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Old 01-26-2005, 03:39 PM
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R.E.M Oil Seperator Maintence

Hey.
I got the oil seperator from REM.
Lately i noticed it has stoped working.. Ive put 30,000 miles on it.
I Took it apart and cleaned it.. But i still havent caught any oil with it.
Any one know whats up ?
 
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Old 01-26-2005, 04:16 PM
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I don't know what to tell ya. I bought a LFP oil seperator and its works about 50% of the time. I just ordered a L&S oil seperator last night. That one seems to have real good reviews.
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 05:20 PM
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I was going to order the LFP one, but what is the L&S oil seperator? I havent heard of it, can you give me a link?
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 05:44 PM
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Just drill a small hole in the bottom of the stone and you'll be back in business.
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 06:37 PM
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Mine has always worked ok. I did clean the filter thingy at about 20k miles and was supprised at how much junk came out of it.

Generally I fill it 1/2 way up in about 600 miles or so.

Rich
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 11:02 PM
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Mine did the same thng. Stopped working after about 15k miles so I pulled it out and cleaned the stobe with brake cleaner. Re-installed it and it still doesnt catch oil.

I guess I will drill a tiny whole in the bottom of the stone as stated above and see if that works.
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 01:19 AM
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Same thing happening here. Seems to have stopped working. Is this bad? Wouldn't this prevent the crankcase from ventilating? What do I do?
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 01:33 AM
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I just installed one last weekend. It filled up 1/4 of the way the first day, and hasn't continued to fill up any more than that since then. I too am thinking that somehow it's not catching any more oil.
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 07:20 AM
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Originally posted by WideOpen03SVT
Same thing happening here. Seems to have stopped working. Is this bad? Wouldn't this prevent the crankcase from ventilating? What do I do?
Just drill a small hole in the bottom of the stone and you'll be back in business.
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 12:22 PM
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thats odd... I empty mine every fill up or so....I have never cleaned it or anything.... is everyone having this problem?
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 12:26 PM
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I remember the first 10 miles on mine.. it was nearly 1/2 full! But it's been about 22k miles now and it's pretty consistant.

If anybody is having problems.. just call REM and they'll set it straight.

Rich
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by wydopnthrtl
I remember the first 10 miles on mine.. it was nearly 1/2 full! But it's been about 22k miles now and it's pretty consistant.

If anybody is having problems.. just call REM and they'll set it straight.

Rich

I had a different problem with my first seperator, REM took care of it right away. Thanks for that, if you guys read this.
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 01:05 PM
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What if I just removed the stone completely?
 
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Old 01-28-2005, 01:41 PM
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Just drill a small hole in the bottom of the stone and you'll be back in business.

 
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Old 01-28-2005, 03:45 PM
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does someone hear an echo or something?
 


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