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It seems as if the 1275 motor that's currently in my Sprite is one of the many that sometimes pump oil out of the timing cover breather when it's cool outside. There are hundreds of discussions online about what causes it but I'm not all that interested in solving the problem since the motor's getting replaced soon anyhow. What I would like to do is contain the oil that gets pumped out instead of pouring it onto the street. The symptom only persists until the engine is warm and the oil thins so there isn't all that much oil to contain at any given time.
I started with an aluminum tank that came with my MSR Whisperlite Camp Stove. You can also get waterbottles that look like this at Walmart or target, etc. I drilled a hole in the side, fitted a hose barb and glued it in place with JB Weld. Next I drilled a hole in the top and put in a rubber grommet and a breather filter.
Next I masked off the barb, painted everything else matte white and then slapped on a couple TUDOR stickers that I cut at work.
A couple self tapping screws into the radiator shroud hold a bicycle waterbottle holder in place and the new catchtank fits in like a charm.
I tried to mimic the TUDOR windshield washer bottles that these cars came with- I think it turned out well.
I started with an aluminum tank that came with my MSR Whisperlite Camp Stove. You can also get waterbottles that look like this at Walmart or target, etc. I drilled a hole in the side, fitted a hose barb and glued it in place with JB Weld. Next I drilled a hole in the top and put in a rubber grommet and a breather filter.
Next I masked off the barb, painted everything else matte white and then slapped on a couple TUDOR stickers that I cut at work.
A couple self tapping screws into the radiator shroud hold a bicycle waterbottle holder in place and the new catchtank fits in like a charm.
I tried to mimic the TUDOR windshield washer bottles that these cars came with- I think it turned out well.
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