My Catch can/ vapor canister

[Bronze_Bandit]

The oil would start eating through heater hose I would think. Anything rubber would be prone to being eaten through eventually. Then you will have leaks in more places then you started with.

Is that really a possibility? I kinda doubt it but better quality silicone hose might be a better choice.

[diesel4life]

Remember there is a chunk of hose on the original breather. Mine looked good after 15 years. Your right, you just have to use the correct hose.JR

[anoldbiker]

Using hose should be no issue when it comes to inner degrading of material. Hoses now days are made of gas and oil resistance material. That would take many many years to do and would be from age and temperature changes. I would think that the softness of the hose would sag in places collecting slight puddles of oil over time and possibly restriction of vapor flow, (if this might cause a problem). But that can be a non issue if layer out and supported right.

[Ilikeoldfords]

All of this is true. I am just a little biased to my mod set up I suppose. I would be worried about it kinking or something but as long as you set it up right you shouldn't have an issue. I guess the whole point is do whatever you have to to get the oil away from the front of the engine and radiator.