Where does the breather tube go?

[rbattelle]

Excuse me if this has been covered, but where does the breather tube dump it's contents? I ask because at last oil change I noticed oil on my bellhousing and I suspect (hope?) it's the breather.



Ryan

 

[amsoilman]

You are correct, the breather tube does go down the left side of the engine, and will end up near the bell housing.





Wayne

amsoilman

 

[Prairie Dog]

Yep, it's hard to believe but whatever doesn't fly back against your bell housing just drips onto the ground!

Second gens had a little catch bottle but it was deleted for the 03s. They must not drip much, I've never found a spot in my driveway.



Scotty

 

[lschultz]

I just several feet of tycon tubing on it and extended it back like I did on my other ones. Very seldom do I get a oil smell.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Originally posted by lschultz

I just several feet of tycon tubing on it and extended it back like I did on my other ones. Very seldom do I get a oil smell.

What size tubing? 3/4"? I am thinking about adding some on my breather tube too.



Bill

 

[lschultz]

Originally posted by Bill Stockard

What size tubing? 3/4"? I am thinking about adding some on my breather tube too.



Bill

Bill I think it was 3/4" I used. Just borrowed a little piece from our shop.

 

[DLeno]

sounds like an improvement over the 02 puke bottle. the worst about this is that off-road, when decending steep grades, the engine will pump crankcase oil out through the tube. I think I'd rather have it the 03 way.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Originally posted by lschultz

Bill I think it was 3/4" I used. Just borrowed a little piece from our shop.

Thanks!



Yep, I've been know to "borrow" (aka five finger discount ) from the shop when I worked at the truck dealership too.



Bill

 

[Blakers]

The breather on the 03 has a separator that puts the blowby oil back into the crankcase and only releases the vapors with almost no oil.

 

[Swayse]

I added about a foot of 3/4" hose to the breather tube, just so it's about 2" lower than the oil pan. I used Irrigation system drop hose, it's thin wall and braided and it's black. No more oil smell in the cab.

 

[raden]

How did you splice the two tubes together? Forgive my ignorance, but I haven't done a lot of auto/truck work.

 

[Ladders]

Raden,

A 3/4" id hose will slip over the end of the tube. A 1/2" hose will replace the fuel filter drain with a tie wrap or band clamp on the upper end. Did this cause its too short for draining into a bottle or can. Dont remember the length but if you do it measure to where you want it to be and then add a few inches so you can cut at angle (do this for either one).



Hope this helps.



SOTSU!!

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[LightmanE300]

Ben I believe they're talking about the CCV not the fuel filter...

 

[Ladders]

As stated, the 3/4" id will slip over the end of the oil breather draft tube (old blow-by).



A 1/2" id will fit the fuel drain. Which I added to the list because the hose is too short (or at least it was on mine).



SOTSU!!

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