Oil Catch Can. Yes or No?

[Gsxrdoug]

I can tell something has been in it, but evaporated I guess. I only drive 5 miles one way a day, so no long hauls. Not sure if that matters, just makes me worried that I hooked it up wrong. lol :-(

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[Dr3wDrop]

I can tell something has been in it, but evaporated I guess. I only drive 5 miles one way a day, so no long hauls. Not sure if that matters, just makes me worried that I hooked it up wrong. lol :-(

Been thinking about this some. Idk if anything would evaporate from the sealed catch can. Did your oem line you removed look like mine or was it the previous configuration.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

I've had my Mishimoto Can on for just under 3K miles and have nothing in it. Maybe good gas or no oil in engine. My F150's always had a little something to dump out.

i also think you mean no fuel in engine. No oil would be bad lol

 

[armoredpig]

I devised drain valve for my can. In the winter, these things fill fast!

 

[Gsxrdoug]

Been thinking about this some. Idk if anything would evaporate from the sealed catch can. Did your oem line you removed look like mine or was it the previous configuration.

I had to remove two of the original lines that are in the drivers side wheel well for the mishimoto CC. The mishimoto comes with OE style fitting already installed on the ends.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Update: I think I may have solved the fuel smell issue. Emailed UPR and told them I was experiencing a fuel smell that was not there before. We talked things over and I sent some pictures. Turned out my two hoses were installed backwards on the motor side and the check valve was keeping fuel and other vapor from getting to the can, thus why it was bone dry. I told the guy I got the instructions from his youtube video for the install and it turns out the youtube video is incorrect!

I swapped the hoses and I will report back in a week or so and let you all know if the smell persists or not.

 

[Gsxrdoug]

Well shit, now you have me thinking that my hoses are on backwards. And yes they are a Freaking Pain in the Arse to get to

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Well shit, now you have me thinking that my hoses are on backwards. And yes they are a Freaking Pain in the Arse to get to

It doesn't look like the Mishimoto kit has a check valve in either line so I don't think the hoses could be installed backwards.

 

[Gsxrdoug]

It doesn't look like the Mishimoto kit has a check valve in either line so I don't think the hoses could be installed backwards.

Just looked at their website again, your correct doesn't look like a check is involved just blow through. Plus damn-it I'm pretty good at following directions. LOL

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Just looked at their website again, your correct doesn't look like a check is involved just blow through. Plus damn-it I'm pretty good at following directions. LOL

i was good at following an incorrect video ?

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Quick update. No more fuel smell after switching the lines. Also got to dump some iced coffee looking fluid from the can today.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

While I was checking in my CC today, I noticed the sweat band on the crank case breather was SOAKED. Wiped everything down real good and put on a new sweat band. Checked the oil and everything looked good on that end.

 

[TORQUERULES]

So I got to thinking about oil because of a discussion on an SVT forum I am part of, and I thought about how I have been using 5w40 with pretty good results, but what if there might be something else I could try. Thinking about how our long block assembly is basically stolen from the Focus RS, I looked up what they use. 5w50 synthetic from the factory. I am going to try it. Right now I have some 5w40 waiting to go in, so on the change after the next one (in a couple of hundred miles) I will be trying 5w50 synthetic. I'll report back in a few months, lol.

 

[dtech]

What do mean by " I thought about how I have been using 5w40 with pretty good results " ?

I wouldn't put 5w50 in a stock Ranger.

 

[rcairflr]

Right now I have some 5w40 waiting to go in, so on the change after the next one (in a couple of hundred miles) I will be trying 5w50 synthetic. I'll report back in a few months, lol.

Report back what? I don't see how you could possibly evaluate if that oil has been better , worse or no change. the job of oil is to protect the engine from friction and wear. There is no way to properly evaluate this without tearing down the engine and inspect it.

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