Catch Can Smoke

[blinksta]

I am looking for some thoughts on why there is now smoke coming out of the top of my moroso oil catch can. This happened overnight when I moved my R33 GTS-T Series 1 in the morning to get my daily Lancer to go to work any help into the matter would be appreciated.

-Picture of location of catch can-

[Proximity Motorsport]

does it do it just when cold or hot or hot only??? Is there enough breathers there... is the catch can recently installed... maybe its always done it and you never noticed?? The smoke is coming from the filter on top yeah??

[blinksta]

Yea I moved it when it was cold (only atm i dont want to drive to hard or far with the smoke that was coming out) but the catch can has been in there for 6 months plus and this is the first time any smoke has originated from the engine bay and yea its coming from the top of the filter.

I have driven it hard before and this is the first time its done it.

[racin8]

Yea I moved it when it was cold (only atm i dont want to drive to hard or far with the smoke that was coming out) but the catch can has been in there for 6 months plus and this is the first time any smoke has originated from the engine bay and yea its coming from the top of the filter.

I have driven it hard before and this is the first time its done it.

I had the same issue with my Holden Ute LS1 5.7 V8 about a week after installing the catch can, smoke ( I would actually describe it as more of a vapor ) started coming out of the breather at the top. Have you smelt the smoke ? reason I ask is that mine did not smell at all like burning oil but more like a chemical fume.

Long story short I never had it fixed and after about 3 months the problem ( not that it really was a problem ) went away.

Sorry , this doesnt answer your question but I would be interested if anyone has any ideas as to why this happens.

?????????? Can oil produce a fume or vapour when heated but without actually burning ???????????