Ice in my catch can?

[Phylodog]

Taking a trip this weekend so I just went over everything to make sure the truck was ready. I went to empty the catch can and had to use a set of channel locks to bust it loose (was able to do it without marring) and found what I expected, peanut butter goo. It was a lot more full than I expected as I haven't driven it much recently but when I went to dump it I noticed that not much came out. I have it a couple of good shakes before flipping it over and taking a look. The bottom half was actually frozen peanut butter goo. I stuck a screwdriver in it and wiggled it out of there before cleaning up the can and reinstalling it.

Anyone else had this happen? It's been pretty darned cold here but I wasn't expecting that. I guess there must be quite a bit of condensation going on to have it turn into ice like that.

 

[jbr]

Cold weather and limited engine heat I would think would increase the chances of freezing "peanut butter goo".

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[audio1der]

Cold weather= lots of condensation which will freeze in the can.

 

[Hemi450hp]

Like the guys said, the colder it gets, the more condensation (water) you will have in the can. This causes the can to fill up faster and possibly freeze if the temps are cold enough. Next time, drive it for a few minutes before removing so that it has had a chance to thaw out a bit.

 

[Born N' Raised]

Completely normal for cold weather. Better in the can than back in the intake though. I know on my Nissan it condenses on the inside of the oil cap, which probably means on the inside of the valve cover too. Just shows another reason why catch cans are worth the cashola