Oil catch can?

[GDI Tech]

On CEL's, you always want the cleanside pulling in MAF metered air, so as long as you are connected downstream of the MAF all air is metered.

[gabekalp]

Don't want to start a new thread and get a bunch of flack from all you die hard forum surfers.... been doing some slight browsing and some of you guys are posting pics of oil in the airbox/intake/throttle body. I have about 9500 miles on my 15 with no catch can, so I decided to open it up to see if it looks like some of your guys. Mine is completely dry with not a spec of anything in the throttle body. I have a 5.3 with out the flex fuel if that even matters. I plan to keep this truck well into the 170k+ mark, so in theory id like a catch can. But every penny counts for me at this point in my life.

[brwk]

 

I guess technically. If you suck in enough unmetered air, some sort of code should be thrown. I've never had an issue tho. All my connections are with screw type clamps too. They are all tight.

I smell oil and I have a hissing noise. The hissing noise, everyone has checked my setup and everything is as it should be. I'm also told that the hissing can be normal and don't worry about it if I have no codes. The oil smell, no one has addressed that. I have a "good " RX and I'm sorry, hissing and oil smell is not normal. Re-ran my lines with heavier hose and it did lower the hissing.

[fondupot]

I smell oil and I have a hissing noise. The hissing noise, everyone has checked my setup and everything is as it should be. I'm also told that the hissing can be normal and don't worry about it if I have no codes. The oil smell, no one has addressed that. I have a "good " RX and I'm sorry, hissing and oil smell is not normal. Re-ran my lines with heavier hose and it did lower the hissing.

 

Are all of your fittings sealed well? You can unscrew everything off the can, clean the threads and reseal them with rtv or pipe thread.

[det]

I smell oil and I have a hissing noise. The hissing noise, everyone has checked my setup and everything is as it should be. I'm also told that the hissing can be normal and don't worry about it if I have no codes. The oil smell, no one has addressed that. I have a "good " RX and I'm sorry, hissing and oil smell is not normal. Re-ran my lines with heavier hose and it did lower the hissing.

I installed my catch can 2 days ago and heard a hissing sound and couldn't figure it out. after a long drive i looked again and saw the hose included in my kit was almost completely collapsed, so i replaced it with some really good stiff hose from a local performance shop. no more sound.

[RyanbabZ71]

No hissing on either the Mike Norris or RX catch cans I run

 

 

Ryan

[jrob56]

Cold weather has returned

 

 

 

Ryan

 

Only thing more gross than what the can caught is that sticker someone put on your truck haha

 

 

I installed my catch can 2 days ago and heard a hissing sound and couldn't figure it out. after a long drive i looked again and saw the hose included in my kit was almost completely collapsed, so i replaced it with some really good stiff hose from a local performance shop. no more sound.

 

I have a slight hissing but all connections are secured and pipe thread used liberally.There is a bend where the line when under vacuum is partially collapsed. 99% sure that is what my little bit of hissing sound is. Not concerned enough to replace the line yet, but surprised the line Elite sent would do that. Curious what kind of line people are upgrading too?

Edited December 7, 2015 by jrob56

[RyanbabZ71]

 

Only thing more gross than what the can caught is that sticker someone put on your truck haha

 

 

 

I have a slight hissing but all connections are secured and pipe thread used liberally.There is a bend where the line when under vacuum is partially collapsed. 99% sure that is what my little bit of hissing sound is. Not concerned enough to replace the line yet, but surprised the line Elite sent would do that. Curious what kind of line people are upgrading too?

I hope your not an IU fan

 

 

Ryan

[moosehead1]

Don't want to start a new thread and get a bunch of flack from all you die hard forum surfers.... been doing some slight browsing and some of you guys are posting pics of oil in the airbox/intake/throttle body. I have about 9500 miles on my 15 with no catch can, so I decided to open it up to see if it looks like some of your guys. Mine is completely dry with not a spec of anything in the throttle body. I have a 5.3 with out the flex fuel if that even matters. I plan to keep this truck well into the 170k+ mark, so in theory id like a catch can. But every penny counts for me at this point in my life.

So all that duckbutter is going back into the TB and being digested by your engine.

 

See catch can disposal contents on virtually every Murican V8: GM, Ford, Mopar all show multiple examples of catch can waste/napalm/snot mixture.

Edited December 8, 2015 by moosehead1

[jrob56]

I hope your not an IU fan

 

 

Ryan

Wearing candy stripe pants right now ha

[Silverado-Hareek]

Don't want to start a new thread and get a bunch of flack from all you die hard forum surfers.... been doing some slight browsing and some of you guys are posting pics of oil in the airbox/intake/throttle body. I have about 9500 miles on my 15 with no catch can, so I decided to open it up to see if it looks like some of your guys. Mine is completely dry with not a spec of anything in the throttle body. I have a 5.3 with out the flex fuel if that even matters. I plan to keep this truck well into the 170k+ mark, so in theory id like a catch can. But every penny counts for me at this point in my life.

 

Yes having the 5.3 does matter. You likely won't find oil on your throttle body because the inlet port for the PCV gases is located about halfway back on the driver side valley cover. On the 6.2, the port is located right at the top of the throttle body which is why those engines see a ton of oil there. Either way, your engine valves on the inside likely look exactly the same as a 6.2 or any other direct injection engine on the market without an oil catch can or that hasn't had any type of an induction cleaning service done. I would still recommend installing a catch can ASAP and consider doing a BG induction service every 15,000 miles.

[Elite Engineering]

 

Yes having the 5.3 does matter. You likely won't find oil on your throttle body because the inlet port for the PCV gases is located about halfway back on the driver side valley cover. On the 6.2, the port is located right at the top of the throttle body which is why those engines see a ton of oil there. Either way, your engine valves on the inside likely look exactly the same as a 6.2 or any other direct injection engine on the market without an oil catch can or that hasn't had any type of an induction cleaning service done. I would still recommend installing a catch can ASAP and consider doing a BG induction service every 15,000 miles.

 

Well said Siverado-Hareek!

[amc019]

Not that I don't really enjoy reading 90 pages of information in one sitting, can anyone tell me which Elite E2-X catch can model I should order for my 2015 6.2? They have convinced me that if I am going to install one on the truck at all then I should go with their newest model for the best filtration, but I want to make sure I get the right kit. Is everything included for the instal on these trucks?

 

Also, with the E2-X can, is a clean-side separator really necessary for a basically stock engine?

[Elite Engineering]

Not that I don't really enjoy reading 90 pages of information in one sitting, can anyone tell me which Elite E2-X catch can model I should order for my 2015 6.2? They have convinced me that if I am going to install one on the truck at all then I should go with their newest model for the best filtration, but I want to make sure I get the right kit. Is everything included for the instal on these trucks?

 

Also, with the E2-X can, is a clean-side separator really necessary for a basically stock engine?

 

 

You would choose this part number:

You would want to choose this one, part number E2X-A1SVP4-GM

 

From the Top of the Pull Down Menu:

GM Truck, 2014+ GM V8 LS - Single Valve E2-X Catch Can

 

http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/elite-engineering-e2-x-catch-can/

 

The Clean-Side Separator is optional.

Edited December 8, 2015 by Elite Engineering

[brwk]

So what is the better or more advanced product, RX or E2-X?