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ok guys, I know this must be popular mod   on here with those direct injected engines, so witch one oil catch can is the favorite or what is the best oil separator, in my opinion this is must for direct injected engine.

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It is a popular topic, read some threads about it.

 

What you think is a must is where others will say it's a waste. I've owned a DI trucks for over 3 years, never installed one and never will. I've even had my intake manifold off at over 100k miles and it showed me no cause for alarm with my intake valves.

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I'm actually surprised that the catch can is not very popular on this forums, I will definitely  be installing  on my new truck, I will have one at home b4 I pick up the truck and install it as soon as I get delivery of my truck.

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Just do a little search. They do have some popularity. Plenty of wars been fought over them just like choice of oil, oil filters, throttle body spacers etc................

 

It's just quiet for now

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On 4/30/2022 at 12:03 PM, Saso said:

I'm actually surprised that the catch can is not very popular on this forums, I will definitely  be installing  on my new truck, I will have one at home b4 I pick up the truck and install it as soon as I get delivery of my truck.

  Show us your before and after oil analysis, crankcase vent calculations, fuel economy, oil usage and might as well get a good ASTM D86 distillation of that residue in the catch can to show us what you are actually catching. 

 

 

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4 hours ago, customboss said:

    Show us your before and after oil analysis, crankcase vent calculations, fuel economy, oil usage and might as well get a good ASTM D86 distillation of that residue in the catch can to show us what you are actually catching. 

 

 

sounds like a good idea .

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I just installed the J&L Oil Separator. It's a very easy install. The instructions say to move the air box out of the way, but I didn't find that necessary.

 

It'll be interesting to see how much oil collects in there and what it looks like. It can't be a good idea to send that dirty oil back into the intake.

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UPR products by far has the best quality in my opinion. Massive can with multiple sections that solidify the vapors. 1 in and 2 outs. 1 for idle and low rpm the other for higher and WOT. Barely have any vacuum in intake plenum at WOT. Also have a separator for the clean side for backflow.

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Not sold on the idea of an oil catch can. I do know of people who have had giant vacuum leaks and poor performance on V 8s caused by leaky or defective catch can vacuum hoses and connection's. I was a Fleet Manager for a big city in the Midwest for 25 years and we never used catch cans on our Di engines in our fleet. 

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