M mechanicx Joined Oct 23, 2009 Messages 8,576 Location Ohio Feb 26, 2013 #21 Does your BMW crankcase ventilation system look similar to this http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E39/Se..._oil_separator/ ? That doesn't seem very simple or of very low parts count.
Does your BMW crankcase ventilation system look similar to this http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E39/Se..._oil_separator/ ? That doesn't seem very simple or of very low parts count.
OVERKILL $100 Site Donor 2021 Thread starter Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 63,423 Location Ontario, Canada Feb 26, 2013 #22 Originally Posted By: mechanicx Does your BMW crankcase ventilation system look similar to this http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E39/Se..._oil_separator/ ? That doesn't seem very simple or of very low parts count. The diagram makes it look WAY more complicated than it is. Y comes from oil pan. Separators plug into Y pipe and into the front of the plenum. Then a tube runs from each separator into a valve cover.
Originally Posted By: mechanicx Does your BMW crankcase ventilation system look similar to this http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E39/Se..._oil_separator/ ? That doesn't seem very simple or of very low parts count. The diagram makes it look WAY more complicated than it is. Y comes from oil pan. Separators plug into Y pipe and into the front of the plenum. Then a tube runs from each separator into a valve cover.
OVERKILL $100 Site Donor 2021 Thread starter Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 63,423 Location Ontario, Canada Feb 26, 2013 #23 In comparison, here's the Expedition's PCV setup: And this is all located in there: