Danny Ramirez
Well-Known Member
I’m gonna leave this comment and walk away...
Ill start by saying I bought a new ranger for reliability, warranty, and because I love it. As stated in many of these threads, these engines were stress tested, abused, and then torn apart for inspection. If Ford thought a catch can was necessary, our trucks would have one. We’ve come a long way with technology... I’ll give an example;
I owned a 1998 Expedition that had a 5.4 Triton with 284,000 miles. I loved it, I kept up with Maintenance (always used the same oil!!!!) and it never failed me. I sold it to someone who got it to 300,000 with no issues. I will say, however, that when I went to change the spark plugs (extremely difficult on the Triton 5.4) I looked down the bore into the cylineder... it was caked up with gunk.. note.. 1998 truck with 1998 PCV system.
like wise for my dads bone stock 2002 F250 with a V10... 340,000 miles no issues... just spark plugs and coils.
My 2000 Ram 2500 Cummins diesel however... different story! The 24 valve Cummins came with a catch “bottle” from the factory. My truck with 218,000 miles and a very healthy stock engine had no *noticeable* blow by.. but the bottle still filled up. This is because the Cummins engine creates a ton of crank case gasses/ pressure. Engineers decided the catch can was necessary due to the sheer volume of oil blow by. It’s a lot, Not just a few ounces like some ranger owners are reporting, we’re talking 6-10 ounces of black oil every 5000 miles, and this is normal!
my point is.. yes there will always be blow by and gunk that will add up over time, but if Ford, in 1998, could design 300,000+ mile engines, I’m confident That my 2019 ranger could match if not double this figure.
**I would like to note that I am not comparing our ecoboost engines to the triton engines.. two different animals. I’m simply stating that Ford has done their homework.
Now.. I do believe catch cans can do some good. I just don’t think people should feel like they need to modify their brand new $30,000+ trucks.
YES DEALERS ARE FULL OF SHIT.... BUT REMEMBER, THEY SELL VEHICLES, THEY DONT MAKE THEM
Ill start by saying I bought a new ranger for reliability, warranty, and because I love it. As stated in many of these threads, these engines were stress tested, abused, and then torn apart for inspection. If Ford thought a catch can was necessary, our trucks would have one. We’ve come a long way with technology... I’ll give an example;
I owned a 1998 Expedition that had a 5.4 Triton with 284,000 miles. I loved it, I kept up with Maintenance (always used the same oil!!!!) and it never failed me. I sold it to someone who got it to 300,000 with no issues. I will say, however, that when I went to change the spark plugs (extremely difficult on the Triton 5.4) I looked down the bore into the cylineder... it was caked up with gunk.. note.. 1998 truck with 1998 PCV system.
like wise for my dads bone stock 2002 F250 with a V10... 340,000 miles no issues... just spark plugs and coils.
My 2000 Ram 2500 Cummins diesel however... different story! The 24 valve Cummins came with a catch “bottle” from the factory. My truck with 218,000 miles and a very healthy stock engine had no *noticeable* blow by.. but the bottle still filled up. This is because the Cummins engine creates a ton of crank case gasses/ pressure. Engineers decided the catch can was necessary due to the sheer volume of oil blow by. It’s a lot, Not just a few ounces like some ranger owners are reporting, we’re talking 6-10 ounces of black oil every 5000 miles, and this is normal!
my point is.. yes there will always be blow by and gunk that will add up over time, but if Ford, in 1998, could design 300,000+ mile engines, I’m confident That my 2019 ranger could match if not double this figure.
**I would like to note that I am not comparing our ecoboost engines to the triton engines.. two different animals. I’m simply stating that Ford has done their homework.
Now.. I do believe catch cans can do some good. I just don’t think people should feel like they need to modify their brand new $30,000+ trucks.
YES DEALERS ARE FULL OF SHIT.... BUT REMEMBER, THEY SELL VEHICLES, THEY DONT MAKE THEM
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