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Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/28/2006 5:35:14 PM

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Okay, so my dad and I was changing the oil in my car and he told me he might have over tightened the oil cap because now it's loose, it won't loosen and it won't tighten, it just spins freely, left and right. He said he heard a pop when he tightened. It doesn't leak as far as i know, but for future maintenance this might be a problem. Anyone have a fix for this? how would I get this part out and why did it pop? TIA!

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/28/2006 6:11:59 PM

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The pop was you breaking it.

Because the cap itself is 2 parts. One part has the sealing mechanism on it and the other is the plastic cap. You have detached the 2. You want to either break off the plastic cap and remove the sealing part wit ha plumbing wrench or something.

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/28/2006 7:11:58 PM

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ah, alrighty. thanks for the fast replay!!

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/30/2006 6:24:45 PM

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okay, so the following two images are from a junkyard nearby my house

this one is from a 1g eclipse

this is from some other car, i forget cause i was frustrated not finding any 2g's with motors

my dad says the one he broke looked like the second pic.
I went into the shop that was infront of the junkyard, told the cashier the specs of my car, and she hands me one that looks like the first one.
so what the hell is going on. anyway, i left the place and went back home, now wondering if i order from the dealership if they are going to give me one that's like the first pic. oy, im going to go insane with these two different mixmatched parts.

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/30/2006 6:41:18 PM

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1st one FTW!!

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/30/2006 11:33:24 PM

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Just an exact replacement.. how hard can that be?

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 10/31/2006 7:20:55 AM

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wait what kinda car do you have? GS, GST?

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 11/1/2006 6:34:30 AM

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GS, OZ edition

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 11/1/2006 7:31:43 AM

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Then im not sure because i know the 1st one is for the 4g63, but i dont know what the 420a looks like. If you cant find a NT eclipse/talon then just look for a 95-99 Neon with a DOHC motor and that should have the same as your i believe

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RE: Oil Cap Problem- not tightening, not loosening - 11/1/2006 7:34:04 AM

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alright thanks a lot. hopefully the right cap will be given to me before i take the broken one off my engine, or i won't have one at all! anyway, thanks for the replies guys!

Edit: ahh, i see. alright, i will go rummage around and see if any neon's are at the junkyard then. hm. hopefully it'll work. thanks for the info!

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