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Petcock Drain Kit Install
*Click on any picture for a larger image*
Date completed: 4/23/16
I decided to add the Petcock Drain Kit directly from Mishimoto for my catch can.
I removed the plug from the bottom using an 8mm Allen wrench and installed the fitting included in the kit in its place. Once tight, the fitting sticks up maybe 1/8" into the can, so obviously the can would have to fill up past that point before it will drain. So (after tightly installed in the catch can) I used a dremel to take away the end of the plastic fitting until it was level with the bottom of the can. I then attached the entire length of hose to the fitting using a black zip tie.
At this point, I wasn't sure where I would run the hose TO, but I think it ended up working perfectly!
I ran the hose down from the fitting on the bottom of the can. The zip tie you can see in the picture just helps keep a nice bend in the tube... there is no tension on it (and is hidden when the radiator cover is reinstalled). The hose then runs down neatly in a gap next to the windshield washer tank:
This is the view from underneath of the hose running down. The "white" on the right of the picture is the wheel well liner:
I installed the petcock here (I was ok with white zip ties since you can't see them
). I also drilled a hole in the bracket of the water tank to tie the hose to, to give it some rigidity:
I drilled a 3/4" hole in the plastic here for the tube to come through, and used 3 zip ties (so there are 3 heads) to keep the tube taught.
It is very secure and very rigid... and also completely protected. To turn the petcock, all I will have to do is turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, reach in, and it's easily accessible!
Oil will obviously fill up the hose all the way down to the petcock along with the catch can itself, giving some more capacity. Sara from Mishimoto assured me that the hose that comes with the kit is oil-resistant and that oil won't soak into the hose from sitting in the line.
*Click on any picture for a larger image*
Date completed: 4/23/16
I decided to add the Petcock Drain Kit directly from Mishimoto for my catch can.
I removed the plug from the bottom using an 8mm Allen wrench and installed the fitting included in the kit in its place. Once tight, the fitting sticks up maybe 1/8" into the can, so obviously the can would have to fill up past that point before it will drain. So (after tightly installed in the catch can) I used a dremel to take away the end of the plastic fitting until it was level with the bottom of the can. I then attached the entire length of hose to the fitting using a black zip tie.
At this point, I wasn't sure where I would run the hose TO, but I think it ended up working perfectly!
I ran the hose down from the fitting on the bottom of the can. The zip tie you can see in the picture just helps keep a nice bend in the tube... there is no tension on it (and is hidden when the radiator cover is reinstalled). The hose then runs down neatly in a gap next to the windshield washer tank:
This is the view from underneath of the hose running down. The "white" on the right of the picture is the wheel well liner:
I installed the petcock here (I was ok with white zip ties since you can't see them
). I also drilled a hole in the bracket of the water tank to tie the hose to, to give it some rigidity:
I drilled a 3/4" hole in the plastic here for the tube to come through, and used 3 zip ties (so there are 3 heads) to keep the tube taught.
It is very secure and very rigid... and also completely protected. To turn the petcock, all I will have to do is turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, reach in, and it's easily accessible!
Oil will obviously fill up the hose all the way down to the petcock along with the catch can itself, giving some more capacity. Sara from Mishimoto assured me that the hose that comes with the kit is oil-resistant and that oil won't soak into the hose from sitting in the line.
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