Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) crankcase vent

[kurtl]

Is there anybody that makes a crankcase vent relocation kit for a 2001? I am sick of all the oil over the front of the engine

 

[Diesel Gunner]

I too, hated the mess on the front of the engine. I spent about $1. 50 and got a barbed hose connector and about a foot of hose to extend it straight down to the stabilizer bar. I then took a ty-wrap and secured the pill bottle to it.



Now, no more mess on the front of the engine and all I do is give things a wipe down with a shop rag at each oil change. And, it's got to make at least ten more horses now.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Originally posted by Diesel Gunner

And, it's got to make at least ten more horses now.

I ran mine cleen to the skid plate and had it dump into the framerail. I scince cut that out and run it to the skid plate. It hugs the trans cooler lines and along the oil pan so it won't freeze in the winter.

 

[EricBu12]

Do this, I relocated the vent to the top of the valve cove then the hose goes down the side. There is far less drips and it vents just the same



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73627

 

[Oil Burner]

hmmmm, looked under my hood a couple years ago and saw that the breather tube bottle fell off and the hose grew about 18 inches. wonder how that happened?

-Jason

 

[jmtandem]

crankcase hose/cannister

At 42,000 I thought this cannister might need attention for the first time. It had 1/8 inch of oil residue in the bottom. (The manual says to check/clean the cannister every oil change. ) There was considerably more crud on the outside to the point of plugging some of the holes and making a big mess. This is a mickey mouse appendage that makes a mess of a really good engine. My 91. 5 had a hose venting to the atmosphere and it worked just fine. At the rate of 1/8 inch oil residue for every 40,000 miles, it would take about 1 million miles to fill the cannister.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Originally posted by JStull

hmmmm, looked under my hood a couple years ago and saw that the breather tube bottle fell off and the hose grew about 18 inches. wonder how that happened?

-Jason

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