Sunspot 180 update - Page 3

talkingcars · 09-09-11, 05:55 PM

Have you guys noticed how much less slippery the roads get now adays comapred to 20 years ago, especially junctions?

Where does that tank vent to?

pheelay · 09-09-11, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by talkingcars

Have you guys noticed how much less slippery the roads get now adays comapred to 20 years ago, especially junctions?

Where does that tank vent to?

The road!!

pheelay · 15-09-11, 08:16 PM

Mist washers and Aerotwin wiper blades fitted. One of simplest + best mods to ZS IMO

Can anyone confirm if the above catch tank setup is good? (maybe tell us the theory of the plumbing). It doesn't seem to match any other setups I've found on the webs. Two pipes have been blocked off.

stamford · 16-09-11, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pheelay

What's the verdict, doctor?

That looks an odd version. Picture is a bit dark to make out all the detail though. Mine has always been this way (see pic below) and has never given me any issues and does its job well.

pheelay · 16-09-11, 09:01 AM

Thanks for the picture. I did some research on the various forums last night to work out what's going on with this plumbing. So your catch tank is set up in series with the return to the manifold (no other changes)? This seems to be the most commonly used method.

Yes, sorry for my picture quality - no proper camera at the moment. I found this diagram which I have shamelessly borrowed

I gather in the original setup, the front and rear crank cases are breathing in from the air cleaner, and breathing out into the manifold.

Here is how my one is currently set up:

If I have that right, then the circuit is not breathing at all - it's just looping through the catch tank (breathing in and out through the catch tank breather pipe?). Stevez is suggesting there are different ways of plumbing it, but this one seems a bit odd to me?

pheelay · 28-09-11, 04:59 PM

Here's a better pic:

No fresh air is ingested in this configuration. Is this ok?

pheelay · 30-09-11, 04:17 PM

sorry to be bumping this again. Would like to know if it's setup ok like this or if I should be replumbing

petet16 · 30-09-11, 04:36 PM

I still think the catch tank should be connected to the blanked pipe going to the air cleaner on your diagram, I have a catch tank on the T16, and have one pipe from the cam cover to the catch tank, and one pipe from the tank into the turbo intake, that way it maintains the original method of operation but routes the breather via the catch tank.

Smokey · 30-09-11, 05:20 PM

Is the catch tank the white plastic tub located near the coolant? Mine is almost full to the brim with oil. Is this the bit I empty?

pheelay · 30-09-11, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokey

Is the catch tank the white plastic tub located near the coolant? Mine is almost full to the brim with oil. Is this the bit I empty?

Catch tank is on bottom left of the pic, with the braided hoses connected. It's not fitted by the factory. The tank next to the coolant is brake fluid.
Don't be emptying that!