Scotty, I have a 2018 F-150 with 23k miles on a 2.7L Dual Turbo. I have been watching a lot of vids about my truck, one thing that several video's say helps the truck to last is an oil catch can. Does it help the Turbo's last longer as well? I change my oil and filter every 3-5k, I'm about to go through and change all the fluids in about 2k miles and when i do I'll install the catch can.
Well the oil catch can doesn't have anything to do with my turbo that's merely to keep oil from getting into the engine intake and then burning and causing carbon deposits. And it's not a bad idea to install to save the engine
@scottykilmer My dad and I love your videos and content!
I've been thinking about oil catch cans and carbon build-up and watched your video on cleaning with walnut shells. Can't we avoid this whole problem by unplugging and block off the PCV route that goes into the intake, while routing the crankcase output through a long tube to the back of the car? Could add a catch can at the back of the car to catch the vapor if desired--and the extra length will reduce the velocity of the pressure so the vapors will actually condense in the can. This avoids the whole problem of introducing oil into the intake so it stays clean. Can top up with extra oil if needed and swap it out for stock PCV routing for regulatory inspections.
What do you think?
If you decide to install one of these, be sure to empty it on a regular basis to avoid serious mechanical problems.
routing the crankcase output through a long tube to the back of the car ...
... would be breaking the law
the extra length will reduce the velocity of the pressure so the vapors will actually condense ...
... in the tube, plugging it up, and destroying the engine
What do you think?
I think you should leave it alone and just clean out the intake periodically. The engine was engineering to run a certain way. When you start faffing around with it you will create more problems.
Thanks for your feedback. Would be breaking the law but no one would know unless the car broke down and the repair shop reported it. Swap it out if going for inspection. As for the tube getting plugged up, I don't think it would plug up from vapor if it was like at least 1/4" inner diameter. Wouldn't it just drip out? Could check the tube once per year just to see. Still think it's a better idea than going in for whatever kind of cleaning.
Oil catch cans and turbos aren’t directly connected and potentially have little direct impact on each other.
Indirectly, an oil catch can may help a turbo do its job better. Oil catch cans catch tiny oil particles from the PCV system. Thus preventing these tiny particles from building up on the intake.
A turbo compresses air, and that air passes through the intake. If that intake is clogged, then the turbo can’t really do its job efficiently.
