Oil Separator
Based on direct user experience from members on other Mustang forums, it appears an accurate range of S197 blow-by is 1-2 teaspoons per 100 miles (on a NA motor). This equals 1/4 to 1/2 a quart of oil is being ingested into the intake each 5K miles!
6 Teaspoons = 1 fl oz
32 fl oz = 1 Qt (or 192 Teaspoons in 1 Qt)
1 tsp per 100mi = 50 tsp per 5000mi (50 tsp = 8.33oz, or ~ 1/4 Qt)
2 tsp per 100mi = 100 tsp per 5000mi (100 tsp = 16.67oz, or ~ 1/2 Qt)
I’ve had my Moroso oil separator installed now for ~ 18 months and empty it about every 3K miles. I measure the oil collected and average 3 fl oz every 3K miles driven (or 5 fl oz every 5K miles, which is less than 1 tsp/100mi). Although happy this was under the N/A S197 average of 1-2 tsp/100mi, I can't imagine this amount of oil going back into the intake to be re-burned.
6 Teaspoons = 1 fl oz
32 fl oz = 1 Qt (or 192 Teaspoons in 1 Qt)
1 tsp per 100mi = 50 tsp per 5000mi (50 tsp = 8.33oz, or ~ 1/4 Qt)
2 tsp per 100mi = 100 tsp per 5000mi (100 tsp = 16.67oz, or ~ 1/2 Qt)
I’ve had my Moroso oil separator installed now for ~ 18 months and empty it about every 3K miles. I measure the oil collected and average 3 fl oz every 3K miles driven (or 5 fl oz every 5K miles, which is less than 1 tsp/100mi). Although happy this was under the N/A S197 average of 1-2 tsp/100mi, I can't imagine this amount of oil going back into the intake to be re-burned.
Absolutely necessary for high boost applications in my opinion. I pull about an ounce of oil from my Moroso air/oil seperator every 6 months. Considering I only drive about 3K miles a year, that's a lot of oil that I don't want blowing back into my engine.
Modaddict, do u have the setup for the breather air/oil separator? I know you had an old thread for the but that setup is different...
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