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Oil Catch Can are useless

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by abubin, Jan 30, 2023.

  1. Eddie25

    Eddie25 Active Member

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    Generic amazon 350ml located under the engine. I take out the air filter box to dump it between oil changes, takes about 10 min. It wouldn't bother me if it filled up faster in the summer and not the winter. I suppose I could have located it up top and that would pretty much solve my issue.
     
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    Maybe that can just isn’t very effective; does it have internal baffling?
     
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    OMG. I just spit out my drink! ROFLMAO!.. My wife and I HAVE HEATED ARGUEMENTS OVER MY DIRTY SHOP TOWELS. after 13 years of marriage............we now have rules...
    LOL. I now have my own stash that are MINE. We have a drawer full for the FAMILY to use..and SHE has HERS in a super secret stash somewhere in the woman cave. NO JOKE.
     
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    The wife and I came to a compromise a couple years ago, actually. I keep a cardboard box in the garage near the door that goes into the house/kitchen area. When she has any household towels that she deems no longer worthy of keeping (regardless of size or where used), she washes them one last time and then places them in that box, where they officially become shop rags. I have quite an abundant supply. Anywhere from beach towels to facecloths. I still like to grab one from the kitchen every now and then just to keep her guessing..
     
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    Correct. The Gen 3 intake manifold does a great job at catching oil, sludge, carbon, water, etc. In fact, it's so effective, it can completely defeat the EGR process, causing broken head gaskets and piston rods, etc.
     
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    It's hard to keep track of all the "x causes broken head gaskets and rods etc." stories floating around PriusChat. Some are less persuasive than others, but we might just have set a new record.
     
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    You are right. As noted above, more recent engine designs drain the condensate back to the sump. The condensate volume is much less in engines without low tension rings and a low PCV valve location.
     
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