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bleu comme le ciel · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: Engine breather

Can someone tell me something about the engine breather from ECAS.
Does it really works better than the original engine breather.
Anyone some real life experience?

http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/complete-engine-breather-more-efficient-type-made-england-p-1411.html

4x4 SuperFinn · Snailer Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 47 Location: UK

You could try this:

http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/valve-crankcase-pressure-dump-valve-this-instead-breather-includes-clips-p-1401.html

Its cheaper and I've heard it does work...

JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

I've heard that the small item pictured is a "helper" for a worn out original breather.

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By looking at price of replacement new original breather I'd rather go the Reed Valve technology route and buy an Ecas one when I'm gonna change my old one. (soon)
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Harley · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

I put the new reed breather on the water manometer to test its efficiency...
It nearly pushed all the fluid out Shocked

My 2cv guy was suprised, then he thought maybe it is to much vacuum...

Harley
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Raid Runner · Snailer Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 10 Location: australia

Hi Harley,

If you blow back into the reed unit does it block completely ?

The original breather has a small hole to reduce the efficiency of the valve. Maybe the new unit needs a small hole in it too, so that when you blow back it leaks a bit.

Bob >>

dyanut · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:29 am Post subject:

Bob,
why would you wish to limit the crankcase vacuum which the valve can produce?
The higher the vacuum, the less chance of leakage at the vulnerable points and in any case, 50 to 60 mm water gauge is only about 0.07 psi, which isn't really a lot...

One thing you Raiders might do though, when wading through rivers and other aquatic adventures is ( temporarily) block the exit from the breather/reniflard to create positive crankshaft pressure for the duration of the crossing.
That way you shouldn't get any water sucked in through the microturbine at the front end of the camshaft.

Ken

p.s. Your Raid car scored 11/10 in my book. Cool

bleu comme le ciel · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:21 am Post subject:

I have ordered the engine breather and it works fine.
Here are some pictures:

Deuche Fester · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

bleu comme le ciel · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:10 am Post subject:

I tried it just like the original visa carburator, but it doesn't work.
The engine is slower with the tube fitted like the photo, so I pulled the tube off and closed it at the end. It looks likes the tube is sucking the fuel out of the carburator.
Now it's a useless part of the carburator.

Maybe there is someone with an explanation why it works on a visa but not with my engine and carburator?

This is a photo of a Visa carburator.