Catchcan Diy

[tsigli]

i have a question to others with catch cans, could some of u be kind enough to make a easiest way to empy a catch can possibly a bsh vta can, mine doesnt have the drain plug at the bottom and i don't feel like taking the entire can out every time ... thanks

 

[604GTI]

i have a question to others with catch cans, could some of u be kind enough to make a easiest way to empy a catch can possibly a bsh vta can, mine doesnt have the drain plug at the bottom and i don't feel like taking the entire can out every time ... thanks

I have the VTA can and i'm sure the easiest way is to drill a hole at a bottom to make a drain of some sort. I take out the can to drain it everytime, but because its VTA I really don't have to do it very often.

 

[Electricalbox]

Pull it out and put a 3/8s double male brass fitting and get a single female cap. Drill a hole on the bottom, tap it, wrap it in teflon tape, screw in male fitting, screw on cap. Then when you need to drain it just unscrew the cap. Maybe 2 dollars at home depot and 5 minutes to install.

BTW a little bit of sealer on the male fitting after screwed it will help keep it from reversing when removing the cap.

 

[ThumbThumbs]

i have a competition catch can. and i have a vacuum pump. what i do is remove the dip stick. i then put the tube from the pump down the hole of the dip stick and suck out the garbage. Im sure you can do the same with a vta.....all you would have to do is remove the filter.

 

[tsigli]

i'm sure this is helping a lot of people...if somone could make a FAQ and add a few write ups maybe pictures and did a quick write up that would be great since a lot of people are getting catch cans now...thumbs thumbs i'll try that out tommorow thanks

 

[ThumbThumbs]

i'm sure this is helping a lot of people...if somone could make a FAQ and add a few write ups maybe pictures and did a quick write up that would be great since a lot of people are getting catch cans now...thumbs thumbs i'll try that out tommorow thanks

Its great because u never have to remove the can or any of the hoses to empty it out. let me know how it works out for you.

 

[alphabits]

Totally doing this tomorrow, lol.