The little loop in the can, the one where you hold the zip tie is actually to hold the Can to the brace, you have to un screw it and it’s a perfect fit with the strut brace.
I had 109,000 miles of blow by build up in my 535i. Definitely one of my next purchases. I knew the second I saw the residue in the old charge pipe that I needed to get one of these. Great video man
Finally getting around to installing an oil catch can and came across this “classic”. Lol. Man, time flies. I remember these vids you made in your garage with the E91. You’ve came a long way, congrats on your success, its well deserved.
Hey bud. Am new to the BMW family as a hobby. Bought a 2013 328ix. Great car, lots of mileage and just rebuilding and upgrading a few parts (charge pipe and all incl intercooler) was stunned by gunk in charge pipe. Am going to follow your advice as my whole front of the car is under maintenancer (lol). Having fun and enjoying your videos. Thanks for the great work. The passion is also easy to sense.
Yes exactly. Update when you check it in a few weeks. Then the folks who aren't that familiar with this catch can will see how much it really helps in a short period of time. Surprising how many turbo fanatics know all about they're WRX or Eclipse turbo but no idea about the catch can lol. Guess I was a newbie once too huh?
Great vid, can't wait to see the VRSF exhaust go on, again lol. Side note, like some of the guys said, unbolt the bracket on the top of the catch can and then bolt it to the strut bar. Also the O-ring goes on the threaded bottom half of the catch can, it looked like you just threw it into the top half.
Carly is a great tool! I never leave home without in my car. It’s saved me a few times from being stuck on the side of the road. Just for appearance code in double flashers for the hazard lights, you’ll get looks when your stopped and have the hazards on. Also brake force flashers is nice.
The mount that comes with the can is purpose made to clamp onto the strut bar that he just zip tied it to. LOL. If he actually looked he would see it is the exact shape of that bar so it will be a perfect fit to clamp it to it. Sigh... Love your videos MAN!! Thank you!
I'll have to do this when I get a walnut blast but so far it's doing real well at 130K. Just did the valve cover gasket and upgraded the pcv and it looked surprisingly clean.
If you have never walnut blasted at this mileage you need to inspect the valves and the pcv. Most likely you have tremendous build up on your valves. It goes by milage. Inspect around 50k or so. Of course only applies if you have a DI motor.
@@YS-kb9nc I bet the intake ports are almost stopped up, All turbos seep oil, just look inside any inter cooler plus seance BMW dosnt use a EGR valve, they use the vano's to run more valve overlap that acts for the EGR valve.
YOU NEED TWO OF THEM, not just one... Go back and look at the pics of my engine bay that I sent you on Instagram. You can see the double OCC's in the rear. It's the ONLY way to be as sure as possible that you aren't getting oil in your manifold. Also, you should do a cowl delete, and get rid of that heavy crap cabin filter system. You can buy the BMS cowl delete filters for $60. You get rid of a lot of weight off of your car, and it's so much easier to clean or work on your engine.
Do I really need 2? I've been running 1 for a good 6-7 months and have yet to see an actual pool of oil in the can. I'm still happy it's there but from what I see I'm not spraying enough oil for it to even collect. As for the cowl delete, I've been wanting to do it for a little while. Does the BMS kit come with a mount for the sensor?
@@GuerrillaGorilla023 That's because the high side catch can in this video hardly sees any oil. It's the low side that gets the valves all carbon up via ports inside the head. Google N54 external PCV.
the bracket comes of the top of the can and fixes around the cross member, also when fitting hoses it's best to put end in a cup of boiling soapy water and pushes on a lot easier.
You should mention this full circle..... If you do install a low side catch can AND it collects a lot of oil in a short period of time, there's a problem brewing with your turbos....... Best thing a catch can - can do, besides help lessen the need for valve cleaning, is point problem areas out. And if you've got 150k miles and no catch can and never cleaned your intake valves, you'd be misfiring like crazy and engine prob wouldn't idle lol. Just my .02
In most cases on high mileage BMWs, you'll need to walnut blast the valves first and then install the catch can to slow down the process of carbon deposits.
Cool video, definitely a must have on any direct injection. Btw I highly recommend the cowl filters from BMS. I'm sure you've been tempted to buy them but heard some BS about them being dangerous or something. Nothing happens except less heat soak and a much nicer sound especially from inside the car.
They're really not a good idea. You WILL get water on your cyl6 plug if you drive in the rain, and you also end up with more moisture coming into the cabin/evaporator area which will lead to stinky AC. The car was designed to have a low pressure spot on the bottom of the windshield while driving and deleting the cowl completely removes this. It's just a cheap fix for having to remove the cowl everytime you work on the engine. I went for the M3 cowl for this reason.
Eventhough Toyota makes the best GDI system that I have heard of (by combining it with normal port injection and having it alternate between the two) if I had one with it I may still consider a catch can mod to futher enhance the reliability of the engine. Hell I might even do this for my gen 1 Mustang if I deem it necessary in the future.
you did put a catch can on the flapper valve , this is only one part of the pcv system , the n54 have a internal pcv system that run straigh from valve cover to intake head runner ... this will fix 1/8 of the oil that is going trough the intake , you need to block the head port in the intake runner !
Yessss!! Needed info on this baby for awhile! Definitely buying this 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 ty for this informative video. Love all the hard work and research you put into your videos! Much love from Houston, TX! 🤍🤍🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hey bro, long time follower. A two oil catch can system ( vacuum and boost) is needed for our engines. The one you have installed is for boost, which does not catch much oil.
This is a solution on many bmw engines, like the m54 where the pcv just exploded lmao, keeps your pcv creating vacuum for the engine which helps with oil burning also
Could’ve smeared a little bit of oil on the fitting so it could slide in easier. Gotta have that catch can, I got one but will still walnut blast at 100k. I don’t really get much in my can in hot weather, there’s some at the bottom but doesn’t build up.
I guess VRSF is the way to go. Ever since I heard the BMS one requires cutting the engine cover I wasn't too enthusiastic about oil catch can but this one seems to be a charm to install!
If you install one of these catch cans and your valves already have a lot of carbon buildup, can you use some sort of fuel or oil additive to remove some of the buildup?
Maybe a lil too late of a comment, I would face down the 90* degree bent, due to the oil being heavier and air not pushing it enough for it to keep going throughout the hose therefore the oil is accumulating where it comes out of the engine and causing more issues.
I need to remove the carbon from the intake valves again. Then I will install one of these. So far the car runs good. Did the cleaning 4 years ago and I am curious how bad it is now. (No catch can all this time).
I did most of your diy on my e90. Now i know whats in my car and i did it by my self. With that in your mind driving makes much more fun. Haha (sorry for my garbage english im a german bmw owner xD)
My dad finally finished the brake job on his Mercades C300. I helped out a little bit and you have to swap the rotors along with the pads because they apparently cannot be resurfaced for those. But if its good for another 100K miles (180K something kilometers?) then its whatever. Some of it looked really hard. Especially the way the lugnuts are designed.
Vehicle Virals i had a look at these catch cans and saw that burgertuning sells a catch can kit for the vacuum lines - it would be interesting to see why you would do this and what difference it makes. burgertuning.com/products/dual-bms-turbo-double-baffle-oil-catch-can-kit-for-n54-bmw-vacuum-boost?_pos=19&_sid=22986ebec&_ss=r Also, it appears the mishimoto kit mounts by the power steering reservoir.
You are very lucky to have a free and advanced country and you have all facilities at your disposal. My country is under sanctions due to cruel and terrorist officials, and for this reason both cars and spare parts are offered at very high and outrageous prices. I have a BMW 320. I have a 2008 model that has lost many parts and needs to be replaced, such as the coils or the valve cover, which has severe oil leakage due to cracking, but unfortunately, here in Iran, there is nothing logical and beneficial to the people, thank you anyway. 😭
hello quick question, i have 2007 bmw E90 N46 engine, i dont have catch can installed and i have noticed there is also no drain hose connected to dip stick, and dipstick is closed by pliers by my previous car owner. is it safe to drive a car like that?
Can someone help me. I bought a 335i yesterday and the guy totally reset the computer on me. Got home and had a engine light. Saids it need o2 replaced but I notice it also shoot out smoke during acceleration. Will a catch can help lessen that?
I have the n52 engine with the magnesium cover. I installed an catch can right after the cover ventilation port and before the CCV , my only concern is about crankcase pressure , I read somewhere that the catch can can increasse the pressure in the engine … How is yours? Did you have any leak ?
Had mine since October and so far it is really good , if your in the market for one then ask the seller lots of questions , see if all recalls had been done and service records are good. also be sure to have 1-2k left aside and id recommend doing simple maintenance on the car. So I’d say go for it, the community around the N54/n55 platform is amazing and people are always willing to help. Join forums and Facebook groups dedicated to the engine you have and you should be fine and also do lots of research on the car , tons of aftermarket support as well
So... BMWs are one of the few vehicles that do NOT need a catch can. They come with an "air oil separator" that does essentially exactly the same thing except it drains the oil back into the crank case. My daughter's G37 needs two catch cans because it blows the oil vapour directly back into the intake manifold... it gets gummed up and the throttle bodies and valves get carboned up. My friend's hemi blows dirty vapour into the intake too and a catch can did wonders. BMWs do not get any benefit from a catch can if the separator is maintained. You are literally removing oil that would otherwise be put back in your crank case.
The oil vapor passes over the valves and then into the engine. There is a reason the entire intake system gets coated inside with residue. That said, there are some modern engines like the B58 that don't have this issue. But engines like my N54 suffer from carbon deposits, meaning it'll benefit from an oil catch can. I've taken my car to get a walnut blast and I got to see first hand how bad those valve gets.
@@VehicleVirals I'm surprised and curious now. My E36 M3, was clean and clear when I put in the Schrick cams, and both my E83 X3 3.0si and E30 328e were in great condition when I changed the valve cover gaskets. I did have a small amount of goo in my E39 540i when I did the valve covers but I ran a can of seafoam through it and pulled the valve covers 1000km later and it was fine. Do you think it might be a problem with some post N52 design change maybe? Have you checked your air-oil separateor to see if maybe the diaphragm is stiff or expired?
@@jamesrobinson1579 forced induction has a big role with these more modern engines. My guess is that NA engines don't suffer as much from carbon deposits.
Get a meth injection cleans out intake keeps Temps down and more power baby!! but still a good idea to keep the inner cooler from getting oil build up.
