UPR Nissan Titan Oil Catch Cans

Laser Focus on the Nissan Titan Catch Can

Every Nissan Titan catch can we build starts with a market reality most catch can manufacturers ignore: Nissan sells the Titan in a fraction of the numbers Ford moves in F-150s or Chevy moves in Silverados. When a can manufacturer is deciding where to spend engineering time, the platform with the largest customer base wins, and the Titan often ends up an afterthought, a fitment bolted onto a kit designed for someone else's engine bay, if it gets a dedicated kit at all. That leaves Titan owners choosing between a universal setup built for a dozen different engines or going without.

But our Nissan Titan oil catch can kit exists because we build to the exact vehicle, not to the sales chart. It is a single-valve Plug N Play design that mounts on the PCV line between the valve covers and the intake manifold, using the same billet aluminum can and 4-stage diffuser found across our full oil catch can collection. Connectors and hose length match the Titan's own engine bay dimensions rather than being borrowed from an F-150 fitment and forced to work with extra adapters.

Installed Nissan Titan catch can in engine bay with green braided hose connected to PCV system

Nissan Titan Catch Cans Ready for Towing

Towing changes what a Nissan Titan catch can kit has to handle, and that matters on a truck built for towing. Sustained load at highway speed keeps the engine under elevated crankcase pressure for hours at a stretch, not just the short bursts of a stoplight-to-stoplight commute, and that steady pressure pushes more oil vapor through the PCV system over a loaded tow than the same mileage driven empty. A Titan pulling a trailer every week works its crankcase ventilation harder than one that barely leaves the driveway.

If you're comparing a Titan catch can against import options built for Toyota or Kia platforms, check that the fittings were engineered around the VK56 rather than adapted to fit it. Our Toyota, Nissan, and import lineup separates catch cans by platform, so you get hardware built for your engine instead of a universal shell. Our popular oil catch can kits page shows which configurations our customers buy most often across all the platforms we build for, so you can see how the Titan's setup compares.

Towing Season Shouldn't Be Oil Vapor Season

Hauling and towing put your Titan's crankcase under sustained pressure that a daily commute never sees. Our Nissan Titan catch can handles that load, so the extra oil vapor stays out of the intake instead of turning into a bigger problem down the road.

Frequently Asked Questions About Nissan Titan Catch Cans

Does towing or hauling with my Titan increase how much oil the catch can collects?

Sustained load at highway speed keeps crankcase pressure elevated for the duration of the tow, rather than in short bursts, so more oil vapor moves through the PCV system over a loaded trip than over the same distance driven empty. Titans used for regular towing typically fill the reservoir faster than a truck driven empty around town, even over identical total mileage.

Will the catch can interfere with the factory engine cover or anything related to my towing setup?

The catch can mounts in open space in the engine bay and connects through the existing PCV ports, so it does not require removing or modifying the factory engine cover, transmission cooler lines, or any towing-specific hardware under the hood. If your Titan already has aftermarket components in that same engine bay space, such as a cold air intake or an auxiliary cooler, confirm clearance before ordering, since aftermarket parts vary in how much room they leave.

Does a daily-driven Titan need a catch can as much as a truck used for towing?

Both benefit, though the reservoir fills at different rates. A daily commute still routes crankcase vapor through the PCV system on every drive, so oil vapor reaches the intake regardless of whether the truck ever tows anything. Towing adds volume and speeds up how quickly the reservoir fills, but it does not change whether the vapor is there in the first place. A daily driver simply needs to check the reservoir less often than a truck pulling a trailer every week.