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Bruce Le Roux
Greeting from South Africa,
I have owned VW's for the last 35 years.
In 2021, I placed an order for a VW T6.1 CXHA engine 150Hp Transporter which finally arrived 9 months later, in March 2022.
I immediately fabricated a stainless steel bracket and fitted a ProVent 150 oil Catch can after driving it off the showroom floor.
Interestingly, emissions are not a big deal in our country and many of the vehicles do not even come with AdBlue and also only have 1 (Small) DPF.
I have always fitted Oil Catch Cans to all of my vehicles and wanted to share with the audience the advantages.
Our service intervals in South Africa are every 15 000Km or 12 months, however I personally change the oil filter and oil every 7500Km. It is excessive, but I plan to keep this vehicle for at least 12 to 15 years. (we have Bernese Mountain Dogs and the T6.1 is their transport vehicle to the beach and mountains).
Attached are a few photos of how I installed a ProVent 150 catch can, which I drain every 5000Km. It consistently catches and drains around 75 Millilitres plus, every 5000Km. The vehicle now has 21 000Km's on and since new, I have drained off more than 300 millilitres of oil that would have been coating and clogging up the intercooler and throttle body.
The Catch can is spliced into the plastic pipe that connects the PCV valve to the turbo inlet pipe.
There is a 80cm (approximately) long pipe that is attached to the bottom of the catch can, with a ball valve and 90 degree brass elbow fitting at the end of it.
The drain pipe is held in place at various places with Adel cushioned clamps. It did take 1 hour to get the front bumper on and off, but it is real easy to do and you will need an assistant. Attached is an easy to follow instruction manual, of how to remove the front bumper.
The 90 degree brass elbow can be seen protruding through the bottom of the plastic bumper, and the 1/4" ball valve is next to it without the handle.
I only use the handle when I am ready to drain the oil out, so that it does not get inadvertently knocked open by road debris.
Cheap and easy preventative maintenance, to keep your Diesel engine intercooler and throttle body clean.
I have owned VW's for the last 35 years.
In 2021, I placed an order for a VW T6.1 CXHA engine 150Hp Transporter which finally arrived 9 months later, in March 2022.
I immediately fabricated a stainless steel bracket and fitted a ProVent 150 oil Catch can after driving it off the showroom floor.
Interestingly, emissions are not a big deal in our country and many of the vehicles do not even come with AdBlue and also only have 1 (Small) DPF.
I have always fitted Oil Catch Cans to all of my vehicles and wanted to share with the audience the advantages.
Our service intervals in South Africa are every 15 000Km or 12 months, however I personally change the oil filter and oil every 7500Km. It is excessive, but I plan to keep this vehicle for at least 12 to 15 years. (we have Bernese Mountain Dogs and the T6.1 is their transport vehicle to the beach and mountains).
Attached are a few photos of how I installed a ProVent 150 catch can, which I drain every 5000Km. It consistently catches and drains around 75 Millilitres plus, every 5000Km. The vehicle now has 21 000Km's on and since new, I have drained off more than 300 millilitres of oil that would have been coating and clogging up the intercooler and throttle body.
The Catch can is spliced into the plastic pipe that connects the PCV valve to the turbo inlet pipe.
There is a 80cm (approximately) long pipe that is attached to the bottom of the catch can, with a ball valve and 90 degree brass elbow fitting at the end of it.
The drain pipe is held in place at various places with Adel cushioned clamps. It did take 1 hour to get the front bumper on and off, but it is real easy to do and you will need an assistant. Attached is an easy to follow instruction manual, of how to remove the front bumper.
The 90 degree brass elbow can be seen protruding through the bottom of the plastic bumper, and the 1/4" ball valve is next to it without the handle.
I only use the handle when I am ready to drain the oil out, so that it does not get inadvertently knocked open by road debris.
Cheap and easy preventative maintenance, to keep your Diesel engine intercooler and throttle body clean.
