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bosco200 · 12-31-2015, 01:54 PM

Car has about 43,000 on her, just put a catch can on about 100 miles ago and today figured I'd take a peak and this is what I find, what is it?

vroomapunk · 12-31-2015, 01:58 PM

Chocolate milk!

Or are you asking how a catch can works?

bosco200 · 12-31-2015, 01:58 PM

I also just read that it could be condensation from it being cold outside, and it is freezing here right now, so what do you guys think?

bosco200 · 12-31-2015, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroomapunk

Chocolate milk!

Or are you asking how a catch can works?

HA yeah looks delicious, well this is the first time ive emptied it and the first catch can ive ever had, I thought it was going to just look like drained oil

Ryanbabz71 · 12-31-2015, 02:16 PM

+1 on Condensation

This is from my truck

Ryan

bosco200 · 12-31-2015, 03:21 PM

Alright condensation it is! Thanks guys

speedygonzales · 01-05-2016, 09:08 AM

It's always important to drive long enough to heat the oil properly to burn that off. In other words, people that drive short distances continually that never properly heat the oil to burn all that off, will eventually have shortened engine life.

For the same reason oil is given a life in the engine even if it's not driven. You've seen the old 6 months or 3000 mile recommendation. The time recommendation was because of condensation accumulation. The water combined with the acids from the combustion process corrode the metal surfaces.

Even in a lawn mower, at least one of the recommended oil changes is before you put it away for the winter. So less of the acid(from combustion) and moisture attack the metal surfaces inside.

Denis · 01-05-2016, 10:40 AM

sometimes mine looks like this:

and other times it looks like this:

Ragnar · 01-05-2016, 03:33 PM

Mine always has this color.

Ryanbabz71 · 01-05-2016, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedygonzales

It's always important to drive long enough to heat the oil properly to burn that off. In other words, people that drive short distances continually that never properly heat the oil to burn all that off, will eventually have shortened engine life.

For the same reason oil is given a life in the engine even if it's not driven. You've seen the old 6 months or 3000 mile recommendation. The time recommendation was because of condensation accumulation. The water combined with the acids from the combustion process corrode the metal surfaces.

Even in a lawn mower, at least one of the recommended oil changes is before you put it away for the winter. So less of the acid(from combustion) and moisture attack the metal surfaces inside.

I do oil analysis four times a year on my truck and there is nothing out of the ordinary showing up.

Ryan

8balldeluxe · 01-05-2016, 06:15 PM

That appears to be a faulty catch can, you'd better take it off and send it to me.

Denis · 01-06-2016, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

I do oil analysis four times a year on my truck and there is nothing out of the ordinary showing up.

Ryan

where do you send your oil to? Blackstone?

12-31-2015, 01:54 PM	#1
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	What's in my catch can? Car has about 43,000 on her, just put a catch can on about 100 miles ago and today figured I'd take a peak and this is what I find, what is it? Attached Images

12-31-2015, 01:58 PM	#2
vroomapunk [COTW 5/12/14] Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NOLA Posts: 6,115 View My Garage	Chocolate milk! Or are you asking how a catch can works? __________________

12-31-2015, 02:16 PM	#5
Ryanbabz71 Drives: 2021 ZL1 1LE Satin Steel Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 6,353 View My Garage	+1 on Condensation This is from my truck Ryan __________________ Ryan 2021 ZL1 1LE Satin Steel Metallic Build Page: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=632481

01-05-2016, 09:08 AM	#7
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	It's always important to drive long enough to heat the oil properly to burn that off. In other words, people that drive short distances continually that never properly heat the oil to burn all that off, will eventually have shortened engine life. For the same reason oil is given a life in the engine even if it's not driven. You've seen the old 6 months or 3000 mile recommendation. The time recommendation was because of condensation accumulation. The water combined with the acids from the combustion process corrode the metal surfaces. Even in a lawn mower, at least one of the recommended oil changes is before you put it away for the winter. So less of the acid(from combustion) and moisture attack the metal surfaces inside. __________________ Fix your garage pics so we can see them

01-05-2016, 10:40 AM	#8
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	sometimes mine looks like this: and other times it looks like this: __________________

12-31-2015, 03:21 PM	#6
bosco200 Vet. USMC Machine Gunner Drives: 2010 2SS Black with red stripes Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ste. Genevieve MO Posts: 90	Alright condensation it is! Thanks guys

01-05-2016, 03:33 PM	#9
Ragnar Destroyed by flooding Drives: Wife's car Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,672	Mine always has this color. Attached Images __________________

01-05-2016, 06:15 PM	#11
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