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I bought an engineered kit from Mishimoto for my 2016 2.7 ecoboost and put almost 200k miles on the truck with it. Best investment ever. I installed the catchcan at about 25k miles. And cleaned the throttle body and all three MAP sensors. I checked those another 2 times i owned the truck and they were clean. So absolutely worth ot on the ecoboost. Never once had an issue wirh that truck increadibly reliable. All basic maint. On the 200k miles i had it.

I just installed this catch can setup and it works great. There is a sensor on the driver’s side PCV tube. It needs be installed on the hose coming off of the turbo pipe, not the valve cover or you will get an engine light.

Just stumbled on this video. I have an F150 with the 3.5 ecoboost as well and love it. Agree wholeheartedly on the oil changes. I do mine every 5000 miles max. I also highly recommend adding MotorKote to your oil. I'm usually bot one for additives and snake oils but this is a good one that actually does what it says it does. Those turbos spin at 170000 RPM at highway speeds and generate a lot of heat. Those little micro ports can get clogged and no oil = kerploded turbo. It also does a lot to prevent that cam phaser rattle that these are known for. Also, after driving and parking your truck, let it idle for about 5 minutes before shutdown. It allows the turbos to cool properly and prevent premature failure. I learned that from our mechanic that maintains our fleet of ambulances that have turbo diesels.

Can you add more pics on how you mounted the catch cans and routing the hoses? Thanks! Enjoyed the video.

Thank you for making this video, I just bought my first Ecoboost F-150 with 50,000 miles appreciate all of the tips!

Yes..buying an unplanned 2013 F150 EcoBoost is what I did also as I past a Ford Dealership and the sticker price and truck caught my eye. Of course I had to buy a small economy car to go with it.

I just ordered two catch cans I was going to put one on,until I watched your video. I was wondering why nobody mentioned anything about the left side of engine .Thanks a lot for the info.I just subscribed.I’ll be seeing you again.....

Thanks for the tip on the OE ends would have never thought to use them 👍

Good video. This helped me with installing dual catch cans on our 2015 Expedition 3.5L Ecoboost. It took me longer to make the bracket to mount them on the firewall than it did to install the catch cans and hoses. Thanks.

Great advice. I just purchased a 2012 f150 fx4 3.5 turbo and will get the catch can you covered in this video asap. stay safe

A demonstration on how you made the bracket would have been neat

They put the tag over the cooler to cut down on condensation getting in the system. Now they use shutter vents. The water in the system was causing plug problems. 2018 and newer use dual injection to help clean the valves and performance. Separators are a nice thing to have should've come from the factory with it.

I just bought an '18 F150 with 160k miles. Runs perfect, completely stock. Truck literally looks like a 20k mile truck. Previous owner def took care of it. Had full records and was Ford certified which means all oil changes were done on time and at an authorized dealer. It feels like a new truck, smells and looks like a new truck. Pulls everything I need it to. But I haven't did the mods yet, which I do plan to do. The first thing I did was put a soft tonneau cover on, which now everything stays dry in the bed. Also installed a 2nd row seat tray, which holds all my straps, fire extinguisher, and junk under the back seat. Installed husky liners which def keep the dirt off the carpet. Also installed a 3/4" hose on the evaporator drain pipe, passenger side firewall behind the wheel well liner, to prevent the common leak problem which hasn't appeared yet. I'm thinking about installing a programmer to remove the top speed limiter, and gain a little more power, lol. Not that it needs it, but why not...

In very cold winters, condensate in the catch can lines will freeze - unless you mount the cans so that gravity drains it into the can when you shut down the engine. My 2012 F150 (3.5L) had this trouble and oil (>1 quart) blew past a valve cover gasket. The oil leak stopped once the ice in the line melted & the crankcase pressure normalized. You southern boys won't have this problem, of course.

Subscribed to the channel! I love my '18 2.7 Babyboost, that I got in Dec.' 21, with 83,000 miles on the clock. I don't know what you do for a living, but I wish FoMoCo would pick you up as a common sense engineer! Great tips, thanks from a Texas fan.

just got a 2014 3.5 ecoboost with 100k miles. Then did research lol. It has had oil changes every 10k but I'm hoping I can do a few things to it, change oil every 5k, and not deeply regret this purchase lol. Prolly doin the catch can first and checking the intake valves for carbon.

I bought a used 2012 f150 about 5 years ago. I got a scorching good deal. It had a few items of neglect. sticky valves was one of the issues. I solved that and have no issues. I read about catch cans and opted to generate something Simler for NO cost. It is called a weep hole in the inner cooler. I leave it unplugged for the bypass gunk to drain. The weep hole serves as a port of entry for intake cleaning. It cleans the residue from the remining bypass gunk from the valve stems without messing with the downstream sensors.

Good point on not blocking the space on front grill with a license plate. I would rather use 1”-2” spaces, though, but keep the plates on its place.

I just purchased a 2015 F-150 Platinum truck with the 3.5 L. It scares the crap out of me because it's so Hi-Tech. Thanks for the video. I need to learn more about this truck.

I have 293,456 miles on my 2011 f150 lariat 3.5 and other than the K&N drop in air filter, MSD coils and 4” MBRP exhaust the engine is bone stock and I tow large 25’-35’ yachts with it every week and this thing still has a TON of power, no catch cans, no tune.

I just got a 3.5 ecoboost the exact way your introduction stated lol. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I have 100k on my king ranch already, only have changed the cam shaft rear seal and the check valve and solenoid valve other than that its been regular maintenance. Runs like new. Thanks for the video

Hilarious bro. And that is my exact truck. Have had it five years without a single problem. Love it and recommend it. Used or new.

I just bought a 3.5 Eco with 48k on it. I like the truck A LOT so far but I'm nervous. Always been a preventive maintenance guy (I guess that's the US Army in me) but if something goes wrong I hope it does before the warranty is up.

I was that guy too.. I never would buy or had purchased a new truck or car, worse financial decision ever. Then COVID hit and right now USED trucks are selling for over MSRP and if you can find the right dealer you can pick up a brand new truck at MSRP. I just picked up a 2021 F150 XLT FX4 brand new because it was at MSRP vs the older trucks selling at over MSRP. Granted MSRP of a 2018 is still lower then MSRP of a 2021 but the difference between a low mileage used F150 and a new F150 actually justified buying one new.

Thanks for posting this!! Just finished mine today and used your video as reference. Keep em coming!!

Every time you said blow by after the initial punch line had me cracking up 🤣

I've got an 11 3.5 eco platinum with 293,756 and no catch can... yet. But I change oil ever 5,000 and drive it like an old man 50 miles every day. Thanks for showing this mod can be done cheaply. I've got 2 in my cart now.

Damn that's a beautiful truck...I can see why you would be lured into purchasing it driving past the lot! Just gorgeous.

I catch can every vehicle I have... I use a see-thru bowl though, so I can just glance at it while checking the oil. yours looks nicer though =)

Can you explain more about the bracket you used to attach the catch cans, the size and how you attached it?

About buying new....I purchased a brand new 2019 F150 Lariat 502a package with moon roof FX4 in the 4th quarter of the year, got it at 0.99% Ford financed, they gave a new set of Winter tires with Ford Alloy wheel (not ugly steel rims) and Ford Tonneau Cover 50% off, with new Weather Teck mats for Free. Now coming to the point, I shopped a lot before buyin for used F150 Lariat or Platinum and none, I mean none I found which actually beat the price Ford offered for a new one...the Used price with finance monthly premium was either same as what Ford offered for a new or in some cases more..I even tried 4 years old models, no luck, so why bother buying used, I ended up buying a brand spanking new F150 loaded Lariat with all free goodies, Loving it (for family personal use).

Thank you for the straight talk and helpful info, I have just recently purchased a 2018 F150 w/ the 2.7L and want to keep it running well as long as I can. Any other advice you give on maintaining an ecoBoost F150 would be much appreciated , thanks again!

About the plate location.... on previous gen 3.5's it was mounted on one of the bumper pads. However, there was an issue with the intercooler cooling the air TOO much. If I recall, this sometimes resulted in excess condensation buildup which led to water vapour entering the combustion chamber and reducing engine performance. Ford's fix for this was to install a plastic shroud that partially covers the intercooler! I'm not sure if that shroud is still present in later models but I could totally believe that they would relocate the plate back to center to act as a shroud. This would save them money on two fronts.

Would like to see a long term comparison of the valves with and without a catch can setup and how much differece in performance and mileage it makes. 218,000 on my 2013 3.5 ecoboost , rough idle on startup, but fine after about 1 minute.

More videos on the f150 please, paint correction polish wax. That's a gorgeous truck

If you can, mount the catch cans in front of the radiator so the cooler air aids condensing the vapors.

Buy them used and save $$ and enjoy blow by & blow bye. you just like to say blow bye 😁. Great catch can set up. This guy knows the value of a dollar

The catch cans are definitely needed on the 1st Gen motors but are not really needed on the 2nd Generation Ecoboost motors because they have port injection as well as direct injection. The port injection helps to keep the intake valves cleaner which was the main issue with the 1st Generation motors.

That open in the bumper. Makes a great step to be used to get in the engine bay or cleaning the center part of the hood

Great video. For the drivers side connections, I'm assuming the connection on the crankcase by the oil fill goes to the "in" side on the catch can?

In 2017 Ford added port injectors. So they are both direct and port injected which greatly helps clean the oily crap.

You can do this with a pair of check valves and a tee. Tee the drivers side turbo inlet port to the manifold inlet with check valves on either side of the tee, and the tap of the tee to the outlet of the catch can. The inlet of the can connects to the passenger side valve cover PCV port which has a factory check valve. Put a filter on the drivers side valve cover port and you're done. Do use good hose clamps on any tubing on the manifold side of the check valve as that side gets boost pressure. Everything else will only ever see vacuum (or no) pressure.

JLT Performance makes fitted catch cans. I have one on our Ford Edge.

Never had an issue with oiled filters... alot of people over oil them in my experience. Good video

When I bought it, my 2014 Ecoboost F-150 had the front license plate mounted on the driver side of the intercooler intake.

Question did you uses a one way flow valve or is it necessary?

To reduce intake deposits use better oil and fuel. Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is my recommendation. Never switch brands of oil. The additive packages of various brands fight each other. Use top tier gas only and a fuel system cleaner every 20k or so. The more you use the turbos the sooner you need to change the oil. Get a transmission skid plate to slow down the catalytic converter thieves. Install Bilstein Shocks. If you use your truck for hauling and towing don’t “level” it. It will get level when a trailer is hitched up in a load of gravel is dumped in. Nothing says “Poser” like a useless leveled truck tail dragging down the highway. 😜 Drive it until fully warmed up at least once a week. Short trips and low mileage are bad for these trucks. The battery will die, condensation and fuel dilution will contaminate the oil.

That's is one awesome looking truck!! 👍, I have a 17 Lariat, one day I want to buy a platinum!

I have a 2017 ford expedition xlt ecoboost with 223k still going strong is all about how u take care of your cars and trucks

All new Ford’s regardless of being boosted eat up plugs it’s a dual spark ignition system. Each ignition event the plugs fire twice

I have a Lincoln MKS Eco-boost vthe 1st thing I did when I bought it was install the catch can. Any direct injection engine should have one on it.

Great video, I'm thinking of doing this to my 2.7, and glad to see how cheap this is and how good it looks under the hood. Not sure who put your license plate frame on your truck but the ecoboost's that my buddy and I have both had them mounted on the passenger side black plastic on our bumpers from factory (probably would've made it easier to drill into the bumper for you lol)

Larger inner cooler makes a hell of a difference.

Great video… only a 1,000 miles per year? My 2015 3.5 is almost to 300k miles. No catch can and all oil changes were 10k intervals. Maybe half million miles if I wouldve installed a catch can.

I do the same thing buying 3 years old truck saves of lot of money .

So this kind of just happened to me, I been looking for a truck for a bit, my wife and I had several criteria that it needed to meet, and stubbled across a 2013 3.5L ecoboost, that only had 18000 miles on it. Needles to say it is now in my driveway.

Can you do a video showing us what's inside those catch cans? is there a filter?

Hmm I have a 2013 ecoboost mkz with 246,765 miles on I use mobil one 5w30 and mobil 1 oil filters I change my cabin and air filter every 10 k and trans fluid every 30k I also use mobil or chevron gas and if I can't find those shell

Very nice Vlog. I’m looking at a ‘16 Expedition tonight with a 3.5 and 95k miles. If we get it I’ll be doing some of these fixes.

Thanks dude! Just picked up a used 2.7 so this was very helpful. New toy to obsess over and learn how to safeguard for the long haul.

Thanks for video could not install in the same place as you did. I put them on the back fire wall. Still wondering about the check valves though, anyone else not install them or did install them?

Just got a 2017 XLT and I have a lot to learn...thanks for the heads up

Starting in 2017, the 3.5 ecoboost also has port injection and in 2018, the 2.7 ecoboost also got it. No need for a catch can on either once port injection was added.

I think 2017 and later have direct and port injection, so blow by not an issue for intake valve fauling.

I just bought a 19 F150 XLT Sport yesterday, in Ruby Red with the 2.7

6:44 You say you used 1/2 in vacuum tubing but the gas can only comes with .24, .39, and .31 fittings. Did you have to also get the correct size fittings separately because you used a much larger hose that was originally supplied?

How did you mount the catch cans? Looks like you somehow mounted to battery bracket?

I guess my biggest question is why Ford wouldn’t add catch can(s) from the factory if the motors do such a bad job with blow by. Thanks for the vid!

After watching your video I did a setup like yours thank you for saving me a ton money.

Ok thank you ,mine is a 2018 3.5 not sure about the drivers side it looks different than yours, I only did the passenger side today

My ecobost the license plate is on that black piece on the bumper but I do need to put a grill in where the iner cooler is I have been meaning to do that since 2013 when I got it

Nice video. I never heard of a dual catch can but that makes sense. I agree with spark plug change intervals, absolutely no k&n filter and oil change no later than 5,000 miles. In your situation yes at least once a year. I’m assuming you had no carbon issues with your vehicle having 50,000 miles on it when you bought it? Nice truck.

Cheers! Thanks for posting this video and saving me the money!

Does 2011 Ecoboost F-150 have auxiliary gear

I just bought a 2018 F-150 5.0, 28k miles. I'm waiting for my JLT 3.0 to arrive. I'll install it on the passenger side. I didn't realize one was needed on the driver side as well. Thanks for the tip. BTW: I spent a week or so trying to decide which catch can to purchase. It seems to me the better the filtering system, the better the can. But there are not enough videos discussing the filters. Some cans are simply empty, with the In/Out offset a little. What about these cans in your vid? Do they have a good filter/screen?

How did you mount the catch can bracket? Did that bracket come with the catch can kit? Thx for the video very helpful.

I bought a k&n filter for my 15 expedition and you dont have to use the oil on the filter, It says on the box just wash and replace filter after drying no oiling required. I got the filter at walmart for $40 bucks

Love the video. I'm buying a 2013 f150 ecoboost this week and want to add the catch can system. Any way you could do an indepth video on hose routing and mounting cans. Also love the aem intake hose.

Air filter looks exactly like my dry K&N filter 😂

He hit it out of the park on the license plate in front of intercooler. I think a less restrictive grille would be appropriate. He should do a few 1/4 mile runs wit and w/o the grille. The inter-cooler sits about a foot recessed behind the bumper. I check it for bugs. I’ve lived in Alabama and mostly in Michigan and the intercooler on my 2012 with no grille. No bugs, no signs of major impacts. When new it did have condensation problems that the ford engineers knew about and did nothing about at launch for a previously disclosed reason. In very cool, rainy wealthy, where temp was at the vapor point condensation would accumulate in the intercooler and when you went into boost you sucked in a bunch of water. Sometimes the engine would stall while you driving at highway speeds. It happened to me towing a 30’ rv trailer through Montgomery Alabama on a rainy cold Saturday afternoon in December. I’m doing 55 in lane 2 of 4 and I’m in the way. I signal to move over, lots of traffic, no space to get over, so I do the obvious, foot to the floor, engine bogs, I lift, it sputters, I manually down shift to about 3, and nail it again and it dies at 50 mph, I put it in neutral crank it it starts once, steering is a little stiff, I get a few seconds of run, I’m down to about 30 mph, lane is open, I’m moving to shoulder, I crank the engine again and it fires, I’m doing about 10 mph, so I pull the shift to numeral uno, engine revs and sputters to 5000 rpm’s, I drive the next 100 miles never letting the engine drop below 4000rpm then I up shift to get to get 3000rpm. Finish the 300miles at 3000. Cruise in 5th is about 2000 or less. I call my son who works the auto industry, he calls me back in 10 minutes and wants my vin #, I give it, I ask “ what for”, he hangs up. 1/2 hour later I get a call back. He says I got it, what? A sexually transmitted disease? No, a converter without the air-diverter. I say: an air diverted is going to fix this, what is the problem? Intercooler was full of condensation because you entered a condition where the vapor caused all the humid to condense within the cooler. I say: bullshit! Try it, you’ll like it. Truck is under warranty so I take it to my friendly Alabama dealer who installs the diverted and it never does it again. I guess I was wrong. It’s not the first time. For anybody keeping track of my mistakes the number now uses scientific notation because of the LARGE size. Point is: leaving that hole open so you get the most boost should not be a problem. I always rum premium or the recreational fuels (no alcohol). It doesn’t save money but when I go out to pass and kick this old red rocket in the ass pieces of rust start flying off and I usually finish off a pack of 5 fudgies (tourists in northern Michigan) and pull in some where north of 110. Love it my ego-boost! Fastest thing I’ve ever owned my son tells me.

Good video and useful information. I'd like to see how you installed the catch cans, or, if you can share it in a written response it would be great. Thanks!

Hello, first of all, thanks for such a good information for these beautiful trucks, after analyzing what you recommend, it is very valuable for me your answer. What value really adds, adding E3 spark plugs to these vehicles?. Thanks for answering. BR

I feel like I need to call you on the phone while doing this amount of modifications! Lol!

What do you think about adding marvel mystery oil to the engine oil to help with engine sludge and to help the cam phasers last longer

I installed these catch cans as described, drove 400 miles, and without me knowing these cams were full of mocha colored foam. Long story short, the intake sucked up this gunk, and my turbos went bye bye. Just spent 5 grand on new turbos. Did these cans ruin my engine, or am I missing something? Some other issue? Why did the cans fill up so fast?

Agree with you about the license plate mount position but chucked with your alternative as clearly you don't live anywhere with snow. If I moved mine down like that it would be gone after the first snowfall.

I have a 2018 Ford Explorer Sport EcoBoost and I’m looking to doing this mod but will it work?

for sure the first thing! Didn't want to go to a 3v? lol Timing jobs all day.. Love the video bro!

If you plan on dying with that truck you'd think you'd spring for a few bucks and get a decent catch can. Mine connects to the turbos which provides a constant vacuum and has check valves in the lines to provide constant vacuum from either boost or idle. Inside the can is a series of baffles that capture everything. Those cheap cans allow lots of crap to pass through.

Great video. I am in the market for a 2018+ F-150 XLT (or Lariat) SuperCab 4x with the 3.5L EcoBoost and max towing package. Thank you for sharing! - New Subscriber

Was driving a 99 f250(7700) in a 14 ecoboost limited...night and day

Great video! I will be adding the catch cans just like you did, thanks! I don't believe in anything but paper air filters on turbo engines. You don't need extra flow, it is going to boost to a max pressure(15ish psi in this case) and then dump the rest via the waste gate. I've been through the aftermarket world on my cummins and can tell you with certainty that none of them filter as well as a high quality paper filter. If you or anyone is in dusty conditions I strongly recommend stock paper filters.

Would it be too late to add one on at 130k miles

I'm guessing that you can use 1/2 inch i.d. hose and maybe using some kind of lubricant and forcing the hose over the barbs so you won't need a hose clamp. Is this correct?

I have a 2016 F150 with the 3.5 boost. I just replaced a leaky valve cover on the passenger side. I was very interested to see how the topside of the head looked after 140,000 miles. I do have 2 UPR catch cans on the engine, I run the Amsoil Signature Series 0w20, change it every 5000 to 6000 miles. Upon inspection, it is absolutely spotless! I was able to inspect the primary chain tensioner as well, showing 3 teeth, which equates to little chain stretch. I am very pleased with this engine but to make it live, you have to take care of it!

What year is your truck?

The stock 3.5L gaskets are weak. I swapped CRperformance full bore polished manifolds , with NEW stud kit and Stainless gaskets. I'll never have an exhaust leak again and the performance was increased.

I’m sure it makes a difference wear your live if you need a catch can humidity probably plays a big role