Holy crap! Oil Catch Can Update - Need some insight here, please

Well I thought I would add some more to the tale.

The catch can works great, and in the cold winter it did so great that it filled up with condensate. So what happens when the can gets full? The camcover blows the seals. That’s right. I had oil in 5 of six plugs, and probably a bit in Plug #6 as well (the one that looked the most dry)

I’ve replaced the seals. I’ve also added an electric valve to the can! I can now drain the darn thing from inside the car! I bought a 1/2 inch barbed hose gravity feed 12v DC plastic nylon solenoid valve! I ran the wires back into the cabin and fit a switch in the blank next to the emergency lights button.

Now I’ll drain the darn thing daily if I want. No more busted seals.

This certainly has become a project.

I am now planning on removing the mesh and riveted shield in the camcover itself so there can be no blockage in the camcover itself. I’m thinking that mesh trapped in the top of that camcover will eventually become blocked.