Oil catch can YES or NO?

[Nv6974]

Do you think the oil catch can is beneficial or not?

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[Skye]

I installed one the day I brought the car home and continue to use one. I feel they are a step towards goodness and provide additional insight as to the health of the engine.

Oil and other contaminants are kept out of the intake runners, off the valves and out of the heads. They also give insight as to what is going on inside ((1) moisture, fuel, and coolant, (2) large amounts of oil).

It's a personal decision. Some swear by their use. Others see them as pointless.

In the first 1250 miles / 2011 kms, I drew 15ml, about one Tbs of oil. Depending on the application, some will draw more, some less.

 

[Japeatr]

i believe the new coyote is Port and DI if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Japeatr]

so the catch can is less of an issue as port injected fuel will wash the valves

 

[Rice0086]

I installed one the day I brought the car home and continue to use one. I feel they are a step towards goodness and provide additional insight as to the health of the engine.

Oil and other contaminants are kept out of the intake runners, off the valves and out of the heads. They also give insight as to what is going on inside ((1) moisture, fuel, and coolant, (2) large amounts of oil).

It's a personal decision. Some swear by their use. Others see them as pointless.
In the first 1250 miles / 2011 kms, I drew 15ml, about one Tbs of oil. Depending on the application, some will draw more, some less.

I’m surprised it’s not fitted as standard on all engines especially the EcoBoost ones I fitted them on my focus when I got it and it’s surprising to see how much oil it extracts from the air

 

[Skye]

So I have a Gen 3 V-8, drawing 15 ml / 1 Tbs of oil every 1250 miles, 2011 kms. If the car were a DD, putting down 10K mi / 16K km a year, that measures out to as much as 1/2 cup, 236 ml a year. I prefer to keep all that out of the intake system.

 

[BrianJ77]

so the catch can is less of an issue as port injected fuel will wash the valves

Watch this about port injection fixing the carbon buildup on intake valves.

 

[Rick Deppe]

Would a oil catch can, void factory warranty? If you had any engine problems.

 

[Aramis76]

Would a oil catch can, void factory warranty? If you had any engine problems.

On my last mustang, I had installed the one that Ford sold specifically for it, would be hard to tell me it was causing the problem...

 

[Skye]

Would a oil catch can, void factory warranty? If you had any engine problems.

Ford Performance sells them. If it is a concern, simply remove the unit (they can be installed or removed in moments) before taking into the dealer and re-install after picking the car up.

Countless units are installed. I'm sure one can find extremes anywhere on the Internet, but I've never read of someone damaging their engine or having warranty service denied because of one.

Engine problems resulting in warranty denials most often involve things more obvious (extensive modifications, tuning, abuse, etc.) or a combination of these and other like factors. An oil catch can could be added to the pile, but would not be the driving (no pun intended) factor or the sole cause of the rejection.

I can appreciate owners being concerned about any modification from factory. If this is an interest, only use Ford-branded parts (including consumables like oil, filters, coolant, etc.) while the warranty period is active.

 

[LETHAL]

Would a oil catch can, void factory warranty? If you had any engine problems.

....no

 

[LethalPerformance]

We always install catch cans on our cars/trucks. Whether stock or forced induction they do a great job keeping the oil mist from recirculating back through the intake, throttle body, engine and intercoolers (FI applications).

With that said I do recommend them to our customers.

 

[BrianJ77]

We always install catch cans on our cars/trucks. Whether stock or forced induction they do a great job keeping the oil mist from recirculating back through the intake, throttle body, engine and intercoolers (FI applications).

With that said I do recommend them to our customers.

Throttle body? Interesting because I've always seen the downstream PCV hose on the vacuum side of the manifold (unless your talking about vapor release after the engine is shut off mucking up the back of the TB). Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding the PCV plumbing, but it's the same on my carbureted FE in my old truck. PCV hose is under the butterfly valves on the vacuum side.

 

[LethalPerformance]

Throttle body? Interesting because I've always seen the downstream PCV hose on the vacuum side of the manifold (unless your talking about vapor release after the engine is shut off mucking up the back of the TB). Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding the PCV plumbing, but it's the same on my carbureted FE in my old truck. PCV hose is under the butterfly valves on the vacuum side.

Speaking in terms of the Gen 3 coyote there's a drivers side PCV and a passenger side PCV. Typically the passenger side see's most of the oil mist however the drivers side can also recirculate mist from the valve cover into the intake where it then goes back through the throttle body/engine.

Now on the S650 with there being 2 intakes the PCV system may vary from how it worked on the S550 with the single intake. From pictures though, it looks to operate in a similar fashion, only uses one intake tube for the Driver Side PCV.

Once we get to spend some more time with a car developing the catch cans we'll have a better idea.

 

[BrianJ77]

Speaking in terms of the Gen 3 coyote there's a drivers side PCV and a passenger side PCV. Typically the passenger side see's most of the oil mist however the drivers side can also recirculate mist from the valve cover into the intake where it then goes back through the throttle body/engine.

Now on the S650 with there being 2 intakes the PCV system may vary from how it worked on the S550 with the single intake. From pictures though, it looks to operate in a similar fashion, only uses one intake tube for the Driver Side PCV.

Once we get to spend some more time with a car developing the catch cans we'll have a better idea.

When do you anticipate having a fully developed catch can for the gen 4 Coyote? I'm very interested in getting one from y'all.

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