I’ve been running the vwr catch can for awhile now, and I had a question for the rest of you who are also.
So the way the actual can is mounted is the top small bolt (closest to the hood) is reusing the hole the top half of the oem windshield washer tank used (which you have to get rid of and buy their upper tank replacement “shot glass size” tank and hose as the catch can mounts where the upper washer tank used to) so no issue there, using that hole for the top mount, but the bottom mount is using the front engine mount bolt.
I’m assuming to empty the tank the rest of you, like me, are unbolting (the 2 bolts) which mount the catch can and lifting it up to access the drain plug, otherwise I haven’t the slightest idea how you could empty it without removing it, at least to lift it up slightly, emptying it, then bolting it back down.
So we’re removing the small bolt that was used by the oem washer tank on the top of the engine mount but also the forward facing bolt of the engine mount. That is a stretch bolt/torque to yield bolt. Does this strike anyone else as stupid? I never really thought about it till this weekend, as I was emptying the can again, but it seems like a major oversight by vwr!!! I’m certainly not buying a new bolt every time I empty the catch can, it fills up quickly in winter obviously, but it probably would be the smartest/technically recommended thing to do, as it is a torque to yield bolt.
Anyway, guess I’m just curious if anyone else has noticed this, I searched but nothing, I can’t be the first one who’s noticed this. It’s really been bugging me since I have noticed it though, I’ve emptied the thing numerous times and I’m really thinking that’s a bad idea that, that particular bolt has been in and out so many times, as it is technically a one time use bolt. I’m annoyed as hell that this wasn’t thought of for the money the damn thing cost.
Anyway, curious what the rest of you think, or may be doing differently mounting wise, or if none of you have thought of it yet either, here’s the place to vent at how dumb this is!
So the way the actual can is mounted is the top small bolt (closest to the hood) is reusing the hole the top half of the oem windshield washer tank used (which you have to get rid of and buy their upper tank replacement “shot glass size” tank and hose as the catch can mounts where the upper washer tank used to) so no issue there, using that hole for the top mount, but the bottom mount is using the front engine mount bolt.
I’m assuming to empty the tank the rest of you, like me, are unbolting (the 2 bolts) which mount the catch can and lifting it up to access the drain plug, otherwise I haven’t the slightest idea how you could empty it without removing it, at least to lift it up slightly, emptying it, then bolting it back down.
So we’re removing the small bolt that was used by the oem washer tank on the top of the engine mount but also the forward facing bolt of the engine mount. That is a stretch bolt/torque to yield bolt. Does this strike anyone else as stupid? I never really thought about it till this weekend, as I was emptying the can again, but it seems like a major oversight by vwr!!! I’m certainly not buying a new bolt every time I empty the catch can, it fills up quickly in winter obviously, but it probably would be the smartest/technically recommended thing to do, as it is a torque to yield bolt.
Anyway, guess I’m just curious if anyone else has noticed this, I searched but nothing, I can’t be the first one who’s noticed this. It’s really been bugging me since I have noticed it though, I’ve emptied the thing numerous times and I’m really thinking that’s a bad idea that, that particular bolt has been in and out so many times, as it is technically a one time use bolt. I’m annoyed as hell that this wasn’t thought of for the money the damn thing cost.
Anyway, curious what the rest of you think, or may be doing differently mounting wise, or if none of you have thought of it yet either, here’s the place to vent at how dumb this is!