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[Jordie]

The clutch case breather on my car, looks blocked up and full of gunge.

It seems there is a wire mesh stuff inside? Is this normal.

Can i clean the oil and gunge out with something? I have a leak from this side of the engine and am now wondering if this blockage could be causing a build up in the area.

I had a 306 which fired oil out of the dipstick when the breather got blocked up, so dont want that to happen.

Jordie

[Big_Adam]

I stick it to soak in a bucket of white spirit.

[Jordie]

Is the wire mesh stuff supposed to be inside them?

[scottyegg]

jordie isnt the meshie stuff like a baffel ?

dish washer might clean it or pressure ? compressor in one end ?

[Jordie]

Yeah. I am thinking the stuff inside is to stop too much oil going through, bit like a strainer.

I will clean it out and give it another shot at weekend.

[Retro_10s]

To agree with adam.. I used white spirit... i've used petrol in the past too..

[Dan]

It's to allow the oil to condense out of the fumes travelling up the pipe, the mesh has lots of surface area. Clean as above in a bucket of white spirit, make sure it is properly dry before putting it back on the engine tough. White spirit remnants draining out of it will dilute the oil in the sump. Or just buy a new breather.

[Jordie]

Will have a look at the weekend, think its due a oil change anyway.

[Sprocket]

The mesh is a flame trap, nothing else. It does nothing to prevent oil vapour from leaving the engine as those with the little K&N breather filters will all to well know, the engine bay usualy gets covered in a thin film of oil.

Its a flame trap and its there to prevent any flame reaching the sump and causing an explosion. If you have removed the Posative Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) which is connected to the carb, you can do away with the flame traps altogether. If the carb is still connected you need some sort of PCV valve or flame trap!!