Hi,
I've been on the fence about buying a catch can for my stock 2013 ecoboost for a little while now. I'm pretty sure about pulling the trigger in this and buy one. I leaning towards the UPR catch can, but had some questions that I'm hoping some of you can honestly answer for me. I really want as an unbiased response as possible....no salesmen (or women) wanted or needed....(I'm not paying close to $400 for a catch can!).

1. I live in NY where the other day it was -6F. Will this catch can freeze up on me? Anyone in the colder climates have any issues with that?

2. Do I really need 2 catch cans?? If I buy just the passenger side (boosted side?), then would that catch most of it? I figure 1 is better than none. I've been told i do not need a catch can on the driver's side by a very knowable source....it would be over kill for a stock engine he said. Also, I'm trying to keep the cost down before I wake up one of these days in the middle of the night with my wife standing over top of me holding a knife!...at this point she hates my truck and I've spent nothing compared to some of you!

3. Specifically, those of you running the UPR on the passenger side, what are your thoughts?



I need to get about 100,000 miles out of this truck, which I do about 15,000 miles a year (so, in about 6.5 years).


Thanks in advance for all of your help.

 

its my understanding with the ford PCV setups that the pass side is usually responsible for the majority of the oil going back into the intake. I only ran a separator on the pass side of my Lightning and the oil on my intercooler/lower intake was reduced to basically nothing

i dunno the freezing point of motor oil but I dont see what harm it would do even if it did freeze up in the can for a while

 

Thanks for the reply. As far as for my freezing question, I guess I'm more concerned about the water vapors (condensate) freezing the mesh media up and/or one of the lines freezing closed. I would empty it religiously, so it would never fill all the way up.

Oh, BTW, my truck sits outside 95% of the time. I use it for commuting 2 hrs a day M-T. It pretty much sits Friday-Sunday.

 

It depends which side of the pcv system has the fresh air. That's the side you want it on. Under high crankcase pressures the pcv system reverses flow letting oil into intake

 

The UPR catch can on my 5.0 has seen -20F with no issues. Also sits outside 24/7. The whole inside of the can will eventually just be coated in a fine film of oil so water won't stick to it but will collect in the oil. I don't think you need to worry about it or the hoses freezing. Even if it did, a running motor would unfreeze it pretty quickly.

 

Just got my catch can from upr and it came with a $5 off code. Pm me if you would like it, as I have nothing else to purchase from them.

 

Thanks....good to hear. I think I'll be ok then....it never gets to -20°F in Buffalo, NY.

Does anyone else have experience with the UPR catch can in very cold weather?....my Canadian f150 friends?....how about you poor guys all the way up in Alaska????

 

Thanks buddy!, but I'm gonna order from Stage 3 Motorsports....little cheaper and free shipping.

 

Damn wish I would have known that!

 

IMHO, you probably don't need two catch cans. However, I would use the catch can on the CCV on the driver side. On my EB, I catch far more condensate, un-burnt fuel, and oil on that side than the passenger side can. Having the can on the CCV on the driver side will also help to keep the condensate/gas/oil mixture out of the CAC which may help avoid the shudder that so many folks have.

Where do you plan to mount the catch can? If mounted in the engine compartment, it should stay warm enough when driving to not freeze. It will freeze if you truck sits outside for long periods. If mounted in front of the radiator, chances are in really cold weather, it may freeze even while driving.

So, who said the best place for the can is on the passenger side?