Any Options For Oil Catch Cans/Separators? Thoughts On Them In General?

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Hey everyone.

Since these new engines have turbos, is there a greater need for oil catch can (aka oil separator) system? I know people had beef with them on NA motors, and while I understand the questions, I do believe they still play a positive role.

Anyway, has anyone installed one yet? Any good options out there? And what are your thoughts on their "necessity" given these new motors? I would think it would help to extend the longevity and prevent build-up, etc.

Let me know what you think!
 
I installed one last fall. https://burgertuning.com/products/b...4&_sid=5f78a103d&_ss=r&variant=45930143285422
When it was very cold (-10 to -30) it caught a lot of water, and needed emptying every time I filled the gas tank. It has caught some oil but very little, maybe a few tablespoons over 6-7K miles? My opinion, save your money.

Very interesting. The one I had my 3G Tacoma, J&L, collected a few ounces every oil change or so. More so in the beginning, when I first installed it, then the collection rate slowed a bit and stabilized. It was like a gasoline, oil, carbon, and water soup. Pretty liquidy. I wonder why on our turbo motors it's not collecting even more... Maybe that's part of all that fancy engineering inside, maybe they found a way to prevent excess blow-by. Not sure.
 
Very interesting. The one I had my 3G Tacoma, J&L, collected a few ounces every oil change or so. More so in the beginning, when I first installed it, then the collection rate slowed a bit and stabilized. It was like a gasoline, oil, carbon, and water soup. Pretty liquidy. I wonder why on our turbo motors it's not collecting even more... Maybe that's part of all that fancy engineering inside, maybe they found a way to prevent excess blow-by. Not sure.
Yeah, I was surprised how little it caught! I took it off last week, hadn’t checked it in a month and it was empty. I’ll put it back on after OTT tune and see?
 
Yeah, I was surprised how little it caught! I took it off last week, hadn’t checked it in a month and it was empty. I’ll put it back on after OTT tune and see?

Yeah man, let us know.
 

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