He didn't say condensation, he said vapor.
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Vapor condensates into liquid.
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You do realize the purpose of the catch can is to catch the vapors and collect it as condensated liquid.
No, actually I thought the purpose was to catch the oil and particulates carried by the PVC vapors. Your own photo seems consistent with that. If you want to condense all the water vapor too, I think you'll need a lot bigger container and keep it significantly cooler than the engine. Near as I can tell, water vapor is no problem for the engine to recycle. Heck, ambient air is loaded with the stuff. Oil you can make an argument for, and particulates definitely good to catch. That's my take on it.
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In winter, you will see a lot more water condensation. Sometimes it will drain out looking like a milkshake. Catch can placement has some to do with it as well. If your engine is operating at the correct operating temperature, there shouldn't be much water vapor in the crankcase to condensate.
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In the winter months. You’re going to get a lot more moisture / water vs oil in your can and have to empty it more often. This is nothing new. It’s well documented.
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ferraiolo1
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Well still no ending to this. The dealer is still trying to figure out this issue on his old truck. He visited today.
He is a guy who went off the olm vs doing 5/6k oil changes. So maybe a oil passage is partially blocked somewhere.
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