Catch can not "Catching"

liftedstepside · October 4, 2019

I've had an Elite engineering E2-X can on my truck for roughly 4k miles now and not even a drop in the can. Plumbed correctly far as I know, in from the crankcase to the center of the can, out of the can on the lower and offset boss to the check valve(blew through this during install to verify correct flow) and then to the intake. Truck is a 16' with 30k on it. Didn't have a oil problem before just saw this can on ebay for a deal and knew from research it wouldn't hurt to have one. I almost never floor this truck or beat on it in anyway. Just covering my bases and making sure it's not an install issue...

Bash74 · October 4, 2019

It takes months to actually start seeing stuff in mine. After 12k miles mine is only 1/4 in from the bottom full.

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liftedstepside · October 4, 2019

interesting. I see post often and ppl are filling solo-cups and I was expecting that. Hopefully I got a good one then! haha... One can dream!

Bash74 · October 4, 2019

I thought the same thing but I was either lucky or that are just unlucky.

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1SLOW1500 · October 4, 2019

It is a two way thing.
1- vaccuum is what is needed to suck air with water and oil out of the breather tube. Or pressure area over low pressure.
2- stock engine have little vaccum. Less with dod, easy driving, then you have say a single port single hose with a check valve.

If you had the elite max system and beat on the truck. Nothing abusive just wot and quick drive without warm up.
Last is where you place the can. Best is on the brake booster. It allows a better warm up with the engine temps. I catch mostly water.

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flyingfool · October 4, 2019

some kits give you a check valve probably if you mount to the brake booster , but its not neccessarry if you route thru the manifold pcv port, and you the customer potentially can install it backwards thus causing a blockage in the vapor flow...the PCV is in the manifold so there is no need for a check valve on a non-boosted motor. take it out and see what happens