JLT Oil Seperator

[NASCAR Mike]

I installed the JLT oil separator last night on my 17 Expy. I have one on my 2013 Mustang GT and was amazed at how much oil is collected between oil changes.

Knowing the 3.5 Ecoboost uses direct injection, the injector never washes off the intake valves with atomized gasoline so carbon buildup is inevitable.

I had to play around with the hoses so the engine cover would properly fit but it worked out well. Here are some pics of the install. As you can see the JLT rubber hoses need to run underneath the wiring harness that has the aluminum heat wrap on it.

The part number is 3016P and it is the same one used for the 2017 F150's.

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[LokiWolf]

The part number is 3016P and it is the same one used for the 2017 F150's.

Where did you order it from, just curious. Amazon has it for $139.

 

[NASCAR Mike]

I ordered directly from JLT for $139. https://www.jlttruecoldair.com/ZenC...ucts_id=1105&zenid=gm52i1lbcchj0nsgjbf6pvu1h0

That is the minimum price you will see. You might be able to get a little cheaper on American Muscle or LMR with one of their coupons if the order is over $100.

I ordered directly because they are about an hour away from my home and I knew UPS would deliver in one day.

 

[powerboatr]

neat
and you outlined the engine cover. cool

 

[NASCAR Mike]

neat
and you outlined the engine cover. cool

I bought ink pens from Amazon to paint the letters.

 

[J Ski]

I installed the JLT oil separator last night on my 17 Expy. I have one on my 2013 Mustang GT and was amazed at how much oil is collected between oil changes.

Knowing the 3.5 Ecoboost uses direct injection, the injector never washes off the intake valves with atomized gasoline so carbon buildup is inevitable.

I had to play around with the hoses so the engine cover would properly fit but it worked out well. Here are some pics of the install. As you can see the JLT rubber hoses need to run underneath the wiring harness that has the aluminum heat wrap on it.

The part number is 3016P and it is the same one used for the 2017 F150's.

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There goes any and all warranty coverages...I know several people who have done this to their ecoboosts where I live and they have all been denied warranty coverage for their new vehicles. Good luck

 

[bobmbx]

There goes any and all warranty coverages...I know several people who have done this to their ecoboosts where I live and they have all been denied warranty coverage for their new vehicles. Good luck

This is the reason I'm holding back on doing the mod.

 

[J Ski]

This is the reason I'm holding back on doing the mod.

I’ll do that when my base and extended warranties are finished. Until then, proper maintenance and regular oil changes and not doggin the $hit out of her should keep her healthy

 

[ads245]

It's an oil separator lol. It's not going to hurt your warranty unless you have a dealer that plays hardball. If that's the case and for piece of mind for all those gung-ho about losing the warranty -- if you have to bring it in for warranty work, spend the 5 min and take it off.

 

[NASCAR Mike]

My dealer is very good. When I had my 2005 Ford Excursion with 6.0 diesel, they installed my EGR delete kit because they knew that the EGR's were killing the engines.

If I have any kind of issue, I can remove the oil separator in less than 15 minutes.

 

[LokiWolf]

My dealer is very good. When I had my 2005 Ford Excursion with 6.0 diesel, they installed my EGR delete kit because they knew that the EGR's were killing the engines.

If I have any kind of issue, I can remove the oil separator in less than 15 minutes.

Exactly the same experience with mine. They didn’t do my EGR delete but they were OK with it there.

 

[07xln]

There goes any and all warranty coverages...I know several people who have done this to their ecoboosts where I live and they have all been denied warranty coverage for their new vehicles. Good luck

I think you’ll run into a little more trouble with the dealer when you pull up with that blowoff valve vent to atmosphere mod you want to do.

A catch can won’t void anything

 

[J Ski]

I think you’ll run into a little more trouble with the dealer when you pull up with that blowoff valve vent to atmosphere mod you want to do.

A catch can won’t void anything

Yes it will and no I won’t. 1) because I had it on there and it easily removes in less than 2 minutes and you just reattach the BOV to intake tubing 2) bc I have since sold it bc it’s actually pretty annoying.

Putting that catch can is like any other aftermarket mod. Air intakes, exhausts, aftermarket intercoolers, they all good factory warranty. Key word “FACTORY” Good luck with talking a dealer into letting that slide when or if there’s an issue with something else down the road.

 

[07xln]

2) bc I have since sold it bc it’s actually pretty annoying.

I want to say thank you for this. It made my week

Everything else we'll agree to disagree

 

[Jon P]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Love how you painted the lettering on the engine cover too Very cool. Which ink pens from Amazon did you use?

 

[Muddy Bean]

Can anyone take a quick second to explain to this newbie what the oil separator is for? I have owned my '15 expedition for literally two days so I'm trying to come up to speed quickly on the various issues, mods, etc. I'm scouring the site with my spare time too.

EDIT: finally found some explanation on Google as to what it is. So do our Ecoboost trucks actually have known issues from PCV blowby?

 

[07xln]

No known issues.

The issue is the direct port injection. The fuel doesn’t get sprayed over the valve so the valve doesn’t get cleaned. Carbon buildup is more of an issue with that type of injection. It doesn’t help when you have oil and gasses from the crank case being vented back into the intake and sitting in top of those valves.

Catch can or oil separator catches that oil before it goes back into the intake.

Good thing to have to insure the health of any motor. I have one on my CTSV but not on my Expedition yet

 

[JExpedition07]

^ I second 07 on a catch can. Someone has told me it voids warranty on here though.

 

[NASCAR Mike]

Here is the link for the paint pens I used on my intake cover. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WXBEP0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I brought my wife's 2008 Expy in for an inspection today. I asked them what would happen if I put an oil catch can on my 2017 Expy because of the carbon build up issue. They said it would not void my warranty because it was only filtering out oil vapors.

If you have doubts talk to your service manager and ask them their position on this.

 

[JExpedition07]

that's great to know because that mod will greatly improve the health of the engine over its life.