[shaggn85]

View attachment 61658 Depends on the truck and conditions, this what my catch can caught in the first couple thousand miles. Definitely not what I consider tiny amounts.

i dont have a catch can but i m tuned. i do not have much other than very very ight and clear oily residue on the insides of my intake pipes.

broken, thats still not a lot. figure 2k mi? that looks like a few ounces, maybe 3?. we are talking in the realm of .001 to .003 oz per mile. most of that is just ambient moisture in the air that your engine will ingest regardless.

keep in mind, adding a catch can creates a critical point of failure. if you let it fill and it freezes or clogs, you blow out your rear main seal.

no thanks.

if it makes you sleep better at night, i say cheers. i will keep the $200+ in my wallet and have less plumbing and maintenance.

 

[Henfield]

Miracle sprays: Solving all kinds of horrible problems at the same time. Sounds so wonderful doesn’t it?

In my years of taking apart cars, only one had a totally blocked oil pcv system and intake. A turbo volvo whose daily drive was 3 miles twice a day.
Told owner she better start driving long distance if she wanted to keep the car healthy. Even the intake was covered in oily gunk after 100k.
So If you drive long distances, and my trucks do, it’s healthier than the same truck driven short distances.

 

[Bounty Hunter]

No coolant just moist oily goo its common on engines that dont get up operating temp often. Thats also why its important to remember short commutes and excessive idle time are considered severe service for a vehicle.

My catch can contents are always black, never that milky junk you get. Must be high moisture content.

I'm not worried about my catch can becoming full or freezing. I stay up on draining it and it's the baffle type, not a filter/screen type that would be prone to freezing.

 

[Brokedownbutgood]

Typically mine is nice think black goo but if I just drive back and forth to work which is 3 miles for a coupe weeks then go drag my trailer it catchs some moisture. Shaggn mine is tuned as well it makes 0 difference on the ccv system, tuned or not.

 

[shaggn85]

Typically mine is nice think black goo but if I just drive back and forth to work which is 3 miles for a coupe weeks then go drag my trailer it catchs some moisture. Shaggn mine is tuned as well it makes 0 difference on the ccv system, tuned or not.

i didnt insinuate that tuning affected the ccv system. merely pointing out my observations with disclosure about mods to my truck. with that short a commute, id be concerned about water in your sump beating your bearings and cams up more than a tiny bit of ccv goo. that water is just building each time u dont get it to full temp.

 

[Brokedownbutgood]

I was worried about that myself but oil analysis has proven there is no concern there.

 

[dingdangit]

I asked GDE about cleaning intake after tuning at 45000 miles They said to get any benefit would need to tear down the motor, not just remove/clean the intake. Also no additives other than anti-jell. Chemical cleaning of the intake runs the soot into the combustion chamber and then a bigger problem than before. GDE is as expert as you can get, so I'll take their advice.

 

[GottaBeKD]

Didn't see this posted so here goes.
It's important to note this isn't a problem with just diesel engines. Yes they are worse for it due to higher particulate nature of diesel, it's a problem with all direct injection system and the quest for high MPG. Fuel was sprayed into the carbs back in the day followed by multi port fuel injection. Since gas is a good solvent it would keep the intake clean.

Only way to truly clean the plumbing is getting down and dirty with it. In the car world they do walnut blasting to clean out the intake runners so it it doesn't need to be completely taken apart. From the pics I saw of these ecodiesel motors it looks fairly accessible. Once it's clean there are a number of options. You can block EGR function to keep it to just a fine mist of fuel and oil blow by or add water/meth injection to keep it nice and pretty.

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[eddyg519]

never got back to anyone on here. provent 200 will throw a code. I had john from raw performance retune the engine and delete the code. dont be worried about the catch can freezing and blowing seals. the catch can also has a blow off valve at the top to release pressure if need be. I live in -40c (-40F) weather and I left my truck off for a week straight. no issues. you should see how much oil this catch can catches. Im just coming up to 200,000 km and ive had the catch can since about 90. hightly recommend.

 

[7milesup]

Don't you wish your wife was as dirty as your truck?

^^^ That there is funny^^^ That would be a dream come true. LOL

 

[7milesup]

My truck has been in the shop for nearly two months.

They replaced the intake manifold last Wednesday. Here is what it looks like at 92,000 miles....




UGGGHHH.....getting these pictures to post is a study in frustration for me.

 

[minis2003]

Look like time to install a water injection system to prevent carbon build up again or get a tune

 

[7milesup]

Look like time to install a water injection system to prevent carbon build up again or get a tune

GDE Tune will be here Tuesday. Still have another code though that I would like the dealer to take care of first, but we shall see.

 

[Irongardenexpress]

ha ha you can guarantee its plugging itself to death as you drive it I cant afford to trade mine I like it but its a pc of junk

 

[Irongardenexpress]

ripped apart intake

plastic shit that you depend on junk junk **** this design

computer board inside the intake to operate this piece of shit

 

[Henfield]

Wonder what other diesels with similar miles look like

 

[7milesup]

ha ha you can guarantee its plugging itself to death as you drive it I cant afford to trade mine I like it but its a pc of junk

It is not a piece of junk. It has problems due to the EPA requirements. If you think this is the only vehicle that has these issues or will have these issues (with Ford and GM coming out now with their diesels) you are sorely mistaken. Reference the Navistar debacle and the companies that have, and are, suing Navistar over their engines.

After they installed a new intake on mine and I put a GDE tune on it it has been running fine. Sounds like you need to go back to gas because diesel is not for you, unless you are one of these guys that likes to roll coal, which based on your posts, wouldn't surprise me.

 

[smittys95stang]

It is not a piece of junk. It has problems due to the EPA requirements. If you think this is the only vehicle that has these issues or will have these issues (with Ford and GM coming out now with their diesels) you are sorely mistaken. Reference the Navistar debacle and the companies that have, and are, suing Navistar over their engines.

After they installed a new intake on mine and I put a GDE tune on it it has been running fine. Sounds like you need to go back to gas because diesel is not for you, unless you are one of these guys that likes to roll coal, which based on your posts, wouldn't surprise me.

I paid a premium for this truck. They obviously did not do enough research or testing to this system or did and went ahead anyways. You are one of the very lucky ones if yoy do not gave any problems by about 60000 miles or 100000 km. My son bought the gas version at the same time. My $5000 premium plus $5000 parts and labour is just completely ducked. He may have put a couple extra $ in gas. They are junk. I expected better. And yes i have owned diesels before. If you have to cheat it then it is junk.

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[7milesup]

107,000 miles now. No issues whatsoever after the GDE tune.

 

[idoseadoo]

I paid a premium for this truck. They obviously did not do enough research or testing to this system or did and went ahead anyways. You are one of the very lucky ones if yoy do not gave any problems by about 60000 miles or 100000 km. My son bought the gas version at the same time. My $5000 premium plus $5000 parts and labour is just completely ducked. He may have put a couple extra $ in gas. They are junk. I expected better. And yes i have owned diesels before. If you have to cheat it then it is junk.

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They knew exactly what they were doing and the consequences of this much EGR. They knew that all major issues would show up AFTER the warranty period. What was that part with the hole burned in it? I wish I could get my intake replaced. I'd pay them to clean the valve stems too while they're in there. Those get real nasty too and massively rob you of performance. If I had a manifold replaced, I'd have to get a tune to prevent this kind of soot buildup.