(2005-2009) S197 Mustang V6 & V8 GT Tech

Bandit · #1 03-26-2011, 04:54 PM

If you are thinking about doing this and have not done it yet, stop thinking and do it. I installed a JLT unit about a month ago. I did a "short" oil change yesterday as the car was in the garage for 2 months. (about 850 miles on it) and was surprised at how much oil was in there. Had to be at least 3/8 of and inch in the can. I have over 59,000 miles on the stang and it scares me to think how much has been sucked thru the engine in that amount of time!

Sorry I didn't take any pictures yesterday but my mechanic and I were both shocked by how much was there in that short of a time.

I know we talk about carbon build up and problems with getting the plugs out and all, this has to be a major reason for this problem. I know these do not stop all the oil but I was not expecting to see that much in that short a time.

Moral here is do it now and don't wait. Another mod I feel should be done first thing when you get the car.

Later,

**PWRBY4D** · #2 03-26-2011, 05:06 PM

agree 100%

if u got boost even more of a reason.

**Stangman Jonathan** · #3 03-26-2011, 06:22 PM

oh boy another mod for me past 40k so definitely....I think I should do something for my trans eventually since I have the ratchet shifter and I shift it hard.

555 · #4 03-26-2011, 06:30 PM

I had the Steeda one for a few thousand miles and couldn't believe how much oil it caught.
Now I have the JLT piece and it is a really nice custom fit

**PWRBY4D** · #5 03-26-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Stangman Jonathan

oh boy another mod for me past 40k so definitely....I think I should do something for my trans eventually since I have the ratchet shifter and I shift it hard.

redline fluid. pa performance deep sump pan... fdm engineering tranny overflow catch can to prevent the fluid that your tranny pukes when it gets hot... could do a bigger cooler with a fan i guess...

other than that... upgrading solenoids, input shaft, t/c bands etc which really means pulling the ranny and having it rebuilt to be tougher that is about all you can do.

Shandyman5 · #6 03-26-2011, 07:30 PM

PCV oil seperator's should come standard on all vehicles. It is amazing how much oil ends up in the intake runners, and how much it can cake onto those runners.

**Hotshot** · #7 03-26-2011, 07:54 PM

Been running mine since 10k miles, get just as much S/C as I did N/A. I have a upr one

Shandyman5 · #8 03-26-2011, 08:36 PM

Ya, if I get a car with a blower, it would be my first mod for sure.

1 Alibi · #9 03-27-2011, 05:46 AM

There are other options to the JLT " billet " catch cans, which go for $ 100 +. Have posted pics on several other sites & caught flack about my set-up. The bottom line is it works, & we're not talking a high pressue system, just " blow-by " vapors. These items are sold by Jegs, part # 52205, $ 46.99...................not a kit, requires some " hot rodding skills " to install. ( & you can tell when it needs to be emptied, without disassembly )
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