Oil Catch Can Question.
02-06-2018, 11:46 AM
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Oil Catch Can Question.
2011 GTVert, Yes , this is normally correct for the passengers side. I only install a, oil separator, on BOTH sides, if the engine has any sort of aspiration. As part of your Mustang’s Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) system, there is a line that connects the crankcase back to the intake tract to release excess gases back through the engine. A way to recycle unused gas fumes, in a way.
The problem is, oil sits in the bottom of the crankcase and can be kicked up during high performance driving conditions. When these oil vapors are picked up and sent through the PCV system back into the intake, oil can coat the linings of your intake, throttle body and interior of your intake manifold which could drastically reduce efficiency. Which, in turn, could result in a loss of power, diluted gas and lowered octane level.
Oil blow-by is worth noticing on naturally aspirated engines, but drastically increased on turbocharged and supercharged engines.
The problem is, oil sits in the bottom of the crankcase and can be kicked up during high performance driving conditions. When these oil vapors are picked up and sent through the PCV system back into the intake, oil can coat the linings of your intake, throttle body and interior of your intake manifold which could drastically reduce efficiency. Which, in turn, could result in a loss of power, diluted gas and lowered octane level.
Oil blow-by is worth noticing on naturally aspirated engines, but drastically increased on turbocharged and supercharged engines.
02-06-2018, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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2011 GTVert, Yes , this is normally correct for the passengers side. I only install a, oil separator, on BOTH sides, if the engine has any sort of aspiration. As part of your Mustang’s Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) system, there is a line that connects the crankcase back to the intake tract to release excess gases back through the engine. A way to recycle unused gas fumes, in a way.
The problem is, oil sits in the bottom of the crankcase and can be kicked up during high performance driving conditions. When these oil vapors are picked up and sent through the PCV system back into the intake, oil can coat the linings of your intake, throttle body and interior of your intake manifold which could drastically reduce efficiency. Which, in turn, could result in a loss of power, diluted gas and lowered octane level.
Oil blow-by is worth noticing on naturally aspirated engines, but drastically increased on turbocharged and supercharged engines.
The problem is, oil sits in the bottom of the crankcase and can be kicked up during high performance driving conditions. When these oil vapors are picked up and sent through the PCV system back into the intake, oil can coat the linings of your intake, throttle body and interior of your intake manifold which could drastically reduce efficiency. Which, in turn, could result in a loss of power, diluted gas and lowered octane level.
Oil blow-by is worth noticing on naturally aspirated engines, but drastically increased on turbocharged and supercharged engines.
02-07-2018, 08:43 AM
#5
2. Buck Sargeant has already explained that very well.
Mine behaves the same way. I have a valve cover breather on the driver's side that always remains dry, and a DIY oil catch can breather on the passenger side that collects just a tiny amount of oil.
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