Oil separator ? How important?
 

So, I am curious about an oil separator. I have a NA 5.0 2011, I want to keep it in as best of shape as I can. What are the plus's if using an oil separator? Will it extend the life of the motor?

Thanks

i dont know alot about this just what i heard and seen, i ordered mine yesterday from am and it will be on my car this sat, for 100 bucks it cant hurt anything, and plus that extra oil cant be good going into the intake like that!!!

Even my wifes weak chrysler 300 sucks oil through the pcv system, so on a high horsepower, high revving 5.0, i'd make it standard equipment.

Look how much oil collected in my intake with no catch can installed.

http://www.pbase.com/paulyoly/image/141975460.jpg

argument side a: hur hurrrr ford engineers know what they are doing, it's safe to burn it off

argument side b: hurr hurrrrr I'm a backyard mechanic, I've torn down engines, I know this is bad for it. costs 100$+ for piece of mind

what I can tell you is yes - they do their job, they collect/capture oil. there is no debating that.

take your pick. there's no definitive answer on this one, just something that is highly debated. I've been reading into this a lot lately and I couldn't come up with a conclusion.

Your average car owner is never going to remember to empty a catch can. Your average engine isn't going to lose significant performance from oil burning through the pcv system. Oil in the combustion chamber lowers the octane of the fuel. Oil in the combustion chamber increases carbon build up. Carbon build up causes hotspots, pinging, detonation.

Ford is not going to spend the extra cost to install a catch can system, because on your average car it will not likely cause any problems. If you have a supercharger or race a lot, then I don't think you can be without one. It wouldn't be hard to make a catch can that would filter the oil and drain back to the crank case.

a catch can keeps your engine much cleaner from oil and blowby vs not having one.
its relatively cheap and easy to install.
you pay 30k+ for a Mustang. add thousands into mods.
a $100 catchcan is nothing compared to the above.
every car with a PCV system should have one.

Steeda's oil separators reduce detonation, oil burning and deposits on the valves by removing oil drawn through the PCV system before it can contaminate the intake charge.

Excess crankcase pressure (sometimes known as "blow-by") is vented from the crankcase through the PCV system, where it is drawn into the intake manifold and returned by the engine. This re-circulated air contains aerated oil from the crankcase which is burned by the engine. It is typically excessive on forced induction applications.

We've got a nice looking billet one that I actually have on my '06 GT and wish I would have had one on it since the day I bought it now. I was surprised at how much oil it collected.

http://www.steeda.com/store/mustang-oil-separator.html

http://www.steeda.com/store/images/p...-separator.jpg

Let me know if I can help you with anything.

Benefits are cleaner combustion mix, slightly better MPG, and it keeps your intake tract cleaner.

Here's the UPR can:

http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-b...arator-11.html

I purchased the JLT Oil Separator last month. Paid about $120 for it from American Muscle. Well, can't honestly say on my part if I notice a difference or not, but I figured it wouldn't hurt having one. I'm sure without it, my Mustang will still be in good condition as long as I take care of it with proper maintenance and all

If u plan doing some performance upgrades then sure but if not. It's not a must have. If u don't just remember to clean ur throttle body