C15 Acert Crankcase Breather Filter

I built a catch can for an a-cert I had once to catch the oil. drained it when I changed the oil. made it out of a small air tank I had laying around.

 

a can of brake cleaner would probably do it. saturate it real good with the brake cleaner then let it dry. do it over a bucket or trash can because it will get messy.

 

They are not a very expensive filter, just change it every 3 or 4 months that way u won't have any issues with it, if they are left to long it can end up causing a buildup of crankcase pressure and that is when u will start to see leaking pan gaskets and other oil leaks.

 

I have cleaned them, soak them in a parts washer, flush it out with brake cleaner and blow it dry. I've never had a problem doing that and I've never replaced one. It's just a steel mesh filter, older Detroit Series 60's had a similar set up, I do the same thing to those.

 

Whoa 230 bucks, my Cat dealer sells them for 83 dollars and I live in Canada, I change mine every 1000 hrs that way it doesn't get to dirty and allows the crankcase to breathe.

 

yeah, grape ape is right, its not like a paper filter or anything, it is wire mesh, I believe you could pressure wash it, soak it in the sink , spray it with brake cleaner or about anything you wish, I really cant figure out exactly how it filters anything honestly. looks like all it would catch would be chunks of something

 

it doesn't really filter like a regular filter does. it just slows down the flow of aerated oil and redirects it back to the crank case so you don't get a oily mess under your truck.