MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: tommygti on January 05, 2013, 08:05:03 pm
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Im wanting to relocate my charcoal canister to make room for a catch can. Has anyone done this before? Im aware that you can relocate it to the passenger side with extended hoses somewhere but unsure of where that is? Any pics or advice will help.
Cheers
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What catch can are you looking at as both the Forge and BSH (street recirculation model) fit with the cannister in its original place.
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Its the bsh street catch can which I am aware fits but its a very tight and Im going to upgrade it as some point to a bigger one so thought id ask.... Also want to clean the engine bay up.
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iirc QD on here put his larger bsh can just in front of the battery.
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Alex @ AKS has removed it
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Alex @ AKS has removed it
It needs mapping out though from what Alex has told me, otherwise you get EML on.
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My car has the larger BSH can and is on the right side as you stand in front of the car looking at the engine bay in front of the battery... only issue with that location is that i also have the BSH intake and the "heatshield" metal piece to enclose the cone filter wont fit which is a PITA!
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No worries. I've figured out were to relocate it to and I've bought new silicone hoses to do it. Will post pics ASAP.
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No worries. I've figured out were to relocate it to and I've bought new silicone hoses to do it. Will post pics ASAP.
Did you order Flouro lined hosing?
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Not actually ordered them yet. Was going to today. Why do, do you need flouro lined tubes? Ive just looked at flouro lines hoses and they dont seem to be as flexible as vacuum hosing which is going to cause problems!
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If you don't use fluro lined hoses then the hoses will "sweat oil" on the outside after a while.
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Ok cheers for the advice. Do you know if you can get flexible hoses?
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If you don't use fluro lined hoses then the hoses will "sweat oil" on the outside after a while.
.... x 2 - You definitely should use fluoro lined hoses. They look like this.......................
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FMods%2FCatchTank%2Fhose.jpg&hash=10a3447e267c58a9d90861ffe725b7c9c9d0f721)
I got rid of my BSH catchcan :pomppomp: and I much prefer the Forge.
My fluoro lined hoses are fairly flexible.....................
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FMods%2FCatchTank%2FCatchTank2.jpg&hash=80f85bf9515ff507501292fb52c3f7b0578ca003)
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You won't need the fluoro lines for relocating the carbon canister though. No oil runs through it.
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Thats what I thought! I pulled the oem hoses off and had a look and they were'nt flouro lined ethier.
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You won't need the fluoro lines for relocating the carbon canister though. No oil runs through it.
As you were. My bad! I read catch can and forgot about the charcoal canister question! FAIL. :ashamed:
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You won't need the fluoro lines for relocating the carbon canister though. No oil runs through it.
As you were. My bad! I read catch can and forgot about the charcoal canister question! FAIL. :ashamed:
....Several of us have made the same mistake. The OP was ambiguous. For catchcans you need fluoro hoses.