Tenbrooks
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When should an air-oil separator be considered for a 5.0L Coyote engine to extract the oil from the air before it's sent back to the intake manifold? From what I've read, this is more of an issue on the passenger side of the engine although a catch can could be installed on the driver side as well.
JLT makes one for the passenger side for around $160. The install seems simple enough since it's merely a catch can and requires only two connections. Ford Performance also makes one but draining the captured oil appears to be more difficult than the JLT design. My thinking is that if entrained oil in the return air is really an issue, why wouldn't Ford install a separator from the factory? I've never seen this on any engine before.
Anyhow, it's not a big deal but I would be interested in your thoughts as to the necessity of installing an air-oil separator catch can.
JLT makes one for the passenger side for around $160. The install seems simple enough since it's merely a catch can and requires only two connections. Ford Performance also makes one but draining the captured oil appears to be more difficult than the JLT design. My thinking is that if entrained oil in the return air is really an issue, why wouldn't Ford install a separator from the factory? I've never seen this on any engine before.
Anyhow, it's not a big deal but I would be interested in your thoughts as to the necessity of installing an air-oil separator catch can.
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