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GTV
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 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:50 am Post subject: Breather Oil Filler Cap? |
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I'm looking for an oil filler cap that allows the engine to breathe, and fits on the stock VW oil filler. I see ones for V8's at every parts place, but nothing that fits the VW. Anyone??
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torsionbar
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Breather Oil Filler Cap? |
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| MR COSMIC wrote: |
| I'm looking for an oil filler cap that allows the engine to breathe, and fits on the stock VW oil filler. I see ones for V8's at every parts place, but nothing that fits the VW. Anyone?? |
huh? the factory vw oil filler already has a breather tube. depending on year, it either vents downward into the air stream under the car, or it vents upward through a hose and into the air cleaner.
post a photo of your engine here. i'm guessing you probably have parts missing, or have some crappy aftermarket filler w/o a breather? |
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GTV
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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Not exactly, it's a new build.
I'm venting the 1-2 valve cover to the breather fitting on the stock oil filler, and I'm using the filler that doesn't have the draft tube because I don't like them (designed to leak, designed to fail, IMO). Plus the engine just looks simpler/cleaner without it.
I can't vent to my aircleaners because I wont be running any 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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forgot to add, that you would have to run breather box with this and your set-up |
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GTV
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the link, but I'd like to retain the stock filler/breather since this is a period correct sort of build. Billet parts are also out.
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slalombuggy
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I just spent the afternoon working on a 57 Fairlane Skyliner. the oil cap was a chromed, dome style breather cap with two spring clips sticking out the bottom to hold it into the valve cover. You might find something like that to use.
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GTV
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| slalombuggy wrote: |
I just spent the afternoon working on a 57 Fairlane Skyliner. the oil cap was a chromed, dome style breather cap with two spring clips sticking out the bottom to hold it into the valve cover. You might find something like that to use.
brad |
Those are very common, and would be perfect for my application but unfortunately they do not fit the VW filler.
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SCAT shows two types in it catalog.
Dome one#80084
Flat top style #80330
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GTV
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SCAT shows two types in it catalog.
Dome one#80084
Flat top style #80330 |
I saw that and called Scat about a month ago, the guy said they hadn't had those caps in months, maybe years. I did pick up a NOS "chrome dome" cap here on the samba a few weeks ago, but unfortunately it's sealed.
Does anyone know if a breather style cap was ever made as a replacement for the stock cap?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the link, but no, that replaces the oil filler as well. I want to retain the stock oil filler, just replace the cap.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Berg sells breather boxes with a breather cap. I believe the cap fits the stock oil filler. give them a call |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| chrisflstf wrote: |
| Berg sells breather boxes with a breather cap. I believe the cap fits the stock oil filler. give them a call |
I already did. Berg offers breathers that use the stock cap, and the domestic style breather cap.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| Why not just make one? |
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| Randy in Maine wrote: |
| Why not just make one? |
Ok, any ideas on how to go about that?
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I would just buy one for a V8 and make it so that it would fit a VW.
But that is just me. |
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GTV
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That has crossed my mind... I'll pick one up this week and give it a shot... at least they're cheap.
I'll let you know how it goes...
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Breather Oil Filler Cap? |
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I run a press-on breather cap (came with the oil fill extender) I bought in the 1970s on my 1835cc engine. I cannot remember the source.
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