Yes its comman with the 4.7L. Its the cold air of winter blowing around the
tall black oil filler thing that the cap is on. The water vapor in the
engine condasites on the cold black plactic of the oil filler thing. This
water vapor will collect there when the engine is run on short trips in
cooler and colder weather. Did your long drive help to remove any of it? The
dealer knows about a tbs with a fix for it. TBS Number 09-01-00 Group:
engine Date Feb 18,2000 just talks about. I've seen a newer one with a fix,
something about putting a plastic guard thing in the oil filler thing to cut
down on the "Normal accumulation of a foamy oil emulsion in the 4.7 engine
oil fill housing" as Ma Mopar puts it.
Hey I found it on line......
http://www.geocities.com/natedak2k/Oil_cond_TSB.jpg
Found it on Nate's Dak site. THANKS Nate!!!!
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Don Mallett
Y2K QC 4.7L Auto SLT+
http://Geocities.com/maldbnsf/
http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/QwkvWz@DAJFf6/profile.htm
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In article <NDBBKCGOMKCMGLEIHHCPGEHCEDAA.Brian.Boyes@Sympatico.ca> ,
Brian.Boyes@Sympatico.ca ("Brian") wrote:
> This is the second time this has happened. Was heading out on a long drive
> before new year's and I couldn't wait for the dealership, so I took my Dak
> to a local oil-change place. Lo and behold they discover moisture under the
> oil cap... again! Last time I found this I took it straight to the dealer to
> be fixed. I thought the problem had gone away, but this time I was a little
> late getting the oil changed, so maybe it had time to build up or something.
>
> Anyway, they said they see this a lot on the 4.7s and the problem is the
> seal on the oil cap. So, does anyone know if there is a third party cap I
> can get? Second, what do I tell my dealership? Obviously if this is going to
> cause a problem that won't show up until later, I need to make sure they
> record that I reported the problem, even if they can't fix it now.
>
> Brian
> '00 QC Dak "The Big Green Machine"
> 40000 clicks and counting!
>
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