Interesting. I think I found the answer on that one. It has to be related to the hose barrier technology. This is from the Gates website.The oil smell, which is especially potent in engines with turbos, emanated from the hoses and was a known issue when I contacted JLT.
Thats what surprised me too.
Excerpt from JLT email I n ‘21:
“We can get you new hoses sent out with a different type of line that has also alleviated the smell customers have in very cold climates like the one you live in. The smell is coming through the hoses during the cold months and causing the under hood and interior odor.”
To be clear, wife and I smelled oil during cold and hot temperatures.
I had chased that smell for >6 months. Explorer was under warranty at that point, so I even took it in for them to look at.
The original, 2nd, and 3rd set of hoses allowed smell to emanate. 4th set solved it.
(Pics posted below of 3rd and 4th set).
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It’s in this thread:
BRaptor gets a Homemade ("JLT") Oil Separator | 1,000 Mile Review
I can't believe I haven't posted this yet. The day after picking up my BRaptor I headed over to @Livernois Motorsports for a little bone-stock dyno session. However, before spinning the rollers I wanted to get an oil separator plumbed into the intake tract. Certain EcoBoost engines (such as...www.svtperformance.com
As I posted earlier, it was frustrating. But I think JLT did what they could, and finally did solve the problem.
I know what it’s like solving manufacturing problems.
BARRICADE® FUEL INJECTION HOSE
Barricade® fuel injection hose is a low permeation, multi-fuel compatible hose that virtually eliminates fuel vapor loss thanks to our 5-layer GreenShield® barrier technology. Works with multiple fuels (approved for use with leaded and unleaded petrol, diesel, biodiesel up to B-100, E-10, E-15, E-85, 100% methanol, ethanol and gasohol fuels).You sure were. To my eyes, it looks like it was just painted. It also looks like silver. Might be just the photo.
