Catch can oil amount too much after track day?

aronSlusa · 08-16-2020, 01:51 PM

Had a track event at Road America last weekend, went all four sessions and ran hard.

Oil was dropped the Wednesday before the event and the car sat prepped in the garage until hitting the track.
Catch can was drained empty before the first session.
Getting around to it today, doing some maintenance after the fact, and I drained the catch can to have what seems to me like too much oil in it.

Setup a Mighty Mouse wild on the dirty side of the car and mishimoto rigged up on the clean side going into the intake for the pro charger.
I’ve only ran the pro charger setup twice now on the track, fresh oil (Mobil1 0w40 euro formula) and filter before the event.

This is the amount of oil in a 12oz water bottle... any suggestions as to where to start looking for an issue, or did the catch can just do its job and do it well?

6spdhyperblue · 08-16-2020, 05:10 PM

Run the track oil 15w50

aronSlusa · 08-16-2020, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

Run the track oil 15w50

What “track oil”?

Manual says to run 0w40... what am I gaining by running 15w50 over 0w40 on hot summer days?

Talked to a couple people who run the same track and a local mechanic who runs Chevy engines and said it’s to be expected with a FI and the e blend I run.

Maybe just not used to this yet. Guess I’m just looking to see if anyone else experienced similar issues or had issues like this.

driven2exceSS · 08-16-2020, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aronSlusa

, fresh oil (Mobil1 0w40 euro formula) and filter before the event.

That is not the correct Mobil1 0w40 oil.

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Originally Posted by aronSlusa

Manual says to run 0w40....

It also states in that same manual to use a dexos2 grade oil.

6spdhyperblue · 08-16-2020, 06:42 PM

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...&highlight=Oil

Drive. Is correct euro 0w40 is not the oil specified in the manual but should provide more protection at the expense of the emissions equipment.

aronSlusa · 08-16-2020, 06:57 PM

Cats are going and soon to be gone, so I’m not worried too much about emissions equipment.

And I’m all for being corrected... but the last year or so of reading up.. the dexos certification is just for detergents being used in that oil to keep it what “GM wants it to be.”

But from my understanding because I didn’t use a dexos1/2 oil and it pushed that much oil into my catch can????
Finding that hard to believe.. but defiantly do show me I’m wrong

6spdhyperblue · 08-16-2020, 06:59 PM

My recommendation was to use 15w-50 non dexos for track use per Al O in the provided link

driven2exceSS · 08-16-2020, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by aronSlusa

Cats are going and soon to be gone, so I’m not worried too much about emissions equipment.

And I’m all for being corrected... but the last year or so of reading up.. the dexos certification is just for detergents being used in that oil to keep it what “GM wants it to be.”

But from my understanding because I didn’t use a dexos1/2 oil and it pushed that much oil into my catch can????
Finding that hard to believe.. but defiantly do show me I’m wrong

No idea the effect on the catch can uptake, but as someone that runs the car hard myself, I'd like to know if I wasn't running the appropriate, or even upgraded oil that's recommended.

aronSlusa · 08-16-2020, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

My recommendation was to use 15w-50 non dexos for track use per Al O in the provided link

Gotcha gotcha! 👍

gtfoxy · 08-16-2020, 09:12 PM

No comment on the catch can, but I would love to run at Road America.

& who’s running the new 0-40EXP? My manual says 5-30 for everyday & 15-50 for track.

Xaxas · 08-16-2020, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gtfoxy

No comment on the catch can, but I would love to run at Road America.

& who’s running the new 0-40EXP? My manual says 5-30 for everyday & 15-50 for track.

Mobil 1 ESP replaced the 5-30 for the LT1 engine, has been running good for me, even the blowby doesn't smell as gasoline as much

aronSlusa · 08-17-2020, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gtfoxy

No comment on the catch can, but I would love to run at Road America.
...

Come on out for the Sept 21 track day! Hell of a fun time out there!

gtfoxy · 08-31-2020, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by aronSlusa

Come on out for the Sept 21 track day! Hell of a fun time out there!

I bet!

As it turns out I will be in Milwaukee on the 21st, but I will be on a business trip, so just passing though.

Maybe next year.

Add: Mentioned it to the wife & she said it sounded like fun. I’ll look into it further.

08-16-2020, 01:51 PM	#1
aronSlusa Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Saukville, WI Posts: 197	Catch can oil amount too much after track day? Had a track event at Road America last weekend, went all four sessions and ran hard. Oil was dropped the Wednesday before the event and the car sat prepped in the garage until hitting the track. Catch can was drained empty before the first session. Getting around to it today, doing some maintenance after the fact, and I drained the catch can to have what seems to me like too much oil in it. Setup a Mighty Mouse wild on the dirty side of the car and mishimoto rigged up on the clean side going into the intake for the pro charger. I’ve only ran the pro charger setup twice now on the track, fresh oil (Mobil1 0w40 euro formula) and filter before the event. This is the amount of oil in a 12oz water bottle... any suggestions as to where to start looking for an issue, or did the catch can just do its job and do it well? Attached Images

08-16-2020, 05:10 PM	#2
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,675	Run the track oil 15w50 __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold)

08-16-2020, 06:42 PM	#5
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,675	https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...&highlight=Oil Drive. Is correct euro 0w40 is not the oil specified in the manual but should provide more protection at the expense of the emissions equipment. __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold) Last edited by 6spdhyperblue; 08-16-2020 at 07:03 PM.

08-16-2020, 06:59 PM	#7
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,675	My recommendation was to use 15w-50 non dexos for track use per Al O in the provided link __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold)

08-16-2020, 06:57 PM	#6
aronSlusa Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Saukville, WI Posts: 197	Cats are going and soon to be gone, so I’m not worried too much about emissions equipment. And I’m all for being corrected... but the last year or so of reading up.. the dexos certification is just for detergents being used in that oil to keep it what “GM wants it to be.” But from my understanding because I didn’t use a dexos1/2 oil and it pushed that much oil into my catch can???? Finding that hard to believe.. but defiantly do show me I’m wrong

08-16-2020, 09:12 PM	#10
gtfoxy Account Suspended Drives: '21 Wild Cherry ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: WI Posts: 2,082	No comment on the catch can, but I would love to run at Road America. & who’s running the new 0-40EXP? My manual says 5-30 for everyday & 15-50 for track.

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