BMW E46 Oil Catch Can Install DIY

The experiment to determine if a catch can can reduce the oil consumption on the M54 engine is over. My results are:

394 miles: no oil consumption at all

NOTE: I have uninstalled the catch can that I installed in this video. I was getting an occasional problem where I could smell oil fumes and it was honestly very annoying and unpleasant. Please do not purchase the oil catch can I used in this video. Find a better one that doesn't have the oil level indicator on the side and thus will be better sealed to vacuum. Even then, take great care to completely seal up every part of that can.

There is an alternative to running a catch can if you live in a climate where condensation and clogging of the OEM CCV system is not a problem. Please see this video:

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Here is the parts list for the Oil Catch Can project:

Oil Catch Can: https://goo.gl/jAxNQb
Fresh set of CCV tubes (or reuse your existing ones): https://goo.gl/91Qxz2
12mm 1/2" One Way Non Return Check Valve: http://amzn.to/2emCgHz
3 ft of 3/8" ID fuel hose
2 ft of 5/8" ID heater hose
6" of 3/4" ID heater hose
two 3/4" x 1/2" PEX couplings (or https://goo.gl/y18V0S would work)
Dorman Help! 47080 5/8" x 3/4" heater hose connector
3/8" barb x 1/4" MIP adapter
two 1/8" MIP brass pipe plugs
grey RTV (use this in place of the foam gaskets and the green o-rings that I used in the video)
PCV Valve options (these are all the same):
-Purolator PV1050
-O'Reilly Auto/Microguard PCV345
-FRAM FV345 & FV345DP
-BWD Auto PCV358
-Napa Item MPF39358 or CRB29358
Note: Thank you to YouTuber flipfinish for these PCV part numbers

This video is for entertainment purposes only. 50sKid assumes no liability for any repairs or modifications performed by the viewer as a result of the information contained in this video.