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Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Justin on July 05, 2007, 04:39:51 pm

like the title says what are you doing for a Turbo Crankcase setup?

I have a TDI with the breather thing for the valve cover but I think that I need a breather between that and the crankcase

thanks in advance

later
Justin

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: burn_your_money on July 05, 2007, 05:50:29 pm

I'm all stock. It seems to work just fine for a healthy (and even not so healthy) engine

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Justin on July 05, 2007, 06:29:09 pm

what is stock exactly? I ran the hose from the crankcase to the breather deal on top of the valve cover, when I shut the engine off I can hear the pressure slowly releasing and I think that I need to let the crankcase breath more

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: burn_your_money on July 05, 2007, 07:29:35 pm

Stock is from the top of the VC to the intake hose

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Justin on July 05, 2007, 08:34:22 pm

so I need to run a line to my intake,
thanks
Justin

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: RabbitJockey on July 06, 2007, 06:33:24 pm

birch beer ftw

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Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Spothead on July 07, 2007, 06:43:39 am

I must have an unhealthy engine, it's got 188,000 miles on it.  When I attach a hose from my valve cover to the intake plenum it blows my oil dipstick tube out and starts to spew oil. So I ran a hose from the valve cover to the back of the car.  I have more smoke coming out of the tube than I do the exhaust.  Is their anything I can do  or should I just run it.

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: RabbitJockey on July 08, 2007, 05:52:44 pm

Quote from: "Spothead"

I must have an unhealthy engine, it's got 188,000 miles on it.  When I attach a hose from my valve cover to the intake plenum it blows my oil dipstick tube out and starts to spew oil. So I ran a hose from the valve cover to the back of the car.  I have more smoke coming out of the tube than I do the exhaust.  Is their anything I can do  or should I just run it.

that car needs attention haha

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: burn_your_money on July 08, 2007, 08:18:32 pm

yeah it sounds like the rings are kaput. Do a compression test

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: fatmobile on July 09, 2007, 12:13:45 am

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When I attach a hose from my valve cover to the intake plenum it blows my oil dipstick tube out and starts to spew oil.

 Sounds like an A2 NA.
 Did I guess right?
 If so drill out the restrictors in the intake manifold.

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Spothead on July 11, 2007, 03:25:17 pm

Yes, I put my car in my sig but it's not showing on screen.  91 jetta NA with a 85 golf na solid lifter engine.  The car gets up and goes ok I can do 75 80 on the highway and pulls uphill pretty good. Probally needs rings huh.

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Spothead on July 11, 2007, 03:26:03 pm

Well I guess it shows up now

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: hillfolk'r on July 11, 2007, 03:35:15 pm

yep i got a hose from the lower crankcase to the top valve on the cover,sorta like stock,just different  plumbing,i couldnt use the factory lower hose,so i used that clear braded vinyl home depot hose,like 1.25 inch
i got a tdi(m) too....
then i ran a 3/4 inch hose out into the left wheelwell near the steering rack
since i got totalseal rings(lol) i dont smell nasty fumes

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Spothead on July 11, 2007, 03:58:37 pm

The vent on the crankcase must be a Turbo Diesel thing cause there isn't one on my NA

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: Chestrockwell on July 11, 2007, 05:25:41 pm

My 97 TD has the lower crankcase vent which I covered and just run a piece of hose from the valve cover and it hangs down by the steering rack. No oil dots on the back of the car. No oil in the intake.

Title: what are you guys doing for a breather setup
Post by: hillfolk'r on July 12, 2007, 03:52:56 pm

Quote from: "Spothead"

The vent on the crankcase must be a Turbo Diesel thing cause there isn't one on my NA

earlier na's with the big ugly vacuum pump,have a fitting on the crankcase for a breather hose to the vacuum pump
swap in a later style vane pump,and voila,you have a spot for a breather
although it isnt the biggest fitting,itll help
trevor,,thats supposed to be a yuengling bottle :lol:  :lol: