ccv mod

[tom007]

Hi
I have heard that people reroute or modify the ccv. I have a 99 beetle tdi ans am wondering what the point/purpose/advantage of this would be? There are youtube vids and several posting about how to do it but they never mention why. Thanks for all the replies in advance!

 

[Louis_TDI]

It's to prevent having the intake clog up. I had one for a bit in summer it worked great but as soon as it got below freezing ice would form in the filter and build up pressure in the crank case not good! So I went back to stock and clean my intake instead.

 

[Lensdude_com]

...actually the modification is adding a catch-can in-line between the crankcase vent puck and the Turbo Inlet Pipe to keep free engine oil from entering the charge-air system.
Mine accumulates about 250 ml (1 cup) of oil per year.

 

[tom007]

Where can i buy the parts for this?

 

[Lensdude_com]

I searched "oil catch-can" on ebay and paid less than $30 with shipping for everything except two plumbing adapters I bought from Home Depot

 

[boisebiker]

I am collecting about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of oil per 10k miles. I used a hydraulic screen inline filter from Tractor Supply $20 and about $10 worth of hose and fittings. Look here: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=4449401#post4449401 to get more info on install on other opinions.

 

[1Kpertank]

Take a look in the how to thread there are a few different set ups
I'm using this one and it works very well: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=90485

 

[tom007]

Very nice. Thanks to everyone

 

[keaton85]

If you disable your EGR the CCV oil will not cause build-up issues. Yes, there will be oil in your IC piping but that does not effect performance.

Personally, I don't know if the EGR system will start blocking the intake without the presents of oil. That is an unknown to me. I've had my EGR unplugged for about a year since I cleaned the intake and head. Now, it just has oil residue all over the inside without and crusty gooy build-up when the EGR was hooked up.