Assuming you have a single throttle body and a plenum you are correct Jim. If you have ITBs and no plenum your solution may have to be different.
I stripped the PCV from the side separator and run a small filter here. The cam breather vents to a catch tank with a home made separator in and vents through another small filter. There is not much residue released. On Saturday, 5 March 2016, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you mean sump breather (i don't think there is one of those) into the > crankcase breather. > > There is just the one crankcase breather (this is just above the sump) on > the Zetec-R and Zetec-E > > The Zetec breather system has a connection from the crankcase (on the > front of the block) via a one way valve into the inlet manifold that > maintains a slight vacuum inside the crankcase. > There are oil drain passages in the block from the crankcase to the head > so the crankcase and rocker cover are directly connected effectively. > The rocker cover has a vent pipe that goes off to the air filter, the > engine will normally have a slight vacuum inside the crankcase and will be > sucking a small amount of air in via this pipe. > > If you remove the connection into the inlet manifold like a lot of people > do then you will have some pressure in the crankcase (from combustion fumes > getting past the rings) instead of a small vacuum. > This will tend to blow out some oil along with the crankcase fumes and > need a catch tank as been mentioned. > With the standard system this oil just gets sucked into the engine and > burnt. > > Jim > > > > > On 05/03/2016 14:53, Steve Kodź wrote: > >> Anyone see issues if I was to connect the sump breather into the >> crankcase breather? >> >> Regards, >> Steve >> -- >> h4-turbo.co.uk >> quantumowners.co.uk >> >> >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or > in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or > alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained > within this or related message(s). > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
