90% of the install is getting the two hoses connected behind the intake manifold. The extra hose for the second valve, including the time to take loose the intake tube, is very minor by comparison. 5 minutes to replace the coupler, and 30 seconds to route and click in the hose.
Great info, do you have any pics of an install of the Sno on the Ecoboost Mustang ?
I was going to suggest the same - no personal experience, but I've been looking into this as well:
138,000 miles yesterday. Replaced the idler pulley on the front cover a couple days ago. Bearing was pretty dry. Drained about a teaspoon on oil & water from the catch can.
use the $$$$ on a good grade of fuel. The car is what it eats ....
The 2.3 Ecoboost engine us a direct injection design. The fuel injectors deliver the fuel directly into cylinder. Because no fuel is sprayed onto the back of the valves or valve stems you do not get any cleaning action. This is the reason folks install catch cans, to collect the oil vapor that is introduced into the intake manifold by the PCV system."The big question is how effective is it at keeping the valves clean?"
Since the fuel flows from the stem side of the valve. Fuel naturally displaces oil, I'd say some oil mist causing a valve to get dirty, is a moot point.
Running a good grade of fuel will have a much, much bigger affect keeping the valves clean.
Run cheap shit fuel, run long between oil changes, 50 catch cans could not keep the valves clean,.. Forced induction, high internal pressures on the block, yes catch can is good to have.
Leave well enough alone,
Pep
Fuel does not touch the intake valves in our cars, which is why even on a stock vehicle a catch can should be used. Oil vapor will pass through the intake manifold without one and will start to cake the intake valves. No matter how well you take care of your vehicle, how often you change the oil, all turbo engines have some blow by, the crank case will always see some kind of positve pressure causing oil vapor to be picked up by the PCV system sucking that oil vapor into your intake manifold."The big question is how effective is it at keeping the valves clean?"
Since the fuel flows from the stem side of the valve. Fuel naturally displaces oil, I'd say some oil mist causing a valve to get dirty, is a moot point.
Running a good grade of fuel will have a much, much bigger affect keeping the valves clean.
Run cheap shit fuel, run long between oil changes, 50 catch cans could not keep the valves clean,.. Forced induction, high internal pressures on the block, yes catch can is good to have.
Leave well enough alone,
Pep
HI , Not sure if you have done this yet or plan to when your warranty is up. I had the same dilemma and decided I would install one, as it can't do any harm and hopefully it will reduce carbon build up. I know you will hate me for this, but I am not a fan of going straight to the named brands, as I have found in the past they all come from China anyway.
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Hi John, as you can read in some post above, I did add a catch can to my setup and I'm happy with it. I track my car on various road courses in Europe, and after a couple laps there's already loads of oil in the can. During daily driving it barely fills up though. So in my opinion it's worth it depending on what your plans for your car are, but it can never hurt adding one.HI , Not sure if you have done this yet or plan to when your warranty is up. I had the same dilemma and decided I would install one, as it can't do any harm and hopefully it will reduce carbon build up. I know you will hate me for this, but I am not a fan of going straight to the named brands, as I have found in the past they all come from China anyway.
I purchased one from China on eBay for £12 UK pounds roughly $14us. A friend of mine had a Mishimoto original, so we compared them. Now from what we could see there was no difference except for the mounting bracket which had only 2 screws whereas the Mishimoto had three. The baffles, filter and the cans were Identical. Same weight and quality. The other difference was that it came with a drain valve so you don't have to keep taking the can off. After this I installed it and have had no issues. Just as a note I purchased some new hose and utilized the factory quick connects. (they are a real pain in the ass to remove without damaging them, but takes time and patience
I removed the factory tubing and cut it off the clips, warmed the new piping and it slid straight onto the factory fittings. The pipework is not moulded as the mishimoto kit, but you can easily route it without kinking and make a nice job. Not done many miles yet but will see what is caught once I have done a thousand miles.
Your right I don't need the UPR the Mishimoto type is good enough for me. I don't do a lot of driving, what I do is not aggressive either. So far not seen anything in the can but have only done a few miles to be fair.