Not really sure about the advantages, some of the guys run them and may chime in. I just went with a new Motorcraft degas bottle. Pretty cheap at $100 or so. My old one was fine at 10 years and 100K miles (just discolored) so it was an easy decision for me. I also like the visibility of the clear bottle over a tiny window. YMMV.

 

They're purdy.....and they won't have sonic welded plastic seams to break over the course of time...that's about it.

Otherwise they're expensive, and they can burn the chit out of you if you're working on a hot/warm engine and get too close :rofl:

 

I have one in the garage just waiting to install. I've had the plastic Ford bottle fail (crack) on me twice. The other advantage of the Mishimoto piece is that it has a port for a pressure gauge, which I definitely plan to utilize.

It was worth it for me.

 

not unless its a SEMA truck.

Plus there are options out there, so make sure you compare the build quality before you commit to a name.

 

As mentioned, shop around.
I would probably get one, if mine was bad. Nothing like forced upgrades.

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Appreciate the responses, I saw sinister diesel's aluminum degas bottle($449) as well and was just curious what the most popular choices were. Bullet Proof Diesel has the OEM degas bottle at $130 before shipping along with Amazon/Rock Auto offering non-motorcraft/OEM versions($40).

I assume everyone would agree the least expensive option worth buying would be the Motorcraft product from BDP versus a generic brand? I still really like the mishimoto but just trying to figure out what the norm is.

Thanks,

 

I would only buy OEM if you're going plastic. Our site sponsors offer OEM parts at great prices, so shop them too.

 

I paid well over 240.00 for my AL degas just to find the same bottle on Amazon for 100 ish bucks

i thought i was buying USA but it was china

shop around

 

I did a little research before going with the Mishimoto. They actually put a lot of R&D into this particular piece, and it has all the necessary baffles, where some of the cheaper units out there are just an open tank. I also talked with my long-time and highly trusted mechanic, who has seen tons of cracked plastic Ford bottles, obviously. He has put in several aluminum ones recently (many customer-provided), and he believes most of them to be junk next to the Mishimoto. If there is a better option at a similar or better price point, or even a far superior option for more, I haven't found it.

 

I believe the baffles were only needed on the plastic bottle for support
Mishi just copied oem
I would have went with a mishi had they implemented our suggestions.

 

I've read and heard that the baffles served more of a purpose, but I'm not an engineer, so I'm not clear on the details. I can't see why the plastic one would really need them for support.

I do remember them asking for suggestions somewhere during the early design stages, maybe it was here. I remember someone suggesting the pressure gauge port, which they did implement, so that seems like a good move. I missed what other suggestions they were given but didn't apply, but again, I'm not even sure where I saw that anymore. It was quite a while back.

 

we asked for a real sight glass, not a plastic tube and fittings
we were told we were out voted by fans of plastic plastic https://www.powerstroke.org/forum/g...sion/1070130-more-durable-degas-mishimoto-s-6-0l-aluminum-degas-bottle-r-d.html
also asked for a standard cap option but that did not happen

you can’t see why a plastic bottle would need structural support to keep it from expanding like a ballon and cracking? Aluminum has enough rigidity it can handle 16+psi without deforming ( i test them
all the time

the baffles could be argued as keeping the fluid from sloshing around but there is no problems associated with fluid movement in this application

you will notice most if not all metal overflow tanks don’t incorporate baffles the Moroso unit does not have them and they have been making bottles and catch cans for decades

 

makes it a pain to clean IMO