I started a PCV re-route project that I'm hoping to finish in the next week or so. I still have to get measurements for the hoses but the main "holding" bottle and mounting is done. I put a cock valve on the bottom with a hose attached to drain it periodically. I installed a vent but it's actually an air fitting "muffler" but I think that it might start dripping oil so I might exchange it with a filter instead.

Here are a couple pictures of the early stages.
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566834.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566834,jpg
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566835.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566836.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566837.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566838.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566839.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566840.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566841.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566842.jpg

nice job, you should consider making a few more and sell them on ebay. Couple suggestions, put the inlet fitting about about halfway up the can and the vent near the top. You'll never collect that much oil (halfway). Sometimes having a restriction on the vent will cause the oil to build up on it,not sure how much restriction that air fitting that you put in has,it may not let it breathe enough. I like it though.

That's probably a good idea to make the inlet lower, maybe I'll fire up the lathe and make another bung, weld it on lower and put a plug in the existing bung. I was going to drop it off at the powdercoater today so maybe I'll see how this works first?

The little air fitting muffler actually breathes very well, I'm just not wanting it to start dripping oil all over. I think K&N makes a small air filter? I've seen one somewhere but I can't remember where.

Found it!

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125579146.jpg

If you have the room to fit it, I'd put the breather filter on top, like a traditional transmission/rear end/dry sump breather/overflow tank:
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/sum-g1306_w.jpg

I was thinking of doing the same thing with this kind of breather, but unfortunately, aluminum breather tanks generally aren't cheap. This one is nice, but really expensive!
http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/ctr-23-032_w.jpg

I would have to check my clearance between the top of my tank and the hood. The filter is 1.5" plus whatever mounting I would do.

I finished my PCV re-route project on Friday.

I had some hose laying around so I had some fittings installed per my measurements, I'm using Tony's (All Season Diesel) newest fittings, and picked up the tank from the coaters Friday after the final revision. I added a diverter plate in front of the inlet so that the oil mist will hit it and drip to the bottom instead of just going through and making my filter oily. Tony's fittings fit great and were exactly what I was looking for.

Here are a couple pics of the finished product.

All Season Diesel's fittings
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790004.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125789999.jpg

Old hose, new hose
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790002.jpg

Driver's side fitting
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790005.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790006.jpg

Passenger side
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790007.jpg

Diverter plate before welding
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790008.jpg

Powdercoated and ready to install
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790012.jpg

Installed and complete
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790016.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790017.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125790015.jpg

nice

It does look good, and I second the response earlier, about making a few more and selling them...

Wow, that looks really professional... Other than looks, is that so you can hopefully go under the radar with smog inspections? :naughty:

Wow, that looks really professional... Other than looks, is that so you can hopefully go under the radar with smog inspections? :naughty:

Now that we have emissions checks every two years here (the great state I live in :mad:) I'll probably pull it off along with my exhaust since it's only once every two years. I will try an leave my Banks tube on since it's black and they don't even really know what they are looking for anyway!

I haven't installed it yet but I will leave the Diamond Eye down pipe on also since it can't really be seen.

I would be interested in buying a catch can from you:D

Sounds like you better start welding some more.:)

Looks great! I'm planning to do something similar. Thanks for the pictures.

What is that going to do for you,extra hp, better mileage what?
Thanks Rich

It keeps oil out of the intercooler and intake manifold, which can lead to blown intercooler boots and gives soot from the egr system (if not blocked) something to stick to in intake tract.

Had to try a new thing and bought some clear hose at hardware store 3/4'' ID. and couplers plastic= tied into my PCV reroute lines and put in where the black ones were. From about resonator to bottom of truck to vent it has been 1 month and they are black as tar from EGR block plate and the reroute device bypassing the vapors off it paid of for visual proof and was cheap 4 bucks and hose is good for 175 degrees and is fine so far. I will change it back after summer and clean it to run test again this winter with the extended idle time it does it will show fast how much soot it's keeping out of system it seems. I can see it with this hose. Just wanted to tell anyone who wants to try it for their own eyes.........

Sorry I didn't see this when I got home from work because I jumped under my truck to try to finish my 4-6" lift so I can get it aligned Saturday.

Like CountryCorey said above, it keeps the oil out of the intercooler, tubes, and intake. Before I lemon lawed my Excursion, I pulled a ton of stuff off of it and when I pulled the Spearco intercooler off I drained a lot of oil from it before I shipped it to a buyer. I was amazed at how much oil came out of it. I always had a problem blowing my hot side turbo boots off especially when towing. It was always very oily inside so I would have to spray it with cleaner and then reinstall it.

This was a good project for me and it seems to be working really well.

I would be interested in buying a catch can from you:D

So would I....As you I would have to put the truck back stock every two years, but it seems it's worth the bit of extra work...

So would I....As you I would have to put the truck back stock every two years, but it seems it's worth the bit of extra work...

I'm in Cali as well and will have to take all my stuff off every two years but it really doesn't take too long at all. I wonder if the dorks doing the test would even notice it since it doesn't look like it was just thrown in. My Banks tube looks inconspicuous also so I wonder if I will have to remove it?

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125273969.jpg

I can't imagine those people being able to tell one thing in the engine bay from another. I think you all be ok as long it doesn't look like a racecar with billet and colored Russell fittings everywhere. They can't be experts on our Dmax and know one form another. jmo....that black tube and tank looks nice!

hey leros, this looks great. I have owned my truck for a few years but just recently started reading these forums and need to do a few of these things. I know about the pcv reroute but haven't read how to do it. Are you just routing it into this can? If so i think ill do the same. I work at a machine fab shop and im sure i could make a version of this fairly easy. You did a great job!!

Instead of routing it in to a canister there are some guys that have welded a bung into the exhaust and routed it there so the oil goes into the exhaust and out the tailpipe. I have also seen it routed down to the frame and into a air/water separator from an air compressor, glass holding tank, line in, vent out, and a drain on the bottom. Not a bad idea and a lot less work than mine was, but I like to do things different than most. Good luck in building yours and keeping all that oil out of your turbo, IC tubes and intercooler.

ok, I forgot..did you say if your seeling these? very interested..Thanks

I meant selling?

I meant selling?

Count me in if your planning a making a few more...

I must have a tight engine (90K). I have Tony's PCV kit installed on my truck and have yet to find or see a drop of oil coming from my breather hoses and I park in the same place all the time on new concrete.

Roy W., same here! No oil what so ever. Looks nice but, a waste of time/money imo.

Looks great.

When I did my pcv reroute, I would end up with oil dripping on the driveway every couple days.

ok i have a quick favor to ask im not used to messing with braided line but i want to make it look good do you possibly have the measurements for the hose and possibly a parts list of fitting sizes and bends and where i could get them if you could i would greatly appriciate it

ok i have a quick favor to ask im not used to messing with braided line but i want to make it look good do you possibly have the measurements for the hose and possibly a parts list of fitting sizes and bends and where i could get them if you could i would greatly appriciate it

Well, when I built mine I mounted the canister and measured from Tony's fittings to the canister, figured out which fittings I needed for each end and had them make the hoses. I used a local shop near me in Newport Beach, Ca that specializes in high performance hoses. I gave them the info and in a couple hours the called me to come and pick them up. If I remember correctly I spent about $100 or so on the hoses.

I don't remember what the measurements were and your application will probably be different than mine so mount your bottle and then measure to whatever routing you want your hoses to take. There is another guy on another forum that contacted me for measurements of my bottle, he built one and mounted his where the bracket for a second alternator would go. I was originally going to mount mine there but I want to add another alternator soon so that location wouldn't work for me. Naturally his hoses were a different length than mine are because of different mounting locations. His final project turned out really nice.

Good luck with yours.

Thanks Leros.

I'm the other guy gigabrock. Check out my thread on my PCV re-route following Leros Idea.

My PCV Re-Route (http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423412)

i like how the pcv reroutes look.

i like that set up but i was curious what kind of fittins to use and what size of fittings to use i think they are -8 an fitting but i wasnt sure

i like that set up but i was curious what kind of fittins to use and what size of fittings to use i think they are -8 an fitting but i wasnt sure

I made the bungs for my canister on my lathe and threaded them all for 1/4" NPT. As for the actual hose fitting size, I don't remember what they are. I believe the fitting size is determined by what size hose you use? I think the ID of my hose was 3/8" but I don't know what size they refer to that hose size as. Tony's fittings pretty much determine what size you will need, drop him a call to ask what size they are.

looks great what size is the canister if you dont mind me asking

looks great what size is the canister if you dont mind me asking

Thanks, the tube I used is 2.5" ID and just about 6" long, I cut the bottom at an angle so that the oil would gather to one side and that's where I welded the bung for the drain valve. (as shown in the pic below)

http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/125566836.jpg

excuse my ignorance, I'm guessing the PVC reroute would also work with the LML?

thats a lot of effort for a PCV reroute. looks good though.

excuse my ignorance, I'm guessing the PVC reroute would also work with the LML?

Yes I believe so, you could contact Tony at All Season to see if his fittings fit the LML.

thats a lot of effort for a PCV reroute. looks good though.

Not any effort at all, I like doing one-off projects for my stuff. I didn't want to just run the hoses underneath my truck so the oil could drip all over and get my undercarriage oily or my driveway where I park. I wanted something "clean" and one of a kind.

I did a lot of one-off parts for my 6.0 Ford (and took them all off when I lemon lawed it)

Here's one of my light bars I did for it
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/77558396.jpg

Brackets for my "up and out of the way" stabilizer and bump stop brackets
http://www.pbase.com/leros/image/77558371.jpg

and my FS-2500 oil bypass return line fitting project (I also did the same on my D-Max)
http://www.pbase.com/leros/fs2500