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MPrento84 · 08-07-2015, 06:28 PM

Just installed a billet custom oil catch can. Clocked about 2,000 miles and drained it today. Holy crap, much more than I was expecting, probably 2 or 3 oz.

It started when I was faintly smelling oil on the way home from the dealer, first thinking it was someone else's car, then thinking it was a sloppy oil change, and finally researching what the heck it could be. Oil catch can is highly recommended, couldn't imagine burning that amount of oil through the intake. No more oil smell either.

MPrento84 · 08-07-2015, 06:47 PM

And here's a pic of it installed

Eddiefuzz · 08-07-2015, 07:14 PM

You have 5 years worth of that in your intake already.

freddyD · 08-09-2015, 08:13 AM

guess what? there are millions of camaros driving around without them,good idea to have one if your going to keep it forever.just saying.

nyrfan · 08-09-2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by freddyD

guess what? there are millions of camaros driving around without them,good idea to have one if your going to keep it forever.just saying.

Millions, lol. I'd bet at best there is only about a million Camaro's out there in total and that's probably a stretch.

Hilflos · 08-09-2015, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

Millions, lol. I'd bet at best there is only about a million Camaro's out there in total and that's probably a stretch.

482,451

Source

That's not including 2015 calendar year, but given peak sales for a year were, shy of 90 grand, mid to high 500,000 and change, total production for 5th gens by the time 6th gens hit dealerships.

NC_SS · 08-09-2015, 10:05 AM

L99 or LS3?

I've checked my LS3 regularly and I never see any oil consumption, and I have not been easy on the car.

nyrfan · 08-09-2015, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Hilflos

482,451

Source

That's not including 2015 calendar year, but given peak sales for a year were, shy of 90 grand, mid to high 500,000 and change, total production for 5th gens by the time 6th gens hit dealerships.

Yes I knew there were about 500K 5th gens, I was talking all gens still left on the road.

Moto-Mojo · 08-09-2015, 11:13 AM

Someone here recently said these things catch 'snake oil.' I'm gathering more data before I jump...

rtcat600man · 08-09-2015, 11:49 AM

If you have a direct injected engine, no fuel passes over the valves, so all that oil goes back thru the intake manifold and in thru the intake valves, creating a whole lot of gunk build up. My RX catch can catches approx. 1 oz of oil gunk per every 1000 miles driven. I have over 75K on my Camaro now. To be that is over a 1/2 gallon of GUNK that is not in my intake manifold or on my valves. Call it "snake oil" if you want, but I for one will never buy a DI engine without having a catch can ready for install the moment I get the car home from the dealer.

Vipercar · 08-09-2015, 11:57 AM

All I know is that I just emptied a good amount of "snake oil" from my catch can this morning after about 2000 km. of driving so far this summer.

USMUCL · 08-09-2015, 01:36 PM

I have yet to read where anyone claims the oils IS GOOD FOR THE INTAKE. So, what are you out by installing one other than $100-$200? And, you can recoup 50% or more of that when you sell the can during the demod process before trade-in. Just sayin'

Hilflos · 08-09-2015, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

Yes I knew there were about 500K 5th gens, I was talking all gens still left on the road.

Sorry, my mistake.

Just because I'm watching disks spin on a server I'm building this afternoon;
Total production numbers from here.
1st Gen - 699,138
2nd Gen - 1,936,869
3rd Gen - 1,528,561
4th Gen - 609,587

So pre 5th Gen 4,774,155 total Camaros produced.

Now, just a WAG on how many are still around, as googling around produced no hard figures, I'm going to go with a 70% attrition rate, which is probably high. I'm basing that on some UK data from source, and then just picking a decently high percentage.

That leaves 1.4 million, approximately Camaros surviving 20+ years, not including anything 5th gen.

No investment in the conversation that gave rise to the comments about millions of camaros, one way or the other, just a curiosity I scratched because of it, and figured I'd share what I found.

Tenring · 08-09-2015, 01:51 PM

Cleaned a couple ounces of SNAKE OIL out of my SS yesterday and ordered one for the wife's new V6. I agree with cat600man, I will never have a DI engine without one.

08-07-2015, 06:28 PM	#1
MPrento84 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 50 View My Garage	1st drain of the oil catch can Just installed a billet custom oil catch can. Clocked about 2,000 miles and drained it today. Holy crap, much more than I was expecting, probably 2 or 3 oz. It started when I was faintly smelling oil on the way home from the dealer, first thinking it was someone else's car, then thinking it was a sloppy oil change, and finally researching what the heck it could be. Oil catch can is highly recommended, couldn't imagine burning that amount of oil through the intake. No more oil smell either. Attached Images

08-07-2015, 06:47 PM	#2
MPrento84 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 50 View My Garage	And here's a pic of it installed Attached Images

08-09-2015, 11:13 AM	#9
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Someone here recently said these things catch 'snake oil.' I'm gathering more data before I jump... __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

08-09-2015, 11:49 AM	#10
rtcat600man having FUN now 13.66@101 Drives: 2010 2LT IOM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clarkston, Michigan Posts: 9,230 View My Garage	If you have a direct injected engine, no fuel passes over the valves, so all that oil goes back thru the intake manifold and in thru the intake valves, creating a whole lot of gunk build up. My RX catch can catches approx. 1 oz of oil gunk per every 1000 miles driven. I have over 75K on my Camaro now. To be that is over a 1/2 gallon of GUNK that is not in my intake manifold or on my valves. Call it "snake oil" if you want, but I for one will never buy a DI engine without having a catch can ready for install the moment I get the car home from the dealer. __________________ MY BUILD

08-07-2015, 07:14 PM	#3
Eddiefuzz Drives: 2011 RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Florence New Jersey Posts: 1,125	You have 5 years worth of that in your intake already.

08-09-2015, 08:13 AM	#4
freddyD Drives: 2020 rally green rs Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 1,159	guess what? there are millions of camaros driving around without them,good idea to have one if your going to keep it forever.just saying.

08-09-2015, 10:05 AM	#7
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	L99 or LS3? I've checked my LS3 regularly and I never see any oil consumption, and I have not been easy on the car.

08-09-2015, 11:57 AM	#11
Vipercar Drives: 2010 IOM 2LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Oshawa, Ont Posts: 499	All I know is that I just emptied a good amount of "snake oil" from my catch can this morning after about 2000 km. of driving so far this summer.

08-09-2015, 01:36 PM	#12
USMUCL Drives: 2014 Red Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 284	I have yet to read where anyone claims the oils IS GOOD FOR THE INTAKE. So, what are you out by installing one other than $100-$200? And, you can recoup 50% or more of that when you sell the can during the demod process before trade-in. Just sayin'

08-09-2015, 01:51 PM	#14
Tenring Drives: 2014 2SS/RS - SIM Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,188	Cleaned a couple ounces of SNAKE OIL out of my SS yesterday and ordered one for the wife's new V6. I agree with cat600man, I will never have a DI engine without one.