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Old 12-02-2008, 12:01 AM
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On Ebay they sell oil catch cans for a good price.

One of my friends has one on his 92 Slob 9000 Turblow

Good idea for the 850 T?



Also, my dome lights do not work. When you push the buttons or open the door. Neither do the rear dome lights for convenience.

Door entry lights work on the floor.

Fuse?
 
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:55 AM
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Some have added a catch can IMO I will never do it. I like to stick to OEM setup.

The dome light assembly in the roof might be bad. The switch assembly is somewhat known to go bad.
 
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+1 I'll bet it is the roof dome light switch
 
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A catch can would fail you in the emission tests (if you have emissions).
There is nothing wrong with the factory setup. Put your money else where
 
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Default RE: Oil Catch Can and other problems

Are you meaning using a catch can to increase the pcv capacity or replace the pcv system?
I thought a catch can (one that increases the capacity) would be good... I have heard of this on other forums, like on 240s 740s 940s...

Why would that not be good?
 
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I figured since the PCV system is such a pain to do and so time consuming, why not just get a catch can to replace it.


And here in Indiana we do not have emissions testing, so I can run a 3" open dump on this car and as long as im not flooring it past a cop I'm good...lol


Where is the dome light switch? Just behind the light panel?
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 07:37 AM
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The switch is part of the panel.
 
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