Catch can kits for Mk5 GTI?

[maltbbe]

What are the options for catch can kits (with PCV adaptor plates, hoses and mounts) for Australian Mk5 GTI owners? Almost all the kits on US websites mount onto our passenger side engine mount, but on Euro/Australian GTIs that space is filled with a carbon canister. I'm aware of the Forge kit (Oil Catch Tank System for 2.0 Litre FSi | FMMK5CTC | Forge Motorsport) and I think 42DD make a system that can be mounted in a few different places in the engine bay (Mk5 FSI Ultimate Oil Catch Can Solution - 42 Draft Designs), but the Forge kit is crazy expensive and I'd like something a bit more stealth than the 42DD. I'm keeping the factory engine cover, which I think might limit options for pipe routing.

If anyone's put together a catch can setup/mount from different kits, or fabricated their own, please feel free to share! Open to all options. I've been keen on the kit idea since I'll need to get an adaptor plate anyway, but if there's a cheaper and/or higher quality option I'd go for it.

[Lucas_R]

Sounds like you need the 42DD Stealth catch can....too bad i just sold mine about 2 weeks ago.

See some photos below of the custom locations that i had mine mounted on my Golf R. Problem you will have with the standard engine cover and intake is the lack of room to mount the catch can as it is quite big.

[kdog]

I have the 42DD ultimate catch can installed where the carbon canister sits. I managed to relocate the carbon canister to where the front bumper crash bar sits. But i also have a K&N intake which makes the fitment work but limits areas where i can place a catch can.

[maltbbe]

This is neat! I wondered if that mounting point next to the battery would work. Are you using the hoses that came with the kit? And I'm guessing those are both custom-fabricated mounts?

I'm using one of APR's old Carbonio intakes, so that probably takes away even more space, but I'll go measure a few things now. That engine bay looks wild

[maltbbe]

@kdog how did you relocate the carbon canister? I've read a few threads on that but it sounds like a big job - the hoses running to it are welded plastic right?

[Lucas_R]

The bracket was nothing special - just a piece of flat bar mild steel i got from the hardware store that i bent to shape and drilled a few holes in etc to mount it. Then i painted it black to blend in.

If you have the old APR Carbonio intake then you should (from memory as i used to have that same intake about 5 years ago) be able to fit the catch can in the same/similar location as i did in my pics (using the vacant mounting post near the battery). I just used the rubber hoses that were provided when i purchased my catch can kit. They are nothing special - just 19mm ID rubber hose from Supercheap/Repco etc.

And as another member mentioned above, another option is to move the charcoal canister to down under the front bumper area and then mount the catch can where the charcoal canister used to be.

[maltbbe]

Great - thanks heaps for the advice. Looks like one of these kits is going on my shopping list. I like the idea of mounting it behind the passenger side headlight too, if clearance isn't too big an issue.

[brad]

look on AliExpress for a forge "imitation"

[maltbbe]

Had a look, but they're only selling kits for TSI engines - probably not worth it if I have to get an adaptor plate anyway. I've seen a few people suggest this - is there a big difference in quality?

[brad]

Had a look, but they're only selling kits for TSI engines - probably not worth it if I have to get an adaptor plate anyway. I've seen a few people suggest this - is there a big difference in quality?

I'm not sure where the pipework goes on an EA113 but you should be able to cobble something together with all/some of these parts.

PCV delete (Afrika) plate? ~$25

Forge forgery $50

Full kit for an EA888 but maybe all the bits except for the plate are applicable? This kit includes the relocate for the washer bottle filler. $175