ECP Crankcase Filter relocation- Revised 2/23/04

[BlueByYou2000]

Upon further review and testing, you need to leave your oil catch in the stock position and run your filter upwards as shown in the pics below. To prevent oil from spraying onto your clutch guard, you can tape off a section of the filter and any oil that may pass through would be directed towards the pre filter. Going downwards with the hose coming out of the crank case should not be done as the lowest point of the hose will in effect act as a oil catch and oil will build up and wont be able to drain either back to the crank or out of the crankcase filter. If you have changed your routing, you may want to reconsider. This was pointed out by Buckeye earlier.

Please disregard any comments after this post as testing shows it will not work...BBY

 

[RTX Meirda]

Nice Work!

I have not taken my kit out of the box yet....Can you tell me the diameter of the hose so that I can purchase some before I install my kit...thanks.

 

[BlueByYou2000]

its 3/4". Get yourself about 3 feet worth of hose. I ended up cutting off about 8 inches. You use the bolt from the toolbox to remount plastic assembly...BBY

 

[SUPERTUNER]

Thanks Matt...I think even all the home engineers could mange this one!

I could build a Pro Stock dragsled with a Home Depot credit card! Nice work. :lol:

Freddie

 

[Mighty]

If I get another kit (which I am going to do), I'm gonna relocate mine similarly to what Matt did. I was thinking of simply moving it to under the filters which will allow all 4 carbs to inhale the mist. Plus you get your K&N's automatically re-oiled :wink: I don't have room in the nose anymore because of my airhorns

 

[Mighty]

Why can't we simply run the hose directly from the metal tube exiting the case? What does that black plastic thingy do?

 

[RTX Meirda]

Where do you put your tools?

 

[Buckeye]

If you run the hose straight up, the oil can run back down the hose into the engine. That would be the residue that collects in the hose and filter. Before I did this it ran into the belly pan and down the tie rod onto the ski. Just a thought.

 

[BlueByYou2000]

Buckeye, i thought of that, but theres really no way to run it upwards unless you mount it by the fuel pumps, and i dont want that excess oil even close to my clutches. To relocate, you eventually have to bring the hose downwards...BBY

 

[RTX Meirda]

I just mounted mine....I ran the hose underneath the fuel pumps...and tie wraped it close to the steering column above the head of the motor...I hope that the oil will not travel that far!

 

[BlueByYou2000]

I put my tools in a plastic pouch and mounted them to the C channel that sits directly above your steering column...BBY

 

[BlueByYou2000]

Please read my original post if you have done this procedure. It has been revised, Thanks...BBY

 

[Yakuza]

Good idea BBY. For a precaution, I seran wrapped my spare belt. In mountain riding we often tip our sleds to make the turns on powder.

 

[RXONE]

Freddie!

Yeah I saw some replacement filters for a Wet/Dry vac. that looked the same as the ECP filters at Home Depot :lol: :lol: :lol: