Which Oil catch for mk7.5 R?

[JC_451]

Off to a great start man.

Welcome to the forum

 

[krisprz]

Use the BL revision of the PCV and a cheap catch can and a good oil pan when you start tracking.

I installed a racingline catch can and have drained it twice and it collects a lot of oil. I daily drive my car and it’s definitely not stock...
the picture is what it collected after about 3 months after the first time I drained. I’m glad I got one.
Still don’t know why people think catch cans don’t work lol

 

[GTIfan99]

I installed a racingline catch can and have drained it twice and it collects a lot of oil. I daily drive my car and it’s definitely not stock...
the picture is what it collected after about 3 months after the first time I drained. I’m glad I got one.
Still don’t know why people think catch cans don’t work lol

The racingline cc removes the factory PCV. Great job creating a problem, then spending $600 to fix it.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

The racingline cc removes the factory PCV. Great job creating a problem, then spending $600 to fix it.

To be fair... let’s say $300 of that $600 was to create the problem

 

[krisprz]

The racingline cc removes the factory PCV. Great job creating a problem, then spending $600 to fix it.

How did I create a problem? Lol Please explain. I’ve seen others running racinglines catch can and no issues.
I also experienced some smoke once after I got my car back from getting my hybrid turbo Installed, but never happened again since and after installed this catch can.
I hope you actually have experience with catch cans and not just giving input based on what you read and not tried.
I don’t think you can compare your car to mine either because our cars have different mods.

 

[GTIfan99]

How did I create a problem? Lol Please explain. I’ve seen others running racinglines catch can and no issues.
I also experienced some smoke once after I got my car back from getting my hybrid turbo Installed, but never happened again since and after installed this catch can.
I hope you actually have experience with catch cans and not just giving input based on what you read and not tried.
I don’t think you can compare your car to mine either because looking at your info your car is stock.

YOU REMOVED THE FACTORY PCV. That's why you have so much oil in your CC.

 

[krisprz]

To be fair... let’s say $300 of that $600 was to create the problem

If you’re referring to paying to get a carb cleaning instead of a catch can, I “technically“ don’t have to do carb cleaning because I have an MPI kit. European Model Golf R’s don’t require carb cleaning because they come standard with port injection.
I had an intake manifold installed a few weeks ago and the valves still looked clean. Probably won’t need a carb cleaning at 30k miles, but i’ll see when that time comes.

 

[krisprz]

YOU REMOVED THE FACTORY PCV. That's why you have so much oil in your CC.

Ok. Lol
Like I said my car hasn’t caused smoke to appear since.
Worth it to me. No one is making you get one. It’s doing it’s job for me.

 

[Navi]

I installed a racingline catch can and have drained it twice and it collects a lot of oil. I daily drive my car and it’s definitely not stock...
the picture is what it collected after about 3 months after the first time I drained. I’m glad I got one.
Still don’t know why people think catch cans don’t work lol

thats mostly water. More condensation than anything else. I ran the VWR for awhile and it caught pretty much the same thing. Water with minimal oil. In summer it was barely anything.

 

[krisprz]

thats mostly water. More condensation than anything else. I ran the VWR for awhile and it caught pretty much the same thing. Water with minimal oil. In summer it was barely anything.

still collecting it and preventing it from going into the turbo piping, intercooler, intake manifold, and also preventing smoke to appear again.

 

[DarkArrow]

How did I create a problem? Lol Please explain. I’ve seen others running racinglines catch can and no issues.
I also experienced some smoke once after I got my car back from getting my hybrid turbo Installed, but never happened again since and after installed this catch can.
I hope you actually have experience with catch cans and not just giving input based on what you read and not tried.
I don’t think you can compare your car to mine either because our cars have different mods.

For a majority of people, a factory PCV is sufficient to separate oil and air. GTIfan has posted recently in a lot of threads, especially with other members arguing against him, about how it's stupid to remove the factory PCV so a catch can will collect something. For most applications, a catch can in-line with the factory PCV catches nothing, showing the factory PCV is doing it's job.

That being said, I don't think your build falls into the majority of people. I'd imagine running a stg 3+ with a full E tune can push boost higher than what the factory PCV can handle, thus resulting in an occasional smoke screen you said you've seen. Ed from EQT says he thinks the factory PCV is pushed to it's limits, and probably past it, on a typical stage 2 tune.

BTW, I'm just down the street from you in Placentia. Haven't seen too many R's around on the street.

 

[swcrow]

I need to pop more popcorn......I'm going through it lately between catch cans and FMIC discussions lol

 

[JC_451]

I need to pop more popcorn......I'm going through it lately between catch cans and FMIC discussions lol

Secret goldmines of hilarious posts.

 

[krisprz]

For a majority of people, a factory PCV is sufficient to separate oil and air. GTIfan has posted recently in a lot of threads, especially with other members arguing against him, about how it's stupid to remove the factory PCV so a catch can will collect something. For most applications, a catch can in-line with the factory PCV catches nothing, showing the factory PCV is doing it's job.

That being said, I don't think your build falls into the majority of people. I'd imagine running a stg 3+ with a full E tune can push boost higher than what the factory PCV can handle, thus resulting in an occasional smoke screen you said you've seen. Ed from EQT says he thinks the factory PCV is pushed to it's limits, and probably past it, on a typical stage 2 tune.

BTW, I'm just down the street from you in Placentia. Haven't seen too many R's around on the street.

Yeah you make a good point. If I was still stock I wouldn’t run one. When I first made this thread I had only an intake and exhaust, but knew I was going to go for more power.
I’ve seen a few people on YouTube recommend Racingline’s catch can if you are stage 3/3+ or are going to go stage 3/3+ in the future for that reason of the smoke. It’s doing it’s job for sure.

But nice! Not too far away. See a couple R’s once in awhile around me, but mostly GTI’s and Golfs lol.