PCV Oil Separator Update

[cudabob496]

Rigged up an oil separator, and put it on my PCV line. The line is 3/8 inch,
and to make the diameter smaller, I also put a section of 1/4 inch vacuum tubing
inside the 3/8 inch line, held tight by a hose clamp.  Have driven about 100 miles
in the last two months, and tonight I pulled the drain cap off the bottom of the
separator, and got about 3 tablespoons of oil. So, my PCV system is still sucking oil
from under the vavle cover, even though I have a baffle in the valve cover.  I probably
would have had more oil in the separator if the line was an open 3/8 inch.

So, I would recommend an oil separator on your PCV line, to keep the oil from
mucking up your intake manifold, valves, and the rest.

[burdar]

I'm planning on putting one on my Dart.  The biggest problem will be designing it to look good and not cobbled together.  The factory plastic PCV valves aren't very attractive.  I wonder what Ford and Chevy PCV valves look like?  Does the aftermarket make a PCV valve that's housed inside something that looks like a chrome breather?  That would be ideal.

[cudabob496]

Since it's crankcase ventilation, would think the line could tap into anywhere
on the crankcase.  Not sure why it has to be on the valve cover at all?

[burdar]

I did some searching and there are PCV valves inside breather housings.  There are a bunch of them on E-bay.  From what I've seen so far, the PCV valves used inside them are replaceable too.