A quick coat of high-temp paint and everything was in place. I’ve actually never run a catch can before on any of my SR20 engine and never had any major issues, but in the spirit of keeping things relatively factory this time around I thought it probably wouldn’t hurt to install it. I then moved on to painting the factory catch can setup and installing it with new hardware and the proper hoses I sourced from Nissan in Japan. Everything is covered up nicely with a new OEM coil pack cover and hardware. Next on the list was a fresh set of spark plugs, along with the coil packs and my Wiring Specialties Pro Series coil pack harness. I was actually tempted to install this setup on my hatch, but maybe I’ll do that at another time when I have the funds. It’s crazy how nice the cover looks with fresh nuts and washers in place. I began by installing the powder coated valve cover with all new hardware that I sourced from in addition to fresh gaskets. However, there’s always something to be done in the garage if I can get my motivation flowing and drag myself out there.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed with all of the goals I want to accomplish and end up not doing anything at all, thinking there is nothing I can really get done without throwing more money that I don’t have at the car. For whatever reason I just haven’t felt like tinkering with it too much. I ended up working on the SR20DET swap for my coupe a bit this week for the first time in over a month.

How to install oil catch can sr20det