potroast Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 I replaced my flame trap tonight because I couldn't remember it ever being done... I bought all the parts and just started new. The vac line definitely needed replacing, as the rubber broke as I removed it (very hard and brittle). The elbow itself looked fine. The o-ring was cracking a little. The actual plastic piece with holes in it was very oily, and the holes looked slighly deformed from heat. However, it was in no way clogged.Can I expect any mpg increase from this? I notice it was not clogged, like I hear it usually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenn850 Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 A clogged flame trap does not allow gases from the crankcase to get out and be injected to the intake. Excess pressure with damage the seals in the engine.It is not hard to clean it often and is cheap. It does not improve your gas milage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potroast Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 it wasn't clogged. But it was really oily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay13 Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 it was really oily.Thats normal, the fumes in the crankcase are an oilly mist. Thats why the lines have that foam on them to keep it warm so it wont condence and then you'd have even more oil.Thats what causes all the oil on the turbos, on the boost hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick4305 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I replaced my flame trap tonight because I couldn't remember it ever being done... I bought all the parts and just started new. The vac line definitely needed replacing, as the rubber broke as I removed it (very hard and brittle). The elbow itself looked fine. The o-ring was cracking a little. The actual plastic piece with holes in it was very oily, and the holes looked slighly deformed from heat. However, it was in no way clogged.Can I expect any mpg increase from this? I notice it was not clogged, like I hear it usually is.←How difficult is this on an s80 t6? A quote from dealer was several hours of labor!R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebor Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 How difficult is this on an s80 t6? A quote from dealer was several hours of labor!R←Hahaha. For real? It might take someone who didn't know where it was located perhaps.... 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 If the vacuum line was actually leaking before you went in there, then your milage might improve slightly after you fixed that.Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinkey Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Really several hours to replace a flame trap on an S-80T6?....I didn't know they had one?.....huuummmm :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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