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Morgan Oil Catch tank - The Practical Solution
The easiest to install and requires no drilling of fixing holes; easy to remove and empty; uncomplicated as you can see if there's oil collecting in any volume; cheap as it's free with screenwash and many other fluids; and light much lighter than fabricated aluminium.
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I had a old ford escort, due to worn rings in the x\flow engine it would spit oil from the crank breater. Fix plastic coke bottle, rubber pip and a self tapping metal screw.
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This is just what I need. I'm entering the speedmog this year and need a catch tank. Is it a five litre or 2. Is the hose just a "snug" fit, or is it tied in in some way?
Cheers It's a 2 litre. The cap is drilled to accept the breather hose; it's a loose fit on the basis that the bottle,doesn't need to be inflated by the pressure. The tank is held in place by a piece of cable attached to a spring to maintain some tension.
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Its only a bottle to catch the drips of oil.
.+8 Now gone for a 1800 4/4. Duratec in bright yellow.
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Sorry to be a wet blanket, but i was taught never to use anything flammable under a bonnet. Its looks to be in a safe position but if it is a flammable sort of plastic it could add to any fire and will contain oil, if it detaches in a crash it could finish up on the manifold.
The header tank next to it is likely to be a harder thicker plastic with coolant in so is likely to conform to some safety standard or other along with all the other plastic and rubber under the bonnet. It could be the reason oil catch tanks are usually aluminium?
Sorry to be a prophet of doom, but worth considering?
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And if you want to connect your rocker cover to a catch tank, and have a Ford crossflow, a cap for a Vauxhall Viva of the same era is the same diameter, but only has a pipe output. So does the job nicely!
The crossflow one vents to atmosphere so isn't acceptable for racing. Mind you, I bought mine 20 years ago when such things were more common. Or Burton power stock them ... here's the cheaper plastic option. Click here There is a much more expensive chrome one listed!
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Sorry to be a wet blanket, but i was taught never to use anything flammable under a bonnet. Its looks to be in a safe position but if it is a flammable sort of plastic it could add to any fire and will contain oil, if it detaches in a crash it could finish up on the manifold.
The header tank next to it is likely to be a harder thicker plastic with coolant in so is likely to conform to some safety standard or other along with all the other plastic and rubber under the bonnet. It could be the reason oil catch tanks are usually aluminium?
Sorry to be a prophet of doom, but worth considering?
As I've said previously, it's worked for me since 1989 and numerous races, sprint events and road use. My greater fear would be the amount of fuel that my fuel pump can shift and is held within four carburettor fuel chambers. I definitely wouldn't allow easily flammable materials under the bonnet but in the scheme of things, a plastic bottle containing a bit of oil mist doesn't present any risk. Under race conditions, the greater risk when going off is being joined by another competitor!
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