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Old 27-05-2008, 06:42 PM   #1
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Default Water in Oil catch can

As per the title, My AUII 347ci GHIA has an oil catch can, has done since i bought it so never removed it.

Seeing its there, and the car is soon to be in pieces to get some more work done I decided to rip it out and replace it, its been about 4 months since i checked it (i know, possibly too long, but these days i hardly ever drive the thing) and when i went to pour it out I had a heap (100ml or so) of water come out, and only a small amount of oil. I am aware that this is probably just condensation, but is it likely to build up this much over only such a short period of time?

Can it be pointing to a larger issue at all? The car has always run fine, and never had any other problems.

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Old 27-05-2008, 08:30 PM   #2
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Yeah would just be condensation, I really wouldnt worry about it.
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Old 28-05-2008, 10:27 PM   #3
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Well i really hope that this water is whats causing my issues here:
http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11222220 :
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Old 29-05-2008, 07:47 AM   #4
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so the water and oil were seperated, not milky oil. how can that happen? you didn't some how fill it up while washing
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Don't worry about it, it is condensation.
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Old 29-05-2008, 08:05 AM   #6
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Well I'm pretty sure its just condensation, but with milky looking oil in the rockers It's looking like the Head gasket is gone as well (see link above)
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Old 29-05-2008, 09:37 AM   #7
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time to rip the heads off while they are off might be a good time to do a bit of work to them. you can never have too much power
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They are Vic Jnr heads, so they will be staying as is, I got more stuff to upgrade before I even think about touching the heads :P
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good to see another Edelbrock user!

slightly OT but do you have any pics of your catch can setup, im yet to finalise mine.
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