Today I got around to hopping under my car to tap out my stipped oil drain and I ened up putting on my oil pressure sending unit. Noticed that once its installed I could no longer by even a long shot get anywhere close to installing the PCV black "box" that bolts up to your block (d16a6 btw) because my sender was in the way (sender on the passenger side of oil T and oil feed is on the drivers side)

You cant rotate the oil T any other direction, up it hits the water neck, down it hits the filter

Heres someone elses pic, DONT MIND THE RED CIRCLE< I DIDNT PUT IT THERE



Last year I ran just with this box bolted to the block and then vented to the atmoosphere. But I know I cant just leave the block open like it is, but I dont have much room to work with

What did you guys do?

 

everything gets vented to the ground

 

No oil would be lost if I just left it open or just vented it to the ground?
I figured some oil may splash around there

 

I left mine together
kept the box and all

made my own t fitting, sensor just sticks out farther and oil off the side

 

I'm using the TunerToys fitting on an A6 and it fits fine with the breather. http://tunertoys.zoovy.com/product/OTODK
I don't see how a T on the block would fit. You could always hit up Stealthmode for a firewall relocation kit.

 

^^^^ Thats the exact fitting I have and with my AFTERMARKET oil pressur sender unit (bulky) on the passenger side, the PCV no longer bolts up

 

I will ring u a stock one to the met today

 

I have always run the sending units for my gauges remotely. I dont trust hanging the factory sender and an after market sender off that little fitting. Get a 2 foot piece of braided with fittings and use a Tee up on the firewall and mount the sender there.

 

? Those tees have any problems with breaking?

I was hoping for a quick cheap fix

Thats a good idea though, never thought of extending it out somewhere else

ANyways to remove the box and put something smaller in place?