A/C condenser and belly oil

[Watzlavick]

For those of you that have an A/C system installed with the condenser scoop on the belly, have you had any issues with oil out of the breather tube collecting on the coils? The A/C system I'm installing (SFSA) has exhaust pipe extensions but I'm wondering if an oil separator is also needed. I wasn't planning to install an oil separator so if I do, I'd want to use one with a catch tank instead of returning it back to the engine. I can imagine oiling up the condenser coils would reduce the efficiency over time and may be hard to clean.

-Bob

 

[recapen]

I have an Andair system with a collection container. Still get some residue on the belly.

Maybe someone with an Anti-Splat system can chime in with an alternative experience.

 

[David Carter]

I'd want to use one with a catch tank instead of returning it back to the engine.

-Bob

I use the Anti-Splat separator with the return line plumbed into their crankcase vacuum kit. It keeps it off the belly and doesn't return any nasty stuff to the crankcase. As a bonus, it makes it especially easy to plumb in a homemade engine dehydrator/dehumidifier, with the dry air going in the oil filler tube and the moist air out through the exhaust pipe.