Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Put a SOCK in it!

[pcarlson]

Gary,



I have this setup for about 8 months now with the only exception being I also relocated to the front of the left front tire and attached to the frame there. The sock as you said is visually cueing and when dirty put a new one on. I change mine every oil change. I modified mine with the sock because the relocating would still allow the vapors to go everywhere and the sock would catch the mist and still allow the bottle to breath. Good pictures.

 

[jcbrown]

Blowby Bottle...

I just roll three sheet's of paper towel's inside the bottle. Clean and change every oil change.



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[KBalzuweit]

Hey if you let it cover the bottom of the truck it kinda like free undercoating

 

[Lsfarm]

The real problem is

The real problem is not just the mess on the front of the engine, it is that the oil mist/vapors/drips get sucked around the edge of the fan and deposited in the radiator fins.



There have been numerous TDR members with overheating problems that were solved by cleaning the ring of oil soaked dirt out of the radiator.



You may ask how can the oil travel forward against the airflow from the fan?? Well have you ever watched a movie where a helicopter is hovering near the ground and the air is recirculating around the rotor tips? The oil mist/oil droplets coming out of the puke bottle do the same thing, the fan draws air around the tips of the blades and into the radiator fins, coating them with oil which then traps dirt and dust and clogs the fins.



By far the best way to vent the engine is to get the vent line away from the front of the engine and away from the fan. If someone likes to collect the condensed crankcase vapors with a sock or any other form of diaper then that is personal preference. The puke bottle could be reinstalled at the end of an extended vent line if one is so inclined and a diaper installed on it. But I don't like to change dirty diapers, whether it is diesel oil or other contaminants. LOL.



I just extended the tube, l left it open to the under truck airstream and I can't find a trace of oil on the bottom of my truck. Done, finished, end of mess.



Greg L. The Noise Nazi

 

[EricBu12]

Thats how I did mine, I capped off the tube to the blowby bottle and then Made a regular PCV style opening in the valve cover to blow out and it has a pad inside of it.



Look at the pics below to see how I did it.



Here are the parts I used... found at any Autozone. Item is for a GM oil fill using a rubber grommet.



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First I ground down the rear area so it is flat... .



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Drill hole to accept grommet



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Unit installed... .



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This was the only thing, it is pretty tight in there, you have to put the valve cover on first then the unitslips right in... nice and tight



Hook a hose to the end and route down the side of the motor and end just behind the front axle on the right side.



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This produces far less drips and so far, there is no blow back along the frame or whatever. Once in a great while, I see a drip hanging but nothing noticeable on the ground or driveway... .



Final pic of the plug for the OEM opening on the front... .



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[Gary - K7GLD]

"I just extended the tube, l left it open to the under truck airstream and I can't find a trace of oil on the bottom of my truck. Done, finished, end of mess. "



Yeah, well, that's great - UNLESS you park yer truck in the garage, and REALLY like to keep the concrete floor nice and clean for those "quality times" you spend on yer back underneath the truck!



Face it - an open blowby tube dumping under the truck WILL drop oil - if you park outside, and not on a surface you care about, THEN, no problem...



At least in my case, the bottle is now in an easier spot to change out the sock, absolutely NO drips of oil anywhere under the truck, the garage floor - or in the driveways of my friends who ALSO care about the appearance of their property!

 

[rweis]

I extended the blowby tube down to the frame then put the tube IN the sock (no bottle) zip tied to the tube. Left about 2" of sock beyond the tube. The blowby blows into the sock. The oil leaches up the sock fibers and eventually leaches into all the sock fibers that form the "bag" the tube is in, and then change the sock.



I have not had any oil drips for aver 2 years. I change the sock about 2 times a year.



Bob Weis

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I extended the blowby tube down to the frame then put the tube IN the sock (no bottle) zip tied to the tube. Left about 2" of sock beyond the tube. The blowby blows into the sock. The oil leaches up the sock fibers and eventually leaches into all the sock fibers that form the "bag" the tube is in, and then change the sock.



I have not had any oil drips for aver 2 years. I change the sock about 2 times a year.



Bob Weis

I had considered that method as well - and glad to hear it's working to your satisfaction. It just seemed to me at the time that a more rigid, well ventilated support form would keep the sock material in place, and open up a larger surface area for the vapors to flow thru.



YMMV

 

[CumminsFarmer]

Im interested in the scotch brite idea. I get oil and dirt around the bottle, and back just a tad on the timing cover. Fan blades and radiator have zero residue, which is nice. Does one simply place a scotchbrite pad inside the bottle and form it to the inside of the bottle wall?