Re: alfa-digest V9 #490

[Sam Kass <samkass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ricky,
   I'm in the same boat you are.  I cleaned out my oil vapor separator 
about 3,000 miles ago, and did a writeup for Mark's wiki (Please feel 
free to re-edit it if you have suggestions or different ideas for 
servicing it-- I'm still a newbie-- 
http://alfa.denovich.org/twiki/bin/view/Alfa/OilVaporSeparator).  After 
cleaning it out thoroughly, my oil consumption dropped significantly and 
I stopped having intermittent plumes of blue smoke.  However, this past 
weekend the occasional smokescreen effect re-appeared, and last night I 
looked and it was getting clogged up again from rust and gunky deposits.
   So I called Eddie at Silicon Valley Performance, and he said he 
could probably get a replacement and he'd let me know how much it costs 
when he priced them, but to expect the $50 ballpark.  He also said to 
look at the thermostat, because if the engine isn't running at normal 
temperatures it can make the problem worse.  I'll let you know how 
things turn out if you want.
   --Sam
   Sunnyvale, CA
   '88 Spider Graduate

alfa-digest wrote:


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>
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 00:48:36 EDT
> From: Rodosta@domain.elided
> Subject: Oil vapor separator on spider.
>
> Has anyone found a better replacement oil vapor separator system for a mid 
> 80s spider?
>
> I was told that the OEM replacement was no longer available, and there must 
> be some room for improvement anyway.
>
> K&N has many styles and I am waiting for a response back from them for my 
> 1986 Spider.
>
> My thoughts were to use longer hoses and a better serviceable unit, so as to 
> minimize the deposits on my throttle body.
>
> Any suggestions? Experience?
>
> Ricky Rodosta
> Eugene OR
> 1986 Spider Veloce
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