ProVent 200 crankcase filter. Experiences??

[Cruiserdog]

Have been looking at the the ProVent 200 crankcase ventilation filter, essentially a catch can, and wondering if its worth it. I've got a Mar 05 1kd-ftv with a little blow by ( nothing outrageous) and thinking this may be beneficial to slow build up in the egr??? Thoughts???

[Cruiserdog]

Okay found a thread with this in it, don't know why the search function didn't bring it up but anyway, apologies.

[hiluxxury]

Some love them and others including Toyota think they're a waste of money.

They can cause problems but most people don't notice them. With the 2005 you are better off blocking the EGR.

[specwarop]

Yeh I am contemplating taking mine off on my 2020. Cant say it has any benefits, but costs me $80 for a new filter now and again...

[dave g]

Of course Toyota don't like them they don't get the work in there work shops to clean EGRS.
My take out a heap of condensation. Leave the filter in for at least 40 thousand k they work better when they look dirty.

[ptrl1600]

Personally I am a fan of fitting one to a turbo engine of any description, particularly a diesel with EGR. I currently don't have one fitted to any of my cars, but none of them are diesels. I did have one fitted to my diesel Patrol and it worked well, but I went the extra mile and had it returning the oil to the sump after turning the engine off, rather than having to regularly empty it. On the Nissan this was easy to do, but not sure how you would do it on a Hilux. I found that after fitting the Provent and blocking the EGR, the engine oil stayed relatively honey colored for the 10K service intervals and didn't use any oil, while before doing it the oil would be black in a few km.