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I love watching Engineering Explained videos. Jason knows his stuff. I've been running catch cans on my Audi's for years, and have installed one on my 2014 F150 EB. I live where it gets pretty cold in winter and have never had an issue with the catch can freezing. Even if any water inside were to freeze it 's not going to hurt anything. And would thaw pretty quickly once you start driving. I Also have one on my 2020 Ram 1500 Hemi, but since that's port injected it's mostly a feel good thing.
What are the chances of having a catch can cause warranty problems?
I've never had any issues with warranty. I suppose if you forget to empty it and it fills up and dumps into the intake it could affect your warranty if anything gets damaged. As long as you maintain it properly I can't see it affecting warranty.
Originally Posted by lawman12345
Is my 2022 2.7L port injected?
I have no direct experience with current EB engines, but have read that they are dual injection engines. Which means they have both port and direct injection. I'm sure someone will correct me if that's wrong.
I've never had any issues with warranty. I suppose if you forget to empty it and it fills up and dumps into the intake it could affect your warranty if anything gets damaged. As long as you maintain it properly I can't see it affecting warranty.
I have no direct experience with current EB engines, but have read that they are dual injection engines. Which means they have both port and direct injection. I'm sure someone will correct me if that's wrong.
Dual injection will help keep the intake valves a lot cleaner, but preventing the deposits from hitting them in the first place is better. Even with port injection, your intake manifold will get gummed up and this can affect performance.
They collect "junk" because they convert what normally goes through the intake in vapor form to liquid by cooling it down. I think they are mostly a feel-good item because "look at all the crap that didn't go through the intake". If the vehicle is kept outside in a cold winter environment, the water in the can can freeze, clog the system up, and create a real issue. If you choose to add one, just make sure you keep it emptied before it fills up, because running with a full can also will cause issues. Running one is a no for me; you have to decide for yourself.
apparently the subject matter certainly makes you "feel good" about replying with your opinion. Its a no brainer on a boosted application.
Its like you can't get enough?
This is 15,000 miles worth of condensate on a 2022 Powerboost with a mix of city and highway driving. Most of what I collect is water, very little oil. I don't see it as worth it on a dual injection engine. I'm mostly just keeping it on as a science experiment, but my recommendation when asked is not to waste the money.
apparently the subject matter certainly makes you "feel good" about replying with your opinion. Its a no brainer on a boosted application.
Its like you can't get enough?
People ask for an opinion so I reply with my considered thoughts. You are welcome to do the same, and are free to choose whichever option you prefer. It's what happens on the Interwebs. You know, kinda like you trying to bust my chops.
When I took the intake cover off my Honda Pilot after 200k miles, its was very very clean. Attribute that to my driving habit of rarely ever doing less than 50 miles on any one drive. That way the engine always got good and hot, helping vapors vaporized and got burned in the intended fashion.
Wife's car doesn't have that driving habit, and I have to open up the PCV system and clean it out. Right now, its kinda time to do it.....
