Catch can green light for me, edited

[jfoj]

@ReaperHWK

That's a good amount of oil, I recommend checking and draining the catch can about every 2000 miles just so you do not run into problems with an overly full catch can.

Just think how all that oil could be treating your intake path and intake valves.

How many miles on your 2015? The higher the mileage and the more the blowby, the more the oil catch can will fill up. So as the vehicle ages, you may need to check and empty the can more frequently.

 

[ReaperHWK]

@ReaperHWK

That's a good amount of oil, I recommend checking and draining the catch can about every 2000 miles just so you do not run into problems with an overly full catch can.

Just think how all that oil could be treating your intake path and intake valves.

How many miles on your 2015? The higher the mileage and the more the blowby, the more the oil catch can will fill up. So as the vehicle ages, you may need to check and empty the can more frequently.

About 160k miles. It’s used by my wife for kid transport so makes tons of short trips. Mostly city driving.

I bought it used when it had 104k on the clock. It had no catch can on it for all those miles and I had to pulled the intake to clean the intake valves. They were coated in oil. I mean caked!

 

[jfoj]

@ReaperHWK

Thanks for sharing. It is crazy what happens to the intake path on the DI engines with no fuel behind the intake valves. While it can be cleaned up, it is no fun to do or can be expensive. Wonder how many engines have had larger sections of carbon break off and cause problems within the cylinder(s)?

Too bad the vehicle did not have a catch can from day 1. While it may not keep the valves pristine, I am sure they would have far less carbon and oil build up on them with a catch can.

I know some of the Fords are using both Port and Direct Injection on some motors. While I do not think the Port injection is specifically for the intake valve deposit build up, it probably helps a lot on those engines.