Get a catch can before any mods.

[mattjones]

I wanted a close-up pic of the washer I used on the alternator bracket, but you can get an idea here. I drilled the hole in the flat bar to fit over the threaded insert that's in the alternator bracket so the bolt would clamp as normal. I used a 1/2" lock washer (gold-colored grade 8 in the pic) behind the flat bar to fill in the gap from the surface of the alt. bracket to the back of the flat bar:


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Final position. There's more space under it than what appears in this pic. A small plastic Dixie cup fits just fine:

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Hose routing. Them being "crossed" isn't bad at all. It'd just be a little cleaner if the inlet and outlet ports were swapped. No clamps were needed as the hose was a super tight fit. I used a little KROIL to help them slide onto the barbs and PCV port. Had to be very careful with the PCV port since it's plastic and easily breaks. I cut the factory hose off surgical-like with a razor knife.

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Where did you get that flat bar? I think I’m going to take a trip up to Home Depot to see what I can find.

 

[iamdub]

Where did you get that flat bar? I think I’m going to take a trip up to Home Depot to see what I can find.

I have a decent assortment of stock I've collected from personal projects and working in fab shops- round, square, solid, hollow, flat, steel, aluminum, stainless, etc. That bracket was cut from a longer piece then I rounded the ends off with my grinder.

They sell it at Home Depot and Lowe's but it's kinda pricey for the amount. If there's a fab shop (ornamental iron gates/fences, etc.) anywhere around you, stop in and see if they have a piece of scrap they'll give you.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I have a decent assortment of stock I've collected from personal projects and working in fab shops- round, square, solid, hollow, flat, steel, aluminum, stainless, etc. That was cut from a longer piece then I rounded the ends off with my grinder.

They sell it at Home Depot and Lowe's but it's kinda pricey for the amount. If there's a fab shop (ornamental iron gates/fences, etc.) anywhere around you, stop in and see if they have a piece of scrap they'll give you.

Bingo. My shop is full of good pieces. I scavange it for things like making brackets all the time. Anybody with a shop that fabs doesn't throw it away and would be glad to give you a simple piece like that bar stock.

 

[mattjones]

Getting ready to install my can this weekend and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. My 2011 Tahoe has this hose running from the engine to the intake tube:




So essentially I'm just putting the catch can in the middle of that line, right? I've seen a lot of posters mentioning doing it on the driver's side in this thread but I don't see anything that looks like the PCV line on the driver side.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Getting ready to install my can this weekend and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. My 2011 Tahoe has this hose running from the engine to the intake tube:




So essentially I'm just putting the catch can in the middle of that line, right? I've seen a lot of posters mentioning doing it on the driver's side in this thread but I don't see anything that looks like the PCV line on the driver side.

No. This one in red. From the top of the intake to the back of the crankcase.

 

[iamdub]

What Nate said. You're looking at the wrong hose.

The port at the rear of the driver's side rocker/valve cover goes to the inlet of the catch can, the outlet of the catch can goes to that port (PCV valve) on the top of your intake manifold. Be VERY careful with that PCV valve port as it's plastic and easily breaks. You may want to use a razor knife to slit the hose so you can peel it off and use a little oil to help the new hose from the catch can slide on more easily.

 

[CHOO CHOO]

Getting ready to install my can this weekend and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. My 2011 Tahoe has this hose running from the engine to the intake tube:




So essentially I'm just putting the catch can in the middle of that line, right? I've seen a lot of posters mentioning doing it on the driver's side in this thread but I don't see anything that looks like the PCV line on the driver side.

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/index.php?posts/835980

 

[iamdub]

Getting ready to install my can this weekend and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. My 2011 Tahoe has this hose running from the engine to the intake tube.

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/index.php?posts/835980

It's so easy, even a @CHOO CHOO can do it.

 

[Tonyrodz]

It's so easy, even a @CHOO CHOO can do it.

Lol

 

[BigBlueLB756]

I just snipped the plastic line from the driver's side valve cover up to the top of the intake plenum in two and put the 3/8" fuel lines on them. The fuel line from the intake side of the catch can goes to the piece connecting to the valve cover and the outlet side of the can connects to the piece running up to the plenum. 3/8" fuel line fits snuggly on the plastic lines, but I still added screw clamps at all four ends.