Fiesta at catch can

[masonsturbos]

Hey guys, I really want to put a catch can on the car and I'm looking at some online and I was wondering, can the fiesta use either- the sealed or breather- or must it be sealed? I am seeing a couple nice moroso catch cans around but they have a breather. Let me know.

Catch can is in now.
Parts list:
D1 racing catch can
6- 1/2" hose clamps
25" of 5/8" power steering hose
2- 3/8 pipe thread 5/8 nipple fittings
1- 90* 5/8"-5/8" barbed fitting
1- straight 5/8"- 5/8" barbed fitting
Copper tube to fit inside the 5/8 fitting
Jb weld
Black permatex
2- Stainless steel scrubbers
A piece of 2"x10" piece of aluminum or other metal for mounting bracket

So- the hardest part was tapping the baby unknown threads of the stock can to 3/8 pipe thread, a local hardware store tapped our cans with the fittings installed for 22 bucks.

After that, we went home, we drilled numerous holes in a copper pipe that could fit in the fitting and bent it to turn the pipe into the can.

Then jb welded the copper pipe into the right fitting in the top of the can.
Take your stainless scrubber and open them up where there is a hole in the middle then put the copper pipe through the hole. We used two scrubbers per can.

Take your permatex and run a bead around the top of the can then place the top to the can, including the copper pipe and scrubbers into the can, put the 6 screws back and tighten down.
The can is finished- baffled- and ready to be installed.
Now, mark the holes where you need to drill in your 2x10 plate to mount to the can.
Drill the holes and mount to the can.

We used some old seatbelt to act as a isolator and keep the can from being scratched and rattled.
Attach the two screws to the can.
Remove the 13mm nut from the shock mount and mark the hole to drill, remove, drill, then mount it all up.
The can is in place and ready to go.

Take your pcv line, cut it in two where the plastic is smooth, basically right in the middle of the hose.
This side will now need to be boiled to let the plastic expand, take your straight 5/8" fitting and work it in the hose. It's very challenging but getting a couple barbed on is more than enough. After you run it under cool water it should form to the barb and it won't come off. Now take some of your power steering hose and put it over the other end of the barb, then measure the distance to the left side fitting on the can, cut, and put hose clamps on the two barbs.
Now, on the other side of the pcv hose, you will need to take a razor and remove the hose from the fitting going to the motor. The fitting is barbed and again, the plastic hose is form fitted to it. Cut it off and keep the fitting. Slide the power steering hose over.
Now, take the power steering hose and put it on the catch can, run the hose straight out, and cut it where the two hoses would intersect. Now insert your 90* fitting and put clamps on.

Guess what:
Your catch can system is finished.

 

[Bo Bo]

Mason, here in the US, it can NOT be vented to atmosphere. When I first started driving, the crankcase was vented, but that was long before the EPA came along. Also, don't worry about the dealership during warranty work, and discovering that you have an oil catch can installed. If it's installed correctly, it's still a closed-loop system, not vented to atmosphere, and entirely legal. The main reason there are no OEM catch cans from the factory, is because they must be emptied by the owner, and the contents must be disposed of IAW EPA regs. Since most drivers are so lazy, they would never even open the hood, which means the can would fill completely up, start leaking all over the place, or worse, then EPA would hold the OEM responsible for polluting the environment.

 

[masonsturbos]

Wow, great response. What is a can I can look into that isn't too bad in price?

 

[haste]

I believe Boomba Racing and Mishimoto will be coming out with bolt-on kits soon.

 

[Bo Bo]

We can only cross our fingers and hope.

Mason, here's a link for a can made for the FoST, which has the kind of baffles I like:

http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/sh...roduct_info&cPath=147_219_220&products_id=871

 

[D1JL]

Here is also a link to a thread on this forum.
There is much discussion on the subject.
Also photos of catch can systems installed by our members, including myself.

http://www.fiestastforum.com/forum/threads/610-Oil-catch-can-Separator



Dave

 

[KKaWing]

Boomba, Mishimoto and Damond Motorsports all claim they have a plug and play catch can system on the way. Keep your eyes peeled.

 

[masonsturbos]

Something like this work?

 

[KKaWing]

That can takes the PCV and breather together then drains it back into the oil pan. I don't think there's enough room for this system. Something simpler might be better. There are a few catch can "builds" on the forum. Poke around to get a feel for what kind of space you have to work with.

 

[14FIst]

I got tired of waiting and did a custom fitted one using a focus st moroso catch can and bought a new pvc hose from rock auto bought some fittings. Here's a video with around 1200 miles on the catch can I think I said 1500 miles it was less after the video my math didn't add up lol

14 Fiesta ST moroso oil catch can: https://youtu.be/MvdcAVOqtYg

 

[masonsturbos]

I'm about to do the same)

 

[D1JL]

I have had mine for about a year now.




Dave

 

[masonsturbos]

Sondi and I are going to be making our catch can from the d1 cans from eBay, adding some baffling, and hooking it up with a check valve- his is stage 3- and we should be good to go.

 

[HamToast]

Hey, just FYI, JBR has announced that they're going to release a OCC for the FiST in the 2nd week of July. Here's the announcement, via their FaceBook page. I'm not sure how effective their cans are, though. Judging from the cans on the FoST I would guess that they do a pretty decent job, I may be ordering one in a month or two.

 

[masonsturbos]

Here are our cans. One is on sondi's and we are getting the one for mine ready, we will see how much we catch with these.

 

[HamToast]

What is the filter media on that?

 

[masonsturbos]

Stainless steel scrubber.

 

[HamToast]

Is it safe to assume that you're not using a plug and play kit? Are you worried about the possibility of parts of the steel breaking off over time and getting sacked into the intake?

 

[masonsturbos]

Many others have used this as baffling in this same can with great results. There is still no plug and play on the market as of now- only companies saying.

I personally am not worried of stainless steel flaking off and getting into the intake.

 

[HamToast]

I just remember someone posting a cautionary tale about DIY catch cans back in the day on a Mustang forum I used to frequent. I don't think they were using stainless mesh though, I think it was copper or something like some cheap steel wool.