CanMan
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Since the Heep has a hair over 203K miles, and is getting a little tired, I decided I was tired of cleaning my K+N air filter every 500 miles or so from all the oil build up.
First off I thought of moving the vent tube to the box itself, not the top of the lid where it is now, But the AF would get oily over time. So that idea was out. Since most older cars have push on breathers, I figured, why not make one. Well sorta.
Oily K+N
Lots of oil buildup
It was leaking out of the air box, down the frame, and on to the road. At least there are no stains in my driveway.
Since I am cheap, I found some stuff laying around in the garage to use.
I shoved a 3/8" fuel hose in the bigger end, which fit great.
An empty Folgers coffee can works great. I painted it silver to match the duct tape I will use as a 'lid'.
I added some cotton balls in the can to act as a filtering device. The fuel line was long enough to go into the middle of the can, so the balls will suck up the oil. Probably worhtless, but we will see in 3K when the engine oil gets changed again.
I placed about 5 layers of duct tape on the top, because the coffee can lid was MIA. I cut a small hole so the fuel line would fit tight on the duct tape. Another small hole was added to relieve pressure, if any at all was built up.
And the finished product. It sits on the in front of the blower motor. Zip ties can be added to hold secure, but its not going anywhere.
I may have to move it back over to the AF lid when it comes time for emissions, but as a temp fix, it works great.
First off I thought of moving the vent tube to the box itself, not the top of the lid where it is now, But the AF would get oily over time. So that idea was out. Since most older cars have push on breathers, I figured, why not make one. Well sorta.
Oily K+N
Lots of oil buildup
It was leaking out of the air box, down the frame, and on to the road. At least there are no stains in my driveway.
Since I am cheap, I found some stuff laying around in the garage to use.
I shoved a 3/8" fuel hose in the bigger end, which fit great.
An empty Folgers coffee can works great. I painted it silver to match the duct tape I will use as a 'lid'.
I added some cotton balls in the can to act as a filtering device. The fuel line was long enough to go into the middle of the can, so the balls will suck up the oil. Probably worhtless, but we will see in 3K when the engine oil gets changed again.
I placed about 5 layers of duct tape on the top, because the coffee can lid was MIA. I cut a small hole so the fuel line would fit tight on the duct tape. Another small hole was added to relieve pressure, if any at all was built up.
And the finished product. It sits on the in front of the blower motor. Zip ties can be added to hold secure, but its not going anywhere.
I may have to move it back over to the AF lid when it comes time for emissions, but as a temp fix, it works great.
