Thanks for the inputs, folks. I’m thinking the bypass is out - not because I don’t believe it will be good for my engine, but because there is simply no place to put it in the engine room of a 17 Expi!
I am having a very tough time finding room for the two can RXP collection can. Settled on behind the grill, to the side (passenger) of the radiator.
a further question - why does my dipstick come out covered in oil from top to bottom? Is there no dipstick tube inside the crankcase? How do you folks check oil levels at filling stations? Must I wait for the oil to settle and cool before checking level?
a second troubling issue here will relate to how I CHANGE oil - I use an extractor by putting a rigid wall tube down the dipstick tube and sucking the oil out with extraction pump. This task is much more challenging with no internal dipstick tube to the bottom of the pan.
well, maybe one more question - my Expi is a 2017 King Ranch - am I second or third gen? If third, is there really no need for the catch can?
thanks!