[Humtek]

I know there are a few other pics out there of this, but since OCC discussion has started to come up again I'd thought I'd post pics.

This was after 3600mi

[xsb00st]

Wow... that's quite a bit of oil in there. Thanks for sharing...

[sd390r]

about same amount came out of mine

[marcvtec]

hey humtek do you have steel wool in you catch can ???

[xsb00st]

which OCC do you have?

[sd390r]

Originally Posted by xs*****

which OCC do you have?

from the looks of the first pic prob a heineken with steel wool

[Former_Boosted_IS]

It just really reinforces the need for an OCC. Where do you want that oil? Caking in your engine or sitting in the your charge pipes or maybe in the bottom of the intercooler.... or in a $100 catch can.

[Humtek]

Originally Posted by marcvtec

hey humtek do you have steel wool in you catch can ???

I don't. I was going to put some in there last night, but I didn't have any handy.

I checked both lines going into the can for any oil. Obviously, the line in was caked of oil, but the line out was really clean and dry. Steel wool will give me peace of mind though and I do plan on adding some.

Originally Posted by xs*****

which OCC do you have?

An original Riss Racing OCC. No baffle or wool.

Originally Posted by sd390r

from the looks of the first pic prob a heineken with steel wool

LOL. I work in Technology, but our CU got a Harley Davidson repo that needed a little bit of work. Heineken helped me sooth the pain for working on the '83 shovel head. I'm used to the crotch rocket world.

Back on topic....

[ianthegreat]

thanks for sharing

[Humtek]

Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

It just really reinforces the need for an OCC. Where do you want that oil? Caking in your engine or sitting in the your charge pipes or maybe in the bottom of the intercooler.... or in a $100 catch can.

It really does... This is a very important mod, if you plan on keeping/owning your car for a long time.

I'm a little disappointed in the original RR OCC. This may be true on their new one also, but their gaskets are worthless. The top nipples used to leak all over the place making a mess. After some teflon tape and swapping out the useless donut gaskets I was able to cure my leak. I haven't done this to the drain plug yet, but plan too. I might look at another alternative for a can if I continue to have problems.

[Former_Boosted_IS]

Originally Posted by Humtek

It really does... This is a very important mod, if you plan on keeping/owning your car for a long time.

I'm a little disappointed in the original RR OCC. This may be true on their new one also, but their gaskets are worthless. The top nipples used to leak all over the place making a mess. After some teflon tape and swapping out the useless donut gaskets I was able to cure my leak. I haven't done this to the drain plug yet, but plan too. I might look at another alternative for a can if I continue to have problems.

Are you talking about where the you screw the can into the bracket?

[Humtek]

Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

Are you talking about where the you screw the can into the bracket?

No, The the vacuum hose nipples up top. You can unscrew these and you'll see the little rubber donut gaskets. The same is for the drain plug. I applied the teflon tape to the threads to help prevent leaking and also replaced the donut gaskets with flat washer type gaskets.

[Spydeputy]

would like to see some pix of where you replaced the rubber donut washers w/ teflon tape.
i know this request is after the fact, but did you take any pix of the switcharue ?

any thoughts on using the tape with the donut washers ?

i like either of these options. thanks Humtek

what is a Humtek ?

[Shazmonkee]

Originally Posted by Humtek

I know there are a few other pics out there of this, but since OCC discussion has started to come up again I'd thought I'd post pics.

This was after 3600mi

Thanks for sharing! It is definitely a vital mod for everyone.

[Mr. 5]

Yep, I just caught a bit of oil also.
Humtek, check the attachments in the back fo the engine though.
Mine was leaking so most of the oil was on the undertray (under the engine) and not in the can.
I added clamps to every part and then found that it was leaking from the white connectors.
I used high temp silicone and epoxy after cleaning everything up.

[Spydeputy]

anybody have any pix of their improvements ?

[brianhn1]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Yep, I just caught a bit of oil also.
Humtek, check the attachments in the back fo the engine though.
Mine was leaking so most of the oil was on the undertray (under the engine) and not in the can.
I added clamps to every part and then found that it was leaking from the white connectors.
I used high temp silicone and epoxy after cleaning everything up.

Why is it leaking everywhere? Do you have the older version OCC?

[Zeph]

I have never seen any leaking from mine.... I got it mid-August 2008 so I don't know which "version" it is.

[Humtek]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Yep, I just caught a bit of oil also.
Humtek, check the attachments in the back fo the engine though.
Mine was leaking so most of the oil was on the undertray (under the engine) and not in the can.
I added clamps to every part and then found that it was leaking from the white connectors.
I used high temp silicone and epoxy after cleaning everything up.

Thanks for the tip. I haven't had a chance to check the lines, but I will do so soon.

[Mr. 5]

Originally Posted by brianhn1

Why is it leaking everywhere? Do you have the older version OCC?

It was first leaking from the CC. Then Riss replaced it with no problems.
Then, I noticed that it was leaking at the rear (rubber hoses).
So, I added clamps to all of the rubber ends to make it air tight.
Then, I noticed that it was leaking from the white connectors.
It may not look like it, but there are 2 white connectors per line (making 4 total). So, I had to take everything off, clean everything, and then seal it all.
Then, when I was putting the hoses back together, I saw that the new model CC was leaking again.

Originally Posted by Humtek

Thanks for the tip. I haven't had a chance to check the lines, but I will do so soon.

I just hope that others look as well because I think that when people but back their engine cover after the inital install, they forget about it since the lines are out of view.
It would be interesting to see if the CC that I got was jinxed or if others are having the same issues.

Originally Posted by Zeph

I have never seen any leaking from mine.... I got it mid-August 2008 so I don't know which "version" it is.

Did you take the engine cover off and look at the hoses in the back of your engine or are you assuming it's not leaking because you just can't see it?

[Humtek]

Originally Posted by Mr. 5

I just hope that others look as well because I think that when people but back their engine cover after the inital install, they forget about it since the lines are out of view.
It would be interesting to see if the CC that I got was jinxed or if others are having the same issues.

Everyone should look. I checked mine this afternoon and sure enough the white pieces are leaking ever so slightly on the engine side. Not so much on the intake side (duh). Besides clamps (a total of 8? 4 per hose), what else did you use to seal the lines?

After checking my can again, it's still leaking. This time from the elbows that are threaded into the can. I sent a PM in hopes for a replacement, if not I may have to look at another can, but I'll be keeping the hose kit.

[Spydeputy]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

oil leak f/ the glass tubes elbow.

what did Ris say ?