Catch Can?

[Mooseinator]

Anyone thinking about adding a catch can or is anyone using one?

I'm interested in some general feedback on what people are doing.

I have one now on my 2019 5.0 and it does catch a lot of crap.

Thinking about adding one to my Tremor here when it arrives later this month.

Thoughts?

 

[Escape Hatch]

Question is if it is needed in these trucks. How well to the PCVs' work? Do the catch cans capture anything? Adding a catch can will require more maintenance as well, emptying, freezing temps, etc.

 

[caslim]

I too am wondering.

 

[Stea]

I'm wondering what a catch can is, but don't mind me...

 

[caslim]

The catch can traps the blow by oil that flows through your PCV valve. Prevents gunking on the valves and such.

I read that it is an issue with the ecoboost due to the high compression.

 

[TJE]

The catch can traps the blow by oil that flows through your PCV valve. Prevents gunking on the valves and such.

I read that it is an issue with the ecoboost due to the high compression.

I don't think it's as big of a deal on the newer ecoboosts as it was on the older ones. Newer ones use port injection in addition to direct injection to keep the valves clean. There's a lot of debate on the Gen14 forums about them.

 

[Escape Hatch]

The catch can traps the blow by oil that flows through your PCV valve. Prevents gunking on the valves and such.

I read that it is an issue with the ecoboost due to the high compression.

I would like to see/read some data on this. Is it speculative marketing to drive sales in after market parts? Perhaps but inquiring minds want to know.

 

[James Dean]

I'm still driving my 2013 FX4 3.5 EB without one. I don't plan on putting one on my next one either.

 

[TJE]

I would like to see/read some data on this. Is it speculative marketing to drive sales in after market parts? Perhaps but inquiring minds want to know.

Americantrucks.com put on a 2017 Ecoboost (Raptor) and after a few thousand miles there was definitely some crap in the catch can. I'd be curious to see the results on a newer one. I want to say 2018 or 2019 they added port injection.

 

[caslim]

That's good to hear. Sounds like we really don't need one then. Port injection will definitely eliminate build up.

 

[Tremors]

I'm still driving my 2013 FX4 3.5 EB without one. I don't plan on putting one on my next one either.

My 2013 F150 with the 3.5 EB doesn’t have one either. It’s showing 172k on the clock and runs excellent.

Although…. I bought this truck used. So there is a small part of my brain that wants to spend $250 on a catch can if it is helpful.