Td5 D2 Crank Case Oil

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Originally Posted by Parker

That’s very little oil collected. Why all that trouble and not just let the breather go straight down to somewhere near the transmission?

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Because the extra oil will cause confusion when you try to find an oil leak. Oh and the legality of it. what if you get more oil coming out?

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Originally Posted by Parker

That’s very little oil collected. Why all that trouble and not just let the breather go straight down to somewhere near the transmission?

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Because dropping oil knowingly is:
Wrong
Dangerous - especially to motorcycles
Environmentally poor
Lazy

And... breathers can inhale also - drawing contamination back into the engine.

Good points and quite right! Both my previous 300tDi and current TD5 were modified not to oil up the intercooler and free breathe. Took me a while to figure that out and look at a catch can. I guess there’s more out there.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And... breathers can inhale also - drawing contamination back into the engine.

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For some people, the real reason!!

I need a new Provent filter!!