Puking oil out of this vent... Options

[jcwells]

Hey, all...

I took my teener out to a SCCA autocross event yesterday. Added 1/2 qt Brad Penn overfull to make sure that I had enough. I've got a tuna-can. Drove 100 miles to Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR), car running like a top. Made my first three runs, everything working great (I'm slow, not the car).

Third run complete, parked back on grid to get ready for fourth run. Look underneath, see a puddle of oil forming near the drivers side rear. Dang, what'd I break? Closer inspection shows that oil is dripping from above the tin, not below. Poking around inside, I see that one of the oil vent hoses has come loose, and the vent had puked out about 1/2 cup of oil onto the engine tin. I had some oil on my rear tire, so I bagged my last run, and headed home.

Here are some pics of what I've found:

I've got a Raby oil ventilation/recirculation box mounted on the firewall:


Here is the vent that the hose popped off of:


Here is the end of the hose that popped off:


Here is a picture of the hose:


Closer inspection of the hoses plumbed into the ventilation system shows that each of them are quite soft and gooey. It seems to me that these hoses are not up to the task of handling oil vapors. The hoses aren't more than two years old.

So, here are some questions that I'd like to ask:

• What type/spec of hose should I be using to handle this duty?
• What type of connectors/clamps can I use on new hoses to positively lock them on to the vent nipples?
• Vendor sources for these?

TIA for your help on this!

John

[Cap'n Krusty]

There's water hose, good for water, fuel hose, good for fuel, can be used for water in a pinch, and oil/vapor hose, used for oil, and for oil vapor. You have water hose, not good for oil. Replace it.

The Cap'n