What's with the oil catch cans?

[Darksteel165]

Just emptied mine after 6500 miles\6 months and I got 7oz of black oil. no water vapor.
Shocked me with how much came out

 

[TheWaterman83]

Installed the Mishimoto can over the weekend. I was really impressed with the quality. Was slightly skeptical about actually getting $200 worth for an oil catch can. It's definitely well engineered, especially the bracket which mounts up to the fan shroud perfectly.

 

[2019Raven]

Installed the J&L can over the weekend. It was super easy to do. Will be checking frequ as the can is only 3oz until I gain an understanding on how often to drain it.

 

[31RamIt]

Installed the Amazon special. Seems made well enough to me.

 

[HSKR R/T]

View attachment 142690 Installed the Amazon special. Seems made well enough to me.

It's just as good of quality of materials and build as any of the more expensive cans. Just use the drain valve to empty it. I unscrewed it for the first time I emptied it because I wanted to see the level inside the an to judge how often to empty. Had a rough time getting the o-ring to sit right when screwing back together

 

[MO Rebel]

Installed the J&L can over the weekend. It was super easy to do. Will be checking frequ as the can is only 3oz until I gain an understanding on how often to drain it. View attachment 142689

That’s what I’ve ran on my Coyote since new. Seems to do a pretty decent job, although I get just the slightest little bit of mist in the outlet hose. I empty it every 1K miles. Just don’t let it build up in the can and you will be fine.

 

[Bpebler]

I wish there was a Mopar catch can to install.

 

[Rlaf75]

Installed the J&L can over the weekend. It was super easy to do. Will be checking frequ as the can is only 3oz until I gain an understanding on how often to drain it. View attachment 142689

That's the one I have as well. It's tucked up nice and out of the way.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I wish there was a Mopar catch can to install.

Why does there have to be a Mopar one? I mean, if you want to spend the money you can get a Billettech catch can with the Mopar logo engraved on it

 

[Darksteel165]

Why does there have to be a Mopar one? I mean, if you want to spend the money you can get a Billettech catch can with the Mopar logo engraved on it

"I wish there was one pre-installed from the factory" there I fixtd it!

 

[HSKR R/T]

"I wish there was one pre-installed from the factory" there I fixtd it!

I got a 5 day time out on Facebook for saying this, but Americans are too lazy to have factory installed catch and. Most would never empty them, and then complain about the check engine light for emissions it would cause.

 

[mikeru82]

I got a 5 day time out on Facebook for saying this, but Americans people are too lazy to have factory installed catch and cans. Most would never empty them, and then complain about the check engine light for emissions it would cause.

Fixed it for you. American's don't have a monopoly on laziness.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Fixed it for you. American's don't have a monopoly on laziness.

Some foreign cars do have catch cans from factory.

 

[MO Rebel]

Some foreign cars do have catch cans from factory.

FYI, the Mustang GT500 w/ handling package or track pack comes with an OEM catch can.

 

[Bpebler]

That’s what I mean - I wish it was a factory option like it should be.

 

[mikeru82]

Some foreign cars do have catch cans from factory.

Wish my foreign car did (Audi).

 

[TheWaterman83]

Well, I opened the Mishimoto can after only maybe 200-300 miles since installing. Curiosity got the best of me. There was a surprising amount of oil in it. I wouldn't consider it "a lot" so to speak, but more than I thought. The hose going out the can back into the motor was bone-dry. It's working as well as you could ever expect, it seems.

I imagine the reason you don't see these as a factory option is because the average vehicle owner here in the USA probably never opens the hood. Granted, most people get their oil changed by someone else so they could conceivably have the person doing the oil change empty it. Otherwise, these cans would probably get full to the brim and start pushing loads of captured oil into the intake.

 

[SueHarada]

Got one on mine, have one on my plane, cannot actually tell any perf. gains, but the plugs burn clean and I did take a peek inside the intake, no carbon build up.

 

[mikeru82]

Got one on mine, have one on my plane, cannot actually tell any perf. gains, but the plugs burn clean and I did take a peek inside the intake, no carbon build up.

They don't add any performance gains, so I'm not surprised you didn't notice any.

 

[SueHarada]

Well I got one and yes, it runs smoother, as for performance? mpg is still the same, cleaner intake? yes, plugs look great, the only down side, you'll be emptying it out once a week.