Breather filter

[407accord]

Ok so I found someone else's thread.

So overall there's really no PRO point to it? It's ust to eliminate a valve/hose?

[Reason]

It's rice, theres no need for one. Keep the lines how they are.

[407accord]

Wait I Found A Thread

[HondaB18]

Post the tread up so it helps future members who search.

[NAiL05]

There is one on here. IT was like a couple pages long.

[accordaffair]

It keeps oil from going in the intake. Doesn't seem pointless to me.

[adam2562]

if u guys show me evidence of it being useful maybe i'll get one for both my cars

[accordaffair]

Take the hose off your intake and look at the oil that has spattered along the intake tube.

I wouldn't call it a performance mod though.

[Reason]

I did a catch can like so.

[Otto]

I have a catch can, works nice. In fact I'm using the same Husky filter.
And I wouldn't drive my car without the valve cover to plenum line connected.

As far as the line that connects the intake tube to the valve cover: I've never seen any oil in the intake tube on my car. I see no reason for a breather filter.

I have seen oil puddle in the intake tube of a car that was burning a little oil, but that was more likely cause by a bad PCV valve.

[simpL cb7]

I did a catch can like so.

that is a PCV Valve, not the breather

[Leung]

how does oil get sucked into there?

[accordaffair]

Because there's a vacuum in the air intake system. Like sucking soda through a straw.

[Otto]

that is a PCV Valve, not the breather

AFAIK, they're both considered part of the PCV system. Maybe some of us are taking about one, and some are talking about the other.
The pistons create pulses of air in the crankcase, and the PCV valve is a one-way valve, so these pulses flow in one direction. In through the intake tubing, through the crankcase, and out through the PCV valve.
Just in case anyone didn't know how it works.
AFAIK, you shouldn't get any significant amount of oil into the intake tube, so long as the PCV valve works properly.

In any case, I prefer to not have a breather filter. Adds one more thing to maintain, and I'm not to keen on how well they may or may not filter. I'd rather leave that to the air filter.

[Reason]

that is a PCV Valve, not the breather

Are you serious? Have you ever taken your valve cover off? The are both consider a "breather". The PCV valve is one way like was stated by someone. You can put the catch can on either one. But I chose to put it where the oil is coming from. Put a damn breather on both if that makes you happy