Tell me about tuna, can Options

[Porsche Rescue]

Have my first 914 with a "tuna can" sump and a front oil cooler.
Is the tuna can removed, cleaned etc. same as the stock screen during an oil change? Does it use the same sealing ring, compression washer as stock? Or do I need to find proper seal? Or should I just leave it alone?

[Joseph Mills]

As I recall, it's recommended to not use the screen with it. I've had a tuna can on my engine for about 2 years with no problem.

The nut that holds it on does sit even with the engine bar and it is just slightly ahead of the front edge of the rear wheels, so you do need to use caution with speed bumps and some driveways. Not that big of a deal. Have you ever had an engine bar scrape a speedbump? I haven't.

I changed oil a few days ago and removed the can to see what I might find in the bottom of it. Nothing but oil. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

I put it back on with a new gasket and now have a very small drip leak - no big deal, but somewhat frustrating nevertheless. I'll just wait til the next oil change (1500 miles) to deal with it. I'll continue to remove it once in a while.

If you have large tires that will generate more lateral force, and are autocrossing or like to do fast sweepers, exit ramps, etc, the tuna can will keep the oil light OFF.