blow-by. Its usually a great indicator of piston ring condition. I've appraised some trucks that had more smoke comming out of the blow-by tube than out the stacks!

 

[Batman]

TPyle

I think you nailed it. My belief is that's the the autos are so "squishy", someone thought these trucks should shift smooth like a car. ?

 

[Ram4Sam]

BGill, that is one of Ford's better ideas. On the 99 POSD that I had, the breather was plumbed into the rubber hose between the air box and the turbo. It made quite a mess. There was usually a small puddle of oil in the mouth of the turbo. Also, the rubber boots connecting the intake tubes to the intercooler would become saturated with oil and become dust magnets, making yet another mess.



One thing though, inspite of all the oil being sucked in the turbo and through the intercooler, in the 30,000 plus miles I owned that POS( oops, PSD I mean) it never lost any sensors in the intake system (MAP sensor and any others). So when I see someone who thinks that a few molecules of K&N filter oil can foul up sensors and turbo blades, it makes me go



Sam

 

[B. Gill]

thanks for the reply guys

on my mercedes the one with a lot of electronics the blow by tube is connected to the turbo intake and when i change filters i have seen what you have said that oil does accumulate there but not too much at all just that you can see it there, so thats why i asked what i did. was just curious as to why we cant do the same thing with our trucks. i agree that it does tell about the condition of the pistons cylinders and rings.

thanks again