Catch can sediment?

[DisturbedGator]

Well today i went ahead and changed my oil. i went ahead with mobil1 5w 20 and a napa filter. while i was putting the oil back in I decided to empty my catch can. Glad i did, this is only the second oil change i have had done(4000 miles) and it was plum full. But after emptying it i noticed something that looked like and felt like sand at the bottom. heres a pic of it, im trying to figure out where it would have come from or if any one else has had this? im worried it might be from my k&n cai.

 

[MADDOG]

Hmmm...looks like fine dirt or sand. Is it gritty?

This is another reason to have one!

 

[DisturbedGator]

yeah its gritty just like sand, i took some of it and washed it with brake cleaner to make sure it wasnt metal shavings and it wasnt shiny or anything.

 

[Mad Cow]

I need to get one of them. I bet it is from the air filter. Do you drive alot of dusty or dirt roads?

 

[The Assassin]

Catch cans are GREAT to have!

 

[DisturbedGator]

no trucks been offroad maybe three times, and it was in some mud everytime. But im glad i got this thing to get this crap outta there

 

[09SMOKINHEMI]

no trucks been offroad maybe three times, and it was in some mud everytime. But im glad i got this thing to get this crap outta there

no doubt! I need to get one bad. this dry, windy West Texas climate has got to be a mess for my truck, especially since I'm running synthetic oil and changing it every 15K

 

[quietpeen]

nice, one day i might buy one

 

[sullivan]

This is the only mod I cant do to my 5.7 :*(

 

[0212353]

one day I might install mine......lol

 

[myoung84]

Definitely a good thing to have!

 

[badfish888]

no to thread jack OP, but ive seen alot of catch can threads, can some one tell me what they are? and the advantages? is it just a sort of ?pre-filter?

 

[sullivan]

one day I might install mine......lol

so youve got one just sitting around the house.

 

[0212353]

so youve got one just sitting around the house.

sitting on one of the 3 shelves of headlights in the shop. :********:

 

[Five.SevenlExpress]

no to thread jack OP, but ive seen alot of catch can threads, can some one tell me what they are? and the advantages? is it just a sort of ?pre-filter?

An oil catch can is used in turbo applications, or high-performance race applications where excessive blow-by (leakage past the piston rings) of air and fuel vapor occurs. This creates a positive pressure in the crankcase. Engine manufactures have placed a valve on the engine block which releases this pressure. This valve is known as a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve. During engine operation, blow-by gases, as well as oil mist from the rotating components of the engine, pass through the PCV valve and are routed back into the intake for the engine to burn off. However, some of the oil mist and other products settle along the engine intake and over time form a "gunk." The oil catch can collects the oil mist and condenses the fuel vapors while allowing "cleaner" gases to be passed back into the intake. Typically the blow-by gasses are passed through a wire mesh, which give the vapor droplets something to adhere to. Since the oil catch cans condense the vapor portion of the gasses, they will need to be drained periodically of all the oil, fuel and other contaminants.

Read more: What is an oil catch can

 

[DisturbedGator]

no to thread jack OP, but ive seen alot of catch can threads, can some one tell me what they are? and the advantages? is it just a sort of ?pre-filter?

^ What he said

 

[S2kiHemi]

I need to get one for my 09. Is there really a reason to spend $100 on a name brand one? Can pick up one on ebay for $25.

 

[sullivan]

I need to get one for my 09. Is there really a reason to spend $100 on a name brand one? Can pick up one on ebay for $25.

Any one will do, but the more expensive ones are built with more quality and they look a little nicer under the hood.

 

[S2kiHemi]

Any one will do, but the more expensive ones are built with more quality and they look a little nicer under the hood.

Spending an extra $75 on something that is going to catch some oil so it will look pretty under the hood............................................. I'll pass lol

 

[09SMOKINHEMI]

i was on the billet website checking these out, and I noticed the different options of hoses.... what's the diff?