35d: adding crankcase breather oil separator

[ZetaTre]

Originally Posted by bawareca

Nice!It is getting better and better.By any chance,would you like to sell these plates to fellow dieselers

I'm not really interested in selling it. However I can let the guy who made it for me know that you are interested.

Oh, and I've updated the post with details on where I bought the elbow. I checked with the fabricator and unless you buy them in bulk, mandrel bent aluminum elbows cost right around that price...

[josiahg52]

I would be interested also.

[bawareca]

Originally Posted by ZetaTre

I'm not really interested in selling it. However I can let the guy who made it for me know that you are interested.

Oh, and I've updated the post with details on where I bought the elbow. I checked with the fabricator and unless you buy them in bulk, mandrel bent aluminum elbows cost right around that price...

Thanks.I may buy more than one if that will stimulate the fabricator to make a batch.

[ZetaTre]

Originally Posted by bawareca

Thanks.I may buy more than one if that will stimulate the fabricator to make a batch.

I've started a thread here to gauge interest: http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...rator-35d.html

[Doug Huffman]

The past is present (or is it future).

I am just now replacing my trusty 2003 TDI with an 35d E70 and remember closely following this thread at Fred's TDIclub.com. My ultimate cure for oil in the inter-cooler was to run and monitor oil level at minimum spec - about 150,000 miles ago.

Another thing we did in the area was to minimize the EGR duty cycle in ECU software. I replaced the TDI intake manifold at ~80k miles due to coking. My guru mechanic kept a stock of salvaged and clean IM and swapped it in less than an hour.

[dalecan]

This is fascinating stuff guys. I just bought an e70 x5 and I'm reading up on the coke/ tar issues.

[ZetaTre]

Great job budd!!!!

I REALLY like the hose you're using. I'm currently using some rubber coolant hoses but I may end up replacing them with what you bought. Let me know if they are working out fine!

Also, did you do the draining back through the oil dipstick? It can be a PITA to get the lower bolt...

Congrats!!!

[ZetaTre]

One thing worth mentioning: the reason why I actually removed the sound proofing material is because it collects and soaks up with water. This causes corrosion around injector #5. To one person corroded the electrical terminal, to me it was starting to corrode the fuel line. Water gets there primarily because the engine partition breaks and drips down between the airbox and the rear plastic cowl.

The center piece of the partition now sold by BMW is made of plastic and it's much more sturdy than the cardboard like material...

You can read a lot more about it here: Error code 4B99 and 483D - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums

[sgrice]

ZetaTre - So far, so good with the hose from Patrick Motorsports - though these are early days, of course. I'll be sure to update how it holds up. It seems good quality (and they are using it on a bunch of their custom kits), so I'm hopeful. The 24 mm ID fits without any adapters on the ProVent, the size -16 AN elbow from Summit, and the CCV hose end.

Yes, I have the ProVent set up to drain back into the dipstick. I agree that the lower bolt is at the bottom of a bottomless pit! I was sprawled over the engine compartment (both feet off the ground) to get into a position where my fingers could reach down there. Looked like I was doing something obscene to the radiator!

[sgrice]

Just came across this video on YouTube discussing/demonstrating how the ProVent works. Might be of interest to people reading this thread.