Condensation In Oil Catch Can Pipes?

[ToF]

Hey guys,

Today I had the car started and idling for a while and I noticed condensation in the pipes to the oil catch can (I have clear hoses). I am a little worried as it has never happened before.

I opened the oil cap on the rocker cover and had a look but the oil was fine, doesn't seem to be any coolant or milky oil from what I can see. I also checked oil on the dipstick which was also fine.

So does anyone know what it means when there's condensation in your oil catch can hoses?

[danielson]

Hey guys,

Today I had the car started and idling for a while and I noticed condensation in the pipes to the oil catch can (I have clear hoses). I am a little worried as it has never happened before.

I opened the oil cap on the rocker cover and had a look but the oil was fine, doesn't seem to be any coolant or milky oil from what I can see. I also checked oil on the dipstick which was also fine.

So does anyone know what it means when there's condensation in your oil catch can hoses? 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

u probly just had a dewing cold nite. if it was something else youd know pretty damn quik... lacking power? blowing smoke? check radiator. any oil in it?

[ToF]

Nah mate, I just started it then, the weather wasn't too hot or cold. But it was a "cold start".

The car isnt blowing any smoke (at least I don't think) and isnt lacking any power. And the coolant is very clear, definately not contaminated!

[danielson]

Nah mate, I just started it then, the weather wasn't too hot or cold. But it was a "cold start".

The car isnt blowing any smoke (at least I don't think) and isnt lacking any power. And the coolant is very clear, definately not contaminated!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

keep driving it.. dont stress 2 bad, just keep an eye on water temp and oil pressure.. if ur driving at say 3000rpm and ur factory oil pressure guage is below half way, u need oil like straight away

[ToF]

keep driving it.. dont stress 2 bad, just keep an eye on water temp and oil pressure.. if ur driving at say 3000rpm and ur factory oil pressure guage is below half way, u need oil like straight away

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My oil level is perfect and my stock oil pressure guage doesnt work properly so no point looking at that.

[danielson]

My oil level is perfect and my stock oil pressure guage doesnt work properly so no point looking at that.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmm that could b a problem...id b getting it fixed dude, last thing u want is a full catch can, empty sump, and not knowing it....

[ToF]

I'm sure my oil department is fine, the stock oil pressure guage/sender unit is a common problem with R32s.

Anyone else have any other ideas or explaination for this?

[Lenno]

Hey guys... i always get water in my catch can...my mechanic says this is caused by condensation and only worry if i get oil in there.

Can anyone confirm this ?

Cheers

Lenno

[Silver-Arrowz]

I use to get heaps of condensation in my GTR and the car had no issues.

[GTsauRus]

Hey guys... i always get water in my catch can...my mechanic says this is caused by condensation and only worry if i get oil in there.

Can anyone confirm this ?

Cheers

Lenno

hi

my bike is a ducati 900ss it has a glass window in the engine side cover to check oil level, when i do short runs to work only and no long runs where the engine gets to fully heat up I get a white milky sludge in the window and it makes it hard too see the oil level but give it a long run of over 100kms and the window clears up so condensation inside petrol engines is very common especially if you only do short runs.

[giant]

i empty condensation out of my catch can every week,you dont need to worry.

[ToF]

Thanks guys. I didn't know this was normal.

[1viapig]

when i put my new turbo on, i left heatsheild off, my catchcan hoses site above it, so when it heated up i got condensation in it, when i put heatsheild back on it was ok..maybe heat is affecting it