Catch can —-> Max Care Warranty

[McBroom]

Does anybody know if installing a Catch Can will in anyway violate the Max Care lifetime warranty?


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No affect on the MLW


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[William Hastings]

I have the max care, but 8yr 75k for now. I dont do many miles per year. Was thinking about upgrading to lifetime at some point

 

[chrisbh17]

No affect on the MLW


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Can i get that in writing lol

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[craigsez]

Dealer/manufacture has to prove that your mod caused the failure,its up to them to prove it....There lays the issue,they can hold up the process for ever and in the long run cost you..

One dealer will say its fine and another will say its bad...Get it in writeing from your dealer that its fine and will not void..

My dealer said we don't care what you install as long as you realize if the part you installed caused the issue then its on you..Parts guy even went as far to tell me what he installed on his car that he bought there new..

 

[Kinetic]

Dealer/manufacture has to prove that your mod caused the failure,its up to them to prove it....There lays the issue,they can hold up the process for ever and in the long run cost you..

One dealer will say its fine and another will say its bad...Get it in writeing from your dealer that its fine and will not void..

My dealer said we don't care what you install as long as you realize if the part you installed caused the issue then its on you..Parts guy even went as far to tell me what he installed on his car that he bought there new..

As previously mentioned, this doesn't pertain to aftermarket warranties, only the factory warranty.

 

[Factory]

I Supply Amsoil oil
& filter , my dealer does mine every 5,000 miles and drains my catch can , they laughed at this post -smh

 

[chrisbh17]

I Supply Amsoil oil
& filter , my dealer does mine every 5,000 miles and drains my catch can , they laughed at this post -smh

The problem is when the rubber hits the road, will they be laughing at your catch can or using it as an excuse to not fix your worn out camshaft and/or lifters?

 

[wisconsinwalter]

Does anybody know if installing a Catch Can will in anyway violate the Max Care lifetime warranty?


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To be honest, these are questions for your dealer. Opinions here are all conjecture.

I have had maxcare on two modded jeeps and this truck. The only way it voids the warranty is if the installed part wears out a component. Then only that part is not covered.

Like putting on a lift and the bushings wear out. Bushings wouldn’t be covered.

 

[Pull Ya]

IMHO if your going to add mod's I think you should have a little "stash" somewhere just in case a repair comes out of your pocket. The law may be great but by the time the team of lawyers get through with the case and all the appeals and final litigation is completed your truck will be close to an classic. It sure would sound great to tell someone, " Boy I showed them, it only cost me 50k to win a suit where the repair would have cost 2k". Maybe you'll win attorney fees, but probably not all of them. And the WORST part is you have to trust an attorney.
Jay

 

[BWL]

If you have the lifetime warranty why would you care about having a catch can or even using better oil/filters?

 

[chrisbh17]

If you have the lifetime warranty why would you care about having a catch can or even using better oil/filters?

I like making sure my vehicles are taken care of, regardless of warranties.

I have MaxCare Lifetime myself, but why would I not do everything I can to make sure the truck is in good condition, at minimum it could save me the hassle of having to get that warranty to actually cover something 7+ years from now.

 

[BWL]

Fair enough. Just sounds like you're risking non coverage if something does fail due to defect that the catch can would not have prevented like lifter failure. Might get covered in the end, but it could take years to get reimbursed if they deny you.

 

[misfit77]

Imagine us with remote oil filters?

If need be I can return the crank case ventilation and oil filter back to stock in less than an hour.

God help me if I have to do this on the side of the road before the tow truck comes.

 

[McBroom]

Can i get that in writing lol

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Ask the service manager for a letter and they can provide it.


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[chrisbh17]

Fair enough. Just sounds like you're risking non coverage if something does fail due to defect that the catch can would not have prevented like lifter failure. Might get covered in the end, but it could take years to get reimbursed if they deny you.

Catch can is one thing, but using a non-Mopar oil filter is just plain annoying. The fact they could use a better filter as a reason to deny coverage really ticks me off and actually makes me unhappy with my MaxCare purchase.

Still question if they can void a MaxCare contract while you're under the factory warranty, if they see a non-Mopar part on the vehicle.

 

[BWL]

I'd be less concerned about the better filters especially bigger brands like fram who have taken manufacturers to court themselves for having coverage denied for using their product because they're a big company and their product voiding warranties would cost them a fortune in lost revenue.

 

[Ramnewbie]

Catch can is one thing, but using a non-Mopar oil filter is just plain annoying. The fact they could use a better filter as a reason to deny coverage really ticks me off and actually makes me unhappy with my MaxCare purchase.

Still question if they can void a MaxCare contract while you're under the factory warranty, if they see a non-Mopar part on the vehicle.

I don't know the answer but they make notes everytime you're truck is at dealer. So if they notate that you were using non Mopar filters or have an occ or noticed that you're pcm had been switched and I've heard they can also see how many times you're pcm has been accessed as far as programing or tuning. So just putting back to stock may not be a valuable answer in the end. It goes back to if you're dealer wants to be a ****.

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[Kukailimoku]

I don't know the answer but they make notes everytime you're truck is at dealer. So if they notate that you were using non Mopar filters or have an occ or noticed that you're pcm had been switched and I've heard they can also see how many times you're pcm has been accessed as far as programing or tuning. So just putting back to stock may not be a valuable answer in the end. It goes back to if you're dealer wants to be a ****.

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I get it what you're saying about the pcm access being detectable, but a catch can as the OP shouldn't have an affect on any logs, would it?
Would the engine sense/know/log that it wasn't ingesting all that krap blow back?

 

[Ramnewbie]

I get it what you're saying about the pcm access being detectable, but a catch can as the OP shouldn't have an affect on any logs, would it?
Would the engine sense/know/log that it wasn't ingesting all that krap blow back?

What I was getting at was dealer would notate pvc system modification, then sometime down the road they could use that as a possible reason for something failing, maybe throttle body or plenum gasket. Which in reality the occ should help both if it had any effect.

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[mohemipar]

I wouldn’t be too concerned about a catch can. But as someone else said, ask your dealer. When I had the dealer do the first oil change on my SP the tech actually emptied mine and wiped it down lol. So many guys put these on Hemis I think a lot of service departments are really starting to get used to seeing them. Prob would have to be a really **** department and a pissed off Chrysler case manager to deny a warranty claim because of a catch can. But stranger things have happened.