I believe that was the BOLT; the full EV (BEV). The Volt is a plug in hybrid (PHEV). As for what happened to it - I still have it. It's been great and I get way better MPGs than any Prius (other than the Prime) could. 84 lifetime MPG, currently.
Your picture shows a completely different venting from the earlier PCV systems on the 2.0 EcoBoost engines. Earlier 2.0 EcoBoost engines have a PCV valve, a short hose, and a connection into the intake. To reach the PCV, the intake manifold needed to be unbolted. Anything coming out of the PCV went directly into the intake bypassing the turbo and intercooler. This seems amazing and I agree that if the oil can get thru the turbo without coking then the cool fins of the intercooler would condense any of the liquid that comes thru. I hope there is a drain on the bottom of the intercooler. One consolation is adding a can is now easier since the intake does not need to be removed. This reminds me of cars in the 60's and 70's that ran a vent hose to a little filter in the air cleaner.Oil separators are done! The way the factory system sucks unfiltered oil/vapors directly from the valve cover and into the intake tract. This is HORRIBLE. I expected a PCV in line, there is nothing. So the key is to simply keep this oil out of the intake and even more importantly the intercooler. This can does that.
The pictured can is in raw aluminum, the production models will all be powder coated in wrinkle black. We will start welding those cans up tomorrow, we should be able to ship product next week, no issue.
We are able to do these for $279!
Q&A:
Sure. I'll try to explain the system. I'll try to type this out to make it make sense.
The crankshaft is spinning in the engine splashing oil around, same goes for the camshafts. The combustion process causes a lot of cylinder pressure, some of that sneaks past the rings and into the block. The cylinder heads have holes that drain the oil back to the oil pan, those same holes allow that combustion gas that ends up in the crank case to make it into the cylinder head area. So you end up with all these spent combustion gasses and oil inside your engine. The valve cover has a vent on it that, in this case, goes directly to the air intake tube. That tube is always under vacuum sucking those vapors and oil out of the valve cover and into the intake. Those gases and oil is then sucked into the turbo, compressed and travels through the intercooler pipes, intercooler and then back into the intake manifold, cylinder head/valves re-burnt and the processes goes on and on.
Over time, and in many cases not a lot of time, that oil/vapor builds up on the valves/pistons and combustion chamber. It also lowers octane values and the worst part is the oil coats the inside of the intercooler and keeps building up inside of it. We have dumped a solid 1/2 quart of oil out of intercoolers in the past.
The oil separator is put into this system and catches that oil and separates it by a filtering media that is in the can. You occasionally drain it and it keeps the largest majority of the oil in the can, that is the closed system you see here.
A vented can has a filter on the top of it and is not recirculated (I should say should not be). The valve cover vent goes to the can, the crankcase vents directly to the can and catches 100% of the oil and vapors and the intake tract where it use to re-circulate to is eliminated.
The system on the Maverick is good for performance but horrible for contaminating the intake tract. The performance side is good because it directly vents the crankcase pressure but it does so with no way to filter out the contaminates. So what you gain in a drop in crankcase pressure will soon be cancelled by an intercooler full of oil. Even a thin film of oil inside an intercooler drastically drops its efficiency.
Hope this helps.
Someone can add to this or say I'm wrong... But think of the average person... If they need a warning that the oil life is 0% and needs to be changed, do you really think they will check a tiny 8-12 ounce container and want to drain it every few months? For a gear head or a car enthusiast... Yes this is a no brainerd product that does what it's supposed to do. For a person who never checks engine oil much less change it by themselves in the first place, this product would cause head aches if it got over filled and then leaked into engine thru the tubes and then the Ford engineers would scream as instead of a constant molecular stream of atomized oil/gas/water went into engine now a steady stream of water droplet sized oil/gas/water containments went in as the can overfilled into the tubes. Does this make sense? The 'average' person would not check it, or want to deal with it, therefore they would not add it to the vehicle knowing full well it "would" help the engine, no engineer would ever tell you otherwise a catch can WON'T help. They may say it won't do much... This opens the gates to a new discussion of " is it worth it" in which case the answer is "sure". You may save parts of your engine from corrosion, but think of the thousands of drivers that don't even know what a catch can is, and they make it to 150-200k on their daily drivers. *I will buy one for my maverick, this is just a discussion for your question, hope I answered it fully.* As always, everyone has an opinion; and the internet is full of em.
Would this help eliminate or slow down the dreaded carbon build up on the Intake valves on the direct injection engines?Oil separators are done! The way the factory system sucks unfiltered oil/vapors directly from the valve cover and into the intake tract. This is HORRIBLE. I expected a PCV in line, there is nothing. So the key is to simply keep this oil out of the intake and even more importantly the intercooler. This can does that.
The pictured can is in raw aluminum, the production models will all be powder coated in wrinkle black. We will start welding those cans up tomorrow, we should be able to ship product next week, no issue.
We are able to do these for $279!
Q&A:
Sure. I'll try to explain the system. I'll try to type this out to make it make sense.
The crankshaft is spinning in the engine splashing oil around, same goes for the camshafts. The combustion process causes a lot of cylinder pressure, some of that sneaks past the rings and into the block. The cylinder heads have holes that drain the oil back to the oil pan, those same holes allow that combustion gas that ends up in the crank case to make it into the cylinder head area. So you end up with all these spent combustion gasses and oil inside your engine. The valve cover has a vent on it that, in this case, goes directly to the air intake tube. That tube is always under vacuum sucking those vapors and oil out of the valve cover and into the intake. Those gases and oil is then sucked into the turbo, compressed and travels through the intercooler pipes, intercooler and then back into the intake manifold, cylinder head/valves re-burnt and the processes goes on and on.
Over time, and in many cases not a lot of time, that oil/vapor builds up on the valves/pistons and combustion chamber. It also lowers octane values and the worst part is the oil coats the inside of the intercooler and keeps building up inside of it. We have dumped a solid 1/2 quart of oil out of intercoolers in the past.
The oil separator is put into this system and catches that oil and separates it by a filtering media that is in the can. You occasionally drain it and it keeps the largest majority of the oil in the can, that is the closed system you see here.
A vented can has a filter on the top of it and is not recirculated (I should say should not be). The valve cover vent goes to the can, the crankcase vents directly to the can and catches 100% of the oil and vapors and the intake tract where it use to re-circulate to is eliminated.
The system on the Maverick is good for performance but horrible for contaminating the intake tract. The performance side is good because it directly vents the crankcase pressure but it does so with no way to filter out the contaminates. So what you gain in a drop in crankcase pressure will soon be cancelled by an intercooler full of oil. Even a thin film of oil inside an intercooler drastically drops its efficiency.
Hope this helps.
YES!
The vent needs to be large enough to get ALL crankcase pressure out of the engine, so you could get a cap that is 1.5" I suppose and cap it, however, I think if emissions is a concern the sealed unit is a better bet. We are having some parts CNC'd to make some other products.Pardon my half fast understanding, but I do think I somewhat understand the discussion.
If I've totally missed the boat, I'll still risk asking the question.
I understand the vented can should return less bad stuff into the engine than the sealed can.
I thought I also read that the vented system MIGHT/DOES create a problem with smog testing.
If I have that correct so far, here's the question:
Will the vented can have a provision for removing the vent and replacing it with a bolt (or something else)? <Just curious>
I hope I explained my question well enough.
As an aside-
Seems many people responding might be jealous or envious of you +/or your business success.
A++++ on the way you're handling it!
I just need to get them up there but want to get it up with the finalized picture with the powder coating and fittings. You are welcome to call and place an order, we don't charge for any parts here until they ship. 567-424-0471.
Can is 4" diameter and about 4" tall, so if you let it fill to the bottom of the two inlets, which you shouldn't, it would be just shy of a quart.
No, for sure doesn't increase them.
Thank you sir..
