Ok, I've come across something I think is good but weird at the same time.
I've had both PCV and Intake OCCs (Saikou Michi brand) installed for several years now on my SX and loved the way they work. I drain them (never anything on the Intake side, it is always been the PCV side that has fluid) at every oil change. In the winter, you tend to get more water due to cooler temperatures. I would get about 1~2 oz of oily/watery fluid (smelled like gas as well) in the PCV can for every 5K mile driven (my daily driver). That was when I was running M1 0W-40 oil.
I switched to Castrol Edge 0W-40 oil and gotten some better UOA (by Polaris) a while back. At my last OCI this weekend (my third on Castrol), I found basically NO fluids in my OCCs! Only a few drops. I also cleaned mine out with Throttle Body Cleaner just to be sure I had nothing getting fouled up and it was fine. Keep in mind that this GDI turbo engine is very hard on any oil used and this engine normally gets lots of fuel dilution in the oil.
I know that Castrol has a lower NOACK value from the M1 oil I was running, but only thing I can summarize is that I'm getting much less blow-by with the Castrol edge and therefore far less is getting collected in the OCCs. I'll continue to watch it. Car runs strong, never uses oil and has no issues all through this oil brand change (over maybe a years time-frame).
Very strange but I think GOOD news! Thought I'd pass it along.
I've had both PCV and Intake OCCs (Saikou Michi brand) installed for several years now on my SX and loved the way they work. I drain them (never anything on the Intake side, it is always been the PCV side that has fluid) at every oil change. In the winter, you tend to get more water due to cooler temperatures. I would get about 1~2 oz of oily/watery fluid (smelled like gas as well) in the PCV can for every 5K mile driven (my daily driver). That was when I was running M1 0W-40 oil.
I switched to Castrol Edge 0W-40 oil and gotten some better UOA (by Polaris) a while back. At my last OCI this weekend (my third on Castrol), I found basically NO fluids in my OCCs! Only a few drops. I also cleaned mine out with Throttle Body Cleaner just to be sure I had nothing getting fouled up and it was fine. Keep in mind that this GDI turbo engine is very hard on any oil used and this engine normally gets lots of fuel dilution in the oil.
I know that Castrol has a lower NOACK value from the M1 oil I was running, but only thing I can summarize is that I'm getting much less blow-by with the Castrol edge and therefore far less is getting collected in the OCCs. I'll continue to watch it. Car runs strong, never uses oil and has no issues all through this oil brand change (over maybe a years time-frame).
Very strange but I think GOOD news! Thought I'd pass it along.