Remember to check and empty your OCC (Oil Catch Can)

Looks like it is working. I check mine at every oil change. (Every 5000)

 

Good reminder!

 

Hi. Can you post your filtering material photo? Is it a wire mesh or some other type of filtering material?

 

The bottom layer is mostly water, with water soluble stuff of some sort colouring it.

 

Looks like I’m in the dog house. Mine can has the same filter medium for the last 110,000 miles. No chemical trace of the medium in the engine oil from the last oil lab analysis.

 

Make sure you have an extra set of gasket for your occ on the body screw section. The rubber can expand or break because of prolong hot tempature. After the second oil time I unscrewed the cap, the rubber gasket expanded circumference wise and couldn’t screw the bottom
Half back on. Good thing I had a back up occ on hand and took the gasket from the extra can. My occ has a turn screw drain on the bottom so good thing no unscrewing bottom half

 

I ran into that with my Moroso: the o-ring beteeen top and bottom halves stretched. I got the specs from them, and luckily it’s readily available, though I had to buy something like 10 for $20. They recommended to baste it with anti-seize too, which I follow now.

 

Anti seize (messy aluminum stuff) or some silicone grease/Sil-Glyde safe for rubber boots and seals?

I believe anti seize is petroleum based and can swell rubber o-rings and boots/seals.

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Yeah I know what you’re saying. The rep said anti-seize, and I seem to recall it looking a little silver when I got it and opened up for a look. Maybe depends on the rubber spec.

I’ll maybe try Sil-glyde Brake Lube next time I have it open, with a new O-ring (got lots). To drain I just open the petcock on the bottom, but I might disassemble this fall coming up.