Does Your F150 Need a Catch Can? - Ford F150 Oil Separators Tested And Explained

In this episode of What's Up With That, Justin shows you why you need an oil separator/catch can for your Ford F150. An oil separator catches and collects the oily vapor produced in combustion before re-routing into your intake tract - essentially helping keep your truck performing at peak performance.

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[alexnunes]

I am a new Ford F150 owner (2018 Lariat 3.5EB) and just found this channel. I have learned so much about trucks in a week than I have in my entire lifetime. I just ordered this for my truck. It already has 41k miles so I hope this helps prolong the life. Thanks!

[hawaiianstyle]

“Passenger side is where the magic happens” That is very true my friend lol

[dogface]

This should be a standard part of the truck.

[spshultzy]

I was one of those that thought I wouldn't need one. I replaced my intercooler yesterday on my 2015 3.5EB and probably drained 1-2 tablespoons of oil from it and maybe another 1/2 a tablespoon of oil from the pipes and couplers. I was expecting maybe a drop or two but there was just way more than I thought there would be. The truck has roughly 48, 000 miles on it and runs perfectly fine with zero issues. I ordered this catch can this morning.

[davidbraswell]

also if your considering walnut blasting it costed me 395 bucks per side and it restored the lost power robbed by carbon build up from not having the catch can installed, its not 100% gone but id say a good 93% is being caught thus making it well worth the investment!! but I couldn't believe the power it restored from cleaning the valves and installing new injectors its well worth it if you have 120, 000 + miles.

[TheRadmanthys]

I didn't know Bradley cooper knew so much about trucks

[v.e.]

When tearing down my 4.3L Vortec for a rebuild in '04, I noticed quite a bit of gunky oil residue on the inside of the intake manifold and throttle body. After a bit of internet searching, I found out about catch cans and installed one on the new engine and what a difference. I have zero oily build-up in my intake manifold or throttle body after more than 50K miles and I saw about a mile or two MPG increase. Wouldn't drive a modern car w/o one, as they are cheap insurance for your engines longevity, by extracting all of the oil, fuel & water vapors that acidify (and ruin) your motor oil, hence the main reason for needing to change your oil. Less frequent oil changes means money in the bank. That's a win, win in my book.

[davidkoonce]

I would like to see TWO of these put in series and see how much makes it into the 2nd can!

[mcmuskie]

I added one to my 2016 2.7, I would empty about half a coffee cup in 2-3 months. I changed my oil every 3, 000klm with Signature Series Amsoil 5w30.
Just bought a 2021 F150 3.5 Turbo, and within a couple days put the JLT Separator on, was easy pezy. When I checked it after 1 week there was nothing. I checked it a week later and nearly nothing.
Still glad it’s on.

[Sagittarius-]

I installed a catch can on my 2020 F150 5.0 when the truck had barely a few hundred miles on it. I just drained it today at about 5, 100 miles. These things definitely work. I wouldn't consider the amount of oil I drained out of it excessive, but I'm definitely glad it didn't make its way into the intake manifold. I'm using the one from Ford Performance with a fabricated bracket and tubing setup, but I'm sure most of the products on the market would do the job. Definitely a good investment as I plan on owning my truck for quite a while, and definitely want to keep it well maintained.

[gtman]

For Turbo apps the 3 line can is better as there is no vacuum under boost to keep it flowing but the turbos will pull a vacuum in the air feed ducts when spooled to maintain a constant draw or flow in the catch can. I run an RX can in my 2014 F150 3.5 Ecoboost.

[rmacleod]

I have a 2013 F-150 w/ 3.5 Ecoboost engine. I installed a UPR oil catch can (large one) that picks up both the driver and passenger side PCV and after several hundred miles I can drain nasty gunk, about 12 oz (into a 16 oz water bottle) that would otherwise be rerouted back to the manifold. I read about these both in F-150 forums and here on U-Tube otherwise I wouldn’t have known about this situation. I installed it around 70K miles and I have almost 120K now. This one isn’t cheap but it’s sturdy, looks good and the hoses are top notch.

[GeorgeAmodei]

YES!... Just started RE-Building my 2008 FOrd F-150 5.4L 3v ...OMG! the VALVES & Intake Manilfold were just like your images. I think all Vehicles should have these installed ! Thx You for making this VID! :) George

[lm-usmc]

I just ordered one. My low mileage '19 doesn't seem to be using oil, but peace of mind none the less. Thanks for the great video.

[djpadko]

It was one of the first mods I installed on my new 2019 F150 EB3.5L - works GREAT, highly recommended.

[thereaperzcrew]

Great explanation, they should make the can clear like plastic or glass so you can see how much you got in there without having to take it off.

[JoeZasada]

Now, it would be good to clean your throttle body and the portion of the intake between the where the tube connects, and the intake manifold... and see if it stays clean over a given period of time

[smorrow]

I bought the JLT one and took about 5 minutes to install. I was surprised at how much oil collected in the can after 4000 miles. Good purchase!

[TheDawgfan]

Definitely helped me on my 3.5, in fact I recommend it. Will help with that 2-3 gear hick up. Also use the Lucas oil treatment, definitely helps every 500 miles

[dalewatkins]

There are 'many' different catch-can's on the market, and I was hoping that a few would have been tested, and which would have been the most efficient, at catching the most 'gunk'! Nonetheless, this is a mod I will need to do to my 3.5L Ecoboost, yet now that the truck is at 125K miles, my intercooler tubes I'm sure have a fair bit of oil in them after seeing this video! This looks to be the most simple design I've seen, as some are much more robust systems, with a larger catch-can, as well as some even with vacuum to help suck the oil, so none get's by at all. Thanks for the video, as it gets those of us that haven't had this done, to get our butts busy, and think about which to purchase!