I installed one on my f150 and it works. It's crazy how little particles of oil add up in the catch can. That helps your engine not have to consume the oil and burnt it in the combustion chamber. In california they say it's illegal to install on a car that didnt come with it even though it's better for the environment
imagine that hypocrisy, where the catch can that prevents damage and environmental exposure is the illegal thing! but you have to have catalysts and egr and all that jazz for sure. what costs more to replace? to produce? what makes the car company more money????
@@c117ls7real, they did it to prevent light trucks over here too, why can’t we get the new Toyota Hilux champ with a 4 cylinder diesel, it’s MSRP is 12,000 US. But we can’t have it because it doesn’t meet truck standards, and we can’t import them yet. The government can lick it im in a SMOG free state, god forbid us having the option to not pay 57,000 for a new F150
I just bought an oil catch caniste4for my truck. I had to replace my iac about a year ago now and I've had to clean it twice since. Now my truck is up there in mileage. I bought the truck with many issues and I have worked most of em out. My thinking it I will help save the intake and the numerous components within the pcv path of operation. Less gunk and all that stuff the manufacturer likes to not tell you about. Thus will be my first oil canister install. So figures crossed it helps as much as I expect it too.
I've had mine since I had like 25k miles. Best little investment I made to my car, which is now at 93k. I have a 5.7, but my catch can definitely catches a ton of oil.
I empty mine every 600-800 miles in my 2021 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi. I modified mine and added the stainless steel brillo cut to size in the top part. Was gonna use copper one but steel was available. It's the exact same one as the one in this footage except has a drain at the bottom. The O-ring tends to stretch if you keep emptying the can. I measure hiw much and with the Brillo pad in there it blocks majority of the condensate from the PCV system. Intake is spotless. By the way if you decide to add a stainless steel scrubber cut to size make sure you check for any loose strands
Have a 2023 Ford Ranger 2.3. Crazy how fast my catch can fills up in the Wisconsin winter. 800 miles needs emptied. Summer months? 4000 miles. Catch cans definitely worth the cost.
My celica has one stock from factory to keep oil out the charge cooler. It has a tube in the bottom to automatically drain the captured oil back into the valve cover.
@@shdw6662 already did plenty of time nothing is wrong. That shit is a gimmick man im a certified mechanic on all levels. The car was engineered for it. It was already thought of
@@shdw6662 Oh no, not burnt oil! You think that catch can catches everything? This guy's intake looks exactly the same as the person with no catch can. For most engines these are just snake oil.
If it's a turbo car you end up with a lot more in the can since the turbo pressurizes the cylinder instead of this guys na motor that pulls air in by creating a vacuum.
You might have a vacuum leak in your crankcase. Since a vac leak can aggregate any existing blowby and just pulls more clean oil into the can than necessary
TH-cam geniuses down here, oil catch cans can benefit every car, but have the biggest benefit to direct injection cars, and you’ll know when you’ve let it collect for too long. That’s doing just fine.
It needs to be emptied much more often during the cold weather and winter months due the fact that it takes longer for block itself to get up to temp. I put an Elite Engineering can on my 16 Tahoe when it was new with no problems but must regularly maintained.
I have a 2018 hellcat charger now, I have a oil catch can as well and a new motor, once I come back from deployment I’ll break in the motor and show yall how much oil it catches Yall have an amazing day!!
The dirtiest catch can I’ve seen was on a 3.5 ecoboost f150, which looked like it hadn’t been emptied in years. It was completely full of foamy oil and sludge. As far as I know the owner didn’t even know what a catch can was, no wonder it was brought in for a lack of power.
Maybe just maybe ,that's the oil them collapsed lifters need? I don't have one yet, I just bought a 6.2 ecotec3 2023 silverdo with 2,000 miles, and I'm not sure about this. Any suggestions?
I've had mine on for 2 months. I had a small filter on the can to start with but that stank and didn't really catch anything. I connected the outlet of the can to the intake tube and ha e caught about 2mm of oil in a month.
I did this on a Chevy 454. It caught a lot of oil. But it ran like shit. So I removed the catch can and BOOM, it ran like a champ. Not all cars are supposed to have this. But I want my engine to run cleaner… okay then open the throttle and get her a little hotter. Most people don’t drive 50 miles a day with the vehicle they own. Cars today have engines built to last 100k for emissions. Taking the oil from the engine that is designed to make it last longer will cause you headaches in the future. Only a vw, bmw, and everything under that umbrella needs a catch can because the company wants you to buy another vehicle in 5 years. Otherwise don’t do this
I have a question for ya. I got the catch can and I’ve had it for almost a year. In the beginning it capture quite a bit of return oil it was working but here recently it really doesn’t seem to be capturing very much not like before. Is there a chance mine is clogged or broken? Or, is all OK there aren’t any concerns?
@@mhmitzee check where the oil normally dumps into the throttle body, trace any and all lines related to oil, see if it’s leaking there. If anything, with better oil quality and frequent oil changes, that changes how much or how little the oil gets burned, hopefully it’s not just passing thru the rings, check throttle body and see how clean it is. Should be pretty clean. If not just clean it again, and check oil level/color and TB after 100 or so miles, 500, 1000, then 2k, 3k,4k, 5k.
@@rexmedina4561 : I change the oil and filter every 3000 miles. I use full synthetic motor oil. I use to see used oil in the catch can sometimes a lot and sometimes very little be recently none. I thought about spraying DW-20 up into the mesh and return of the top of the area where the two hoses junction, or disconnecting the hoses from the cam and blowing them out with an air compressor. I hope the used oil isn’t making its way back into the engine. I’ll do what you recommend and see if there’s any issues there. I have a Ford F-150 3.5 eco-boost.
@@mhmitzee hell yeah that’s good brother. Yeah just see if you can blow the lines for any crap built up, you may just be having some good luck with blow by lol.
You realize when you add in a catch.Can that you're going to have to also add in a fuel injector lubricator for the top valves and the top rings of pistion
That’s oil that would’ve been sent through the intake right? That cuases the carbon buildup on the valves and this sole purpose is to stop that from happening?
I recommend not having a return line at all going back through the intake system. Also using 3/4" tubing and ports on the catch can helps. P.S. do not kink or crush the tubing going in or out of the can.
@@Brian-kr1pt it should condense within the can. usually has a baffle system alongside some kind of mesh/metal sponge type of diffuser to impede the droplets and give them somewhere to drop off, eventually pooling inside the can. you do want the return path connected to your intake to aid in circulation, the vacuum from connecting it to the intake will lead to more complete removal than just to environment, and any "wash" or solvents that may boil lower than oil (unburnt fuel) may be introduced into the intake. helps efficiency of the can.
Good for GAS DIRECTOR INJECTION for cars with PORT INJECTION which in this case the 6.4L 392 V8 is port injection then the fuels cleans the intake and exhaust where as the gdi sprays right in the combustion chamber so really helps more so on GDI motors than port injection depends what kind of fuels you use too to help get rid of carbon build or unbutton exhaust gas which leads to oil build and carbon build of course fuel additives work too or fuel system cleaners like B&G stuff
Hey bro I'm just going to say this as a little tip but if I were you I would take some grade 3 steel wool and put it into the catch can it'll actually catch more of the oil making it to our less oil goes into the intake system and if you can try and check it like once a month if you do that
If you are pouring you oil quickly into a 5.7 hemi engine the air pressure captured in the cylinder head temporarily prevents oil from passing and redirects to the intake hose where the pcv valve runs. Which means oil in the intake on start up. Ask me how i know? Are you dodge guys not sure thats not what's happening? Not saying you don't need a catch can. I think all cars should have em. Hell some now a days come with one from the factory. Id wager youve done at least one oil change since install. Adds up if you ask me but i didnt pour your oil. Did you?
The catch can goes inline within the PCV system, intercepting oil, fuel, water etc. vapours being drawn from the crankcase into the intake, but I would think it would also help keep the EGR system clean as well, by reducing smoke and soot in the exhaust.
Empty it more often. Weekly or whenever you get gas. If you live in a cold freezing climate don't dare wait that long. The water will freeze and clog the path and you will need a new engine. (Yes it is water and oil, not just oil.)
How many people do you personally know that had an engine problem & a repair shop’s diagnosis was from not having a catch can? I never have in 40+ years of operating/ working on my own stuff. My middle step son has been a service writer for 20 years at both Japanese & German car dealerships… he’s never seen a mechanic’s diagnosis saying sludge from not having a catch can caused a serious mechanical problem requiring an engine being torn into or replaced.
@@loseerich493 oil catch cans help prevent sludge and build up. Of course, service mechanics and dealerships are never going to recommend a product that prevents them from making money. They would rather charge for a cleaning service or other process. Part of the problem is direct injection systems and modern lighter weight oils. Oil catch cans simply help mitigate the problems caused by newer engines.
@@P.I.E. They do exactly what you'd expect them to do... condense vapor into liquid. I'm a moderator on a group forum of over 4k people worldwide that are running a particular 2.0L direct-injected turbocharged engine in a particular car. Not a single person, including folks that do their own work, has ever posted they had an issue, let alone a catastrophic failure that was connected to anything related to not running a recovery can. Not 1. Don't get me wrong, I know it doesn't hurt anything to run one (well unless you ask the EPA), I just know that the rationale for running one is massively overblown.
I’ve been a mechanic of 6 years (not that long I know) but I’ve gone through schooling as well. Never have I ever heard of an “oil catch can” that sounds like a load of garbage
That sure isn't much oil caught in the can for 9 months driving. I have a 2018 silverado w/ a 5.3 and I put an Elite Engineering catch can on it. I have to empty mine every oil change (every 3000-3200 miles) it catches prob twice that every time. IF YOU HAVE A DIRECT INJECTED MOTOR (GDI) IN YOUR CAR THIS IS A MUST!!
I have owned a bunch of neons over the years my last is an 04 srt 4 every one feeds oil into the intake but I always figured it does it for a reason never installed a catch can
That definitely wasn’t from 9 months! I worked for a dodge dealership for years and those catch cans would be full after 4 months on every car that came in for services
With that much oil in the catch can most of the oil you would have caught if the can was changed once a month went into the engine. Most people who buy catch cans buy cheap ones that do almost nothing in preventing oil from entering the intake
If you add one of these to your car, you may want to empty it sooner than this. If you apply enough lateral G, it may end up drinking a good amount all at once.
The throttle body died on a 2015 dodge journey, and when I disassembled the old one to find why the part with the motor and the electronics was full of oil!
@Scott Smith It won't make a difference. It's *not* an oil filter on an oil line. The "catch can" is for the air line going from the crank case cover back into the air intake parts. The catch can filters out oily particles which shouldn't be in that particular air line.
@Scott Smith Yes, I know. The oil is in the air line as a fine mist if the car is running. My point is that it does not matter if the car is running or not, oil pump running or not, air pressured or not; It will *never* spew oil out of that line. Your first comment told me you thought different.
I can understand this if you're mashing the pedal all the time. If this was happening under normal driving conditions. I would not own it. Running different blends of oil will help
That tiny little cup of oil in 9 months is nothing. If your engine doesn’t have port injection then maybe a catch can is worth it, but my VQ burns a quart a fill up and a catch can still wouldn’t make a bit of difference. The oil gets burned up during combustion and the thin coating in the intake doesn’t make a noticeable difference in power or efficiency. So really you’re just catching oil to have an additional maintenance item. Unless you’re burning so much that it can foul the cats but you would have a smokescreen in that event.
you have some other issues if that is happening. I had one and several said to remove it because its just a gimmic. after 9 months on my bullitt mustang no oil
Wow, that’s way too much oil in that catch can. I only get a 1/16 of that after 5,000 mile. You might have your oil rings sticking in the piston ring lands due to carbon build up. Because that’s way too much blow by and oil build up in your catch can.
I installed one on my f150 and it works. It's crazy how little particles of oil add up in the catch can. That helps your engine not have to consume the oil and burnt it in the combustion chamber. In california they say it's illegal to install on a car that didnt come with it even though it's better for the environment
imagine that hypocrisy, where the catch can that prevents damage and environmental exposure is the illegal thing! but you have to have catalysts and egr and all that jazz for sure. what costs more to replace? to produce? what makes the car company more money????
how would they know?
@@imakedookieGoing green is an agenda to restrict the rights of the American people.
That's because "emissions" has never been about the environment and only about money.
@@c117ls7real, they did it to prevent light trucks over here too, why can’t we get the new Toyota Hilux champ with a 4 cylinder diesel, it’s MSRP is 12,000 US. But we can’t have it because it doesn’t meet truck standards, and we can’t import them yet. The government can lick it im in a SMOG free state, god forbid us having the option to not pay 57,000 for a new F150
Good Job. Everyone saying you don't need one, obviously doesn't know how much oil dodges have in the intake.
Oil catch cans don't catch only oil. I guarantee you the vast majority of that is from condensation
@@danielr3933source?
@@nateg08crazy how some use air oil separators huh
@@nateg08orrr hear me out. They create cars that destroy themselves so you get duped regardless 😰😰😰
@@nateg08it’s technically illegally. They can’t legally sell them with catch cans.
I just bought an oil catch caniste4for my truck. I had to replace my iac about a year ago now and I've had to clean it twice since. Now my truck is up there in mileage. I bought the truck with many issues and I have worked most of em out. My thinking it I will help save the intake and the numerous components within the pcv path of operation. Less gunk and all that stuff the manufacturer likes to not tell you about. Thus will be my first oil canister install. So figures crossed it helps as much as I expect it too.
How did it turn out?
@@dembrowi_n_c.5111Update?
Spill beans, how's it going
He went mia
How’d it go?
I've had mine since I had like 25k miles. Best little investment I made to my car, which is now at 93k. I have a 5.7, but my catch can definitely catches a ton of oil.
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Mostly gas 😂
On a stock motor lol. That oil could be lubricating the combustion chamber, but "tuners" have figured out how to stop it from happening haha.
Make sure in the future you get one that’s baffled so it doesn’t kick back in your motor when you take a sharp turn
Maybe in a jump scenario but I don’t think a 6-8 thousand pound truck is making sharp turns lol
Good point.
I have a coyote 3rd gen and thered be that much every change. I just make it a part of the change routine and its crazy helpful.
That's mandatory. This guy is tripping
Plot twist. That's his coffee cup in the morning.
Own an m550i and this was one of the first preventative maintenance mods you should be doing. Together with intake walnut blasting
I have a f10 m5 i just got last month , you say this is one of the first preventative maintenance mods what is the mod your talking about necessarily?
@@anttheman6370 catch can
the stock CCV system is far superior to an aftermarket catch can lmao. congrats on making your car worse.
I empty mine every 600-800 miles in my 2021 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi. I modified mine and added the stainless steel brillo cut to size in the top part. Was gonna use copper one but steel was available. It's the exact same one as the one in this footage except has a drain at the bottom. The O-ring tends to stretch if you keep emptying the can. I measure hiw much and with the Brillo pad in there it blocks majority of the condensate from the PCV system. Intake is spotless. By the way if you decide to add a stainless steel scrubber cut to size make sure you check for any loose strands
Telling by my guys heavy breathing it sounds like he was really debating weather or not to drink the oil
@@Guam500 heavy breathing is CRAZYYY lmao 🤣
LMAO
Literally exactly what i needed to see thanks Guy 👌🏾👍🏾
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Have a 2023 Ford Ranger 2.3. Crazy how fast my catch can fills up in the Wisconsin winter. 800 miles needs emptied. Summer months? 4000 miles. Catch cans definitely worth the cost.
My celica has one stock from factory to keep oil out the charge cooler. It has a tube in the bottom to automatically drain the captured oil back into the valve cover.
That is one solid a*s mount man
Let’s take off our shirts and kiss
Bought my scat 2018 10 miles now has over 102k never had one car is perfectly fine
lol till you open up the intake and see all your tubes and valves covered in burnt oil
@@shdw6662 already did plenty of time nothing is wrong. That shit is a gimmick man im a certified mechanic on all levels. The car was engineered for it. It was already thought of
@@BigDawgBama what’s your ASE numbers?
@@shdw6662 certified A 1-8 big dawg
@@shdw6662 Oh no, not burnt oil! You think that catch can catches everything? This guy's intake looks exactly the same as the person with no catch can. For most engines these are just snake oil.
i would do it every time i do an oil change
That’s when I do mine!!!
That’s when I empty mine
Cant risk it
Yup, especially if it’s a mopar, they are already ticking time bombs so anything helps
you have an espresso machine built into your car, that's pretty cool.
That's mine after 2 months 💀💀
Ton moteur et rincé parce que la sur 2 moi en avoir autant y a un soucis quelque part…😮
Yeah you have some blow by then for sure
That’s mine every weekend
If it's a turbo car you end up with a lot more in the can since the turbo pressurizes the cylinder instead of this guys na motor that pulls air in by creating a vacuum.
You might have a vacuum leak in your crankcase. Since a vac leak can aggregate any existing blowby and just pulls more clean oil into the can than necessary
Not sure why, but i installed mine over a year ago and haven't seen anything? And I have over 35k miles on my Tesla
Yours will catch little fizzy sparkles.
TH-cam geniuses down here, oil catch cans can benefit every car, but have the biggest benefit to direct injection cars, and you’ll know when you’ve let it collect for too long. That’s doing just fine.
It needs to be emptied much more often during the cold weather and winter months due the fact that it takes longer for block itself to get up to temp. I put an Elite Engineering can on my 16 Tahoe when it was new with no problems but must regularly maintained.
I have a 2018 hellcat charger now, I have a oil catch can as well and a new motor, once I come back from deployment I’ll break in the motor and show yall how much oil it catches
Yall have an amazing day!!
Perfekt, you also have some to refill the engine when needed 😂
I have one on my Lincoln mkz, works well. I put a drain valve on the bottom with a hose attached and let it out that way vs unscrewing it
The dirtiest catch can I’ve seen was on a 3.5 ecoboost f150, which looked like it hadn’t been emptied in years. It was completely full of foamy oil and sludge. As far as I know the owner didn’t even know what a catch can was, no wonder it was brought in for a lack of power.
Maybe just maybe ,that's the oil them collapsed lifters need? I don't have one yet, I just bought a 6.2 ecotec3 2023 silverdo with 2,000 miles, and I'm not sure about this. Any suggestions?
I never emptied mine from 2015-2018 🤣 i only put 15k on the car though, didn't drive it very hard. 6 speed that got babied. Miss her.
if you add some steel wool or a metal plate down in the can itll help with splash up into the vacuum line
And send metal into your engine
@@Bob-s5s had steel wool in mine now for 8 years and still runs great.
I've had mine on for 2 months. I had a small filter on the can to start with but that stank and didn't really catch anything. I connected the outlet of the can to the intake tube and ha e caught about 2mm of oil in a month.
The Factory PCV system is adequate enough
Look at those baby hands
@@NeuKrofta baby hands is crazy lmao 🤣
I did this on a Chevy 454. It caught a lot of oil. But it ran like shit. So I removed the catch can and BOOM, it ran like a champ. Not all cars are supposed to have this. But I want my engine to run cleaner… okay then open the throttle and get her a little hotter. Most people don’t drive 50 miles a day with the vehicle they own. Cars today have engines built to last 100k for emissions. Taking the oil from the engine that is designed to make it last longer will cause you headaches in the future. Only a vw, bmw, and everything under that umbrella needs a catch can because the company wants you to buy another vehicle in 5 years. Otherwise don’t do this
Totally agree💯🫡
Pro Tip. Put a brass scrub pad in canister. collects better!!
I think you’re supposed to empty it sooner than that bud. But good job! Almost everything needs a catch can nowadays
I have a question for ya. I got the catch can and I’ve had it for almost a year. In the beginning it capture quite a bit of return oil it was working but here recently it really doesn’t seem to be capturing very much not like before. Is there a chance mine is clogged or broken? Or, is all OK there aren’t any concerns?
@@mhmitzee check where the oil normally dumps into the throttle body, trace any and all lines related to oil, see if it’s leaking there. If anything, with better oil quality and frequent oil changes, that changes how much or how little the oil gets burned, hopefully it’s not just passing thru the rings, check throttle body and see how clean it is. Should be pretty clean. If not just clean it again, and check oil level/color and TB after 100 or so miles, 500, 1000, then 2k, 3k,4k, 5k.
@@rexmedina4561 : I change the oil and filter every 3000 miles. I use full synthetic motor oil. I use to see used oil in the catch can sometimes a lot and sometimes very little be recently none. I thought about spraying DW-20 up into the mesh and return of the top of the area where the two hoses junction, or disconnecting the hoses from the cam and blowing them out with an air compressor. I hope the used oil isn’t making its way back into the engine. I’ll do what you recommend and see if there’s any issues there. I have a Ford F-150 3.5 eco-boost.
@@mhmitzee hell yeah that’s good brother. Yeah just see if you can blow the lines for any crap built up, you may just be having some good luck with blow by lol.
@@rexmedina4561 : yeah, or order a new one.
I thought it was a cafe thing at first 😂😂 ay good job taking that can out tho not 1 drip spilled 😅
Great addition to Jeep XJ’s with the 4.0
You realize when you add in a catch.Can that you're going to have to also add in a fuel injector lubricator for the top valves and the top rings of pistion
Hell yeah that’s way better than I thought it would be!
That’s oil that would’ve been sent through the intake right? That cuases the carbon buildup on the valves and this sole purpose is to stop that from happening?
I recommend not having a return line at all going back through the intake system. Also using 3/4" tubing and ports on the catch can helps. P.S. do not kink or crush the tubing going in or out of the can.
Doubles as a diva cup😮
@@kevinoneill41 Do you put a filter on the can output, or does it condense without output?
@@Brian-kr1pt it should condense within the can. usually has a baffle system alongside some kind of mesh/metal sponge type of diffuser to impede the droplets and give them somewhere to drop off, eventually pooling inside the can. you do want the return path connected to your intake to aid in circulation, the vacuum from connecting it to the intake will lead to more complete removal than just to environment, and any "wash" or solvents that may boil lower than oil (unburnt fuel) may be introduced into the intake. helps efficiency of the can.
I just empty mine when I do an oil change which is every 3000 miles on my camaro
Usually those hoses that carry the rezidual oil goes into the air filter so the engine doesn’t burn that oil.
Good for GAS DIRECTOR INJECTION for cars with PORT INJECTION which in this case the 6.4L 392 V8 is port injection then the fuels cleans the intake and exhaust where as the gdi sprays right in the combustion chamber so really helps more so on GDI motors than port injection depends what kind of fuels you use too to help get rid of carbon build or unbutton exhaust gas which leads to oil build and carbon build of course fuel additives work too or fuel system cleaners like B&G stuff
Nothing like a fresh cup of oil in the morning.
Hey bro I'm just going to say this as a little tip but if I were you I would take some grade 3 steel wool and put it into the catch can it'll actually catch more of the oil making it to our less oil goes into the intake system and if you can try and check it like once a month if you do that
I put one on my 5.7 and it had a very small amount, from just 20 miles!
That’s pure HP right there.
Lucky. I get that with my old Dakota in a month
Would this void the warranty for emissions on a new car ? I have a MKX 2.7T
No
Some cars definitely need this if you want to see past 150k 200k miles on an engine. My 2L MZR not so much luckly.
If you are pouring you oil quickly into a 5.7 hemi engine the air pressure captured in the cylinder head temporarily prevents oil from passing and redirects to the intake hose where the pcv valve runs. Which means oil in the intake on start up. Ask me how i know? Are you dodge guys not sure thats not what's happening? Not saying you don't need a catch can. I think all cars should have em. Hell some now a days come with one from the factory. Id wager youve done at least one oil change since install. Adds up if you ask me but i didnt pour your oil. Did you?
Honest question. Is this what people do to prevent all that oil from being recirculated through a EGR valve ??
Remove the EGR! 😂
Delete the EGR
The catch can goes inline within the PCV system, intercepting oil, fuel, water etc. vapours being drawn from the crankcase into the intake, but I would think it would also help keep the EGR system clean as well, by reducing smoke and soot in the exhaust.
yes, as @thromboid said, and recirculating oil into your intake reduces octane and actually induces misfires if it is far enough along
My BMW n54 motor needed this BADLY so much carbon buildup
Empty it more often. Weekly or whenever you get gas. If you live in a cold freezing climate don't dare wait that long. The water will freeze and clog the path and you will need a new engine. (Yes it is water and oil, not just oil.)
That's about what mine accumulates over 2 months . My truck is boosted though, so it's to be expected.
Nice so you have a cleaner engine and a boldly steeped drink
Me after like 5 pulls lol
Shoot I remember on my old pushrod 5.0 Mustang anytime I took the upper intake off I’d have to drain the oil out of it. 😂
Oil catch cans should be standard in all vehicles. They help prevent serious issues with no down side.
How many people do you personally know that had an engine problem & a repair shop’s diagnosis was from not having a catch can? I never have in 40+ years of operating/ working on my own stuff. My middle step son has been a service writer for 20 years at both Japanese & German car dealerships… he’s never seen a mechanic’s diagnosis saying sludge from not having a catch can caused a serious mechanical problem requiring an engine being torn into or replaced.
@@loseerich493 oil catch cans help prevent sludge and build up. Of course, service mechanics and dealerships are never going to recommend a product that prevents them from making money. They would rather charge for a cleaning service or other process.
Part of the problem is direct injection systems and modern lighter weight oils. Oil catch cans simply help mitigate the problems caused by newer engines.
@@P.I.E. They do exactly what you'd expect them to do... condense vapor into liquid. I'm a moderator on a group forum of over 4k people worldwide that are running a particular 2.0L direct-injected turbocharged engine in a particular car. Not a single person, including folks that do their own work, has ever posted they had an issue, let alone a catastrophic failure that was connected to anything related to not running a recovery can. Not 1. Don't get me wrong, I know it doesn't hurt anything to run one (well unless you ask the EPA), I just know that the rationale for running one is massively overblown.
@@loseerich493 have yall never had sludge in your engine or deposits on your valves? Those are two leading causes of engine failure.
I’ve been a mechanic of 6 years (not that long I know) but I’ve gone through schooling as well. Never have I ever heard of an “oil catch can” that sounds like a load of garbage
you'd rather that oil go back into manifold?
Just vent to atmosphere. That tiny catch can is likely increasing crankcase pressure.
That sure isn't much oil caught in the can for 9 months driving. I have a 2018 silverado w/ a 5.3 and I put an Elite Engineering catch can on it. I have to empty mine every oil change (every 3000-3200 miles) it catches prob twice that every time. IF YOU HAVE A DIRECT INJECTED MOTOR (GDI) IN YOUR CAR THIS IS A MUST!!
I have owned a bunch of neons over the years my last is an 04 srt 4 every one feeds oil into the intake but I always figured it does it for a reason never installed a catch can
That definitely wasn’t from 9 months! I worked for a dodge dealership for years and those catch cans would be full after 4 months on every car that came in for services
Depends on how humid your area is, but you know everything I guess.
With that much oil in the catch can most of the oil you would have caught if the can was changed once a month went into the engine.
Most people who buy catch cans buy cheap ones that do almost nothing in preventing oil from entering the intake
Porter injected doesn't need a catch can and direct does remember that kiddos .... just kidding do whatever y'all like
you not wrong lol
We know this already tho lol
@Skeet Skeet ... ALL engines need catch cans ... even ( and more preferably) air oil separators
It still protects the throttle body from carbon build-up, whether it's port or direct injection
I don't like my intake being full of oil
Imagine what your cats would look like
If you add one of these to your car, you may want to empty it sooner than this. If you apply enough lateral G, it may end up drinking a good amount all at once.
No need to install on an air cooled VW, they were way ahead of the game.
The throttle body died on a 2015 dodge journey, and when I disassembled the old one to find why the part with the motor and the electronics was full of oil!
Mines full after every day 👍
Then I'm sorry but you've got much much bigger issues.
That’s pretty healthy for 9 months mine used to be that full every oil change
Get a big block and cam it up you will make more power without the supercharger and you won't need a catch can if you don't use boost pressure
Lucky you its right upfront. I have to reach behind my engine every time. What a pain in the ass
You waited 9 months to empty it. I do it every oil change, I'm sure some of it must have gone back into the engine.
Its usually a bit creamier from aeration.
Who else expected it to spew oil
@Scott Smith It won't make a difference. It's *not* an oil filter on an oil line.
The "catch can" is for the air line going from the crank case cover back into the air intake parts.
The catch can filters out oily particles which shouldn't be in that particular air line.
@Scott Smith Yes, I know. The oil is in the air line as a fine mist if the car is running.
My point is that it does not matter if the car is running or not, oil pump running or not, air pressured or not; It will *never* spew oil out of that line. Your first comment told me you thought different.
Anything with forged pistons probably should have a catch can installed.
should be a factory option on any performance automobile.
I need one for my Yukon but now i wonder why other brands dont have AoS like Subaru uses. recycle the oil back into the oil pan.
2019 Silverado and mine was about this full after 9 months
I can understand this if you're mashing the pedal all the time. If this was happening under normal driving conditions. I would not own it. Running different blends of oil will help
You're missing the steel wool in there bud.
That tiny little cup of oil in 9 months is nothing. If your engine doesn’t have port injection then maybe a catch can is worth it, but my VQ burns a quart a fill up and a catch can still wouldn’t make a bit of difference.
The oil gets burned up during combustion and the thin coating in the intake doesn’t make a noticeable difference in power or efficiency. So really you’re just catching oil to have an additional maintenance item. Unless you’re burning so much that it can foul the cats but you would have a smokescreen in that event.
That looks like gold compared to a GDI engine on a kia i use to have 🤯
If you have a boosted vehicle you absolutely need a catch can. Even more so than a NA car.
You should be checking it every oil change ✅
I gotta empty mine about every 2k miles these days on my ls3. Best investment every though
Wow. Mine would have that much oil in it about half through oil changes.
Subaru?
That's one big arse motor with one very small catch can I would say it's been bypassing for some time
I’ve been meaning to put one of these on my Chevy 3.6
I get that in a day on my mini. Running about a litre a week through the car
I have 2, I keep checking them every oil change and had 2 separate reputable shops check the installation. Not a single drop. 🫠 Installation is good.
That’s a long wait for that there cup of coffee mate…
Who makes that oil catch can
I was waiting for you to just dump it in the grass
you have some other issues if that is happening. I had one and several said to remove it because its just a gimmic. after 9 months on my bullitt mustang no oil
Couldn’t you get one with a valve in the bottom and run a hose to drain it?
Yes
..the ones I have are a drain valve on the bottom of can
That right there is a cup of freedom 🦅
Not bad, i like the ones with the fancy lil gauge in em so u can see the oil level
Wow, that’s way too much oil in that catch can. I only get a 1/16 of that after 5,000 mile. You might have your oil rings sticking in the piston ring lands due to carbon build up. Because that’s way too much blow by and oil build up in your catch can.
But how many miles? I always hear people say they got a couple years out of a tire but if they only drive 15k miles a year that’s not good lol