Whenever I check the carbs on my BJ8 I notice that the piston and the air filter on the rear carb has a film of oil on it and the plugs for the rear bank of cylinders are usually blacker than the front. I guess this is caused by oil mist coming in from the breather pipe connecting the air filter to the valve cover.
So I've been thinking of fitting a catch tank. My question is, how big do they need to be. I don't have a lot of room in the corner behind the rear carb and I've found quiet a compact looking catch tank on Ebay which would easily fit in the chassis void under the air filter. It holds 2 fluid ounces (Imp). My car doesn't seem to use much oil. I do about 2000mls a year and very rarely have to top the sump up, I think I only did it once last year with 1/2 litre in all.
Has anyone else tried this out? Does anyone have any advice as to whether this is likely to cause any problems.
Thanks
So I've been thinking of fitting a catch tank. My question is, how big do they need to be. I don't have a lot of room in the corner behind the rear carb and I've found quiet a compact looking catch tank on Ebay which would easily fit in the chassis void under the air filter. It holds 2 fluid ounces (Imp). My car doesn't seem to use much oil. I do about 2000mls a year and very rarely have to top the sump up, I think I only did it once last year with 1/2 litre in all.
Has anyone else tried this out? Does anyone have any advice as to whether this is likely to cause any problems.
Thanks
AJ