>
> OK DML, talk to me. I had to change my oil last week and I could'nt get
the
> fill cap off. For the last few oil changes, the cap had been getting hard
> to turn, to the point of needing to get pliers on it. This time, the
> plastic POS wouldn't budge, just ratcheted like it was being tightened.
> Since I had already drained the oil, I had to get the new oil in somehow.
I
> elected to remove the vent hose and rubber seal from the top of the
drivers
> side valve cover, about 6 inches aft of the oil fill cap. Mistake made.
The
> dang thing didn't want to go back in. I finally ended up grinding off part
> of the lip to make flat spots to get it on. Even then I needed to use a
> screw driver to get the seal back under the lip on the valve cover. My
> question is this: anybody else:
>
> A) have this problem
>
> B) know if I can remove the vent hose and plug for the valve cover and
just
> install a breather cap, and
>
> C) How do I got the #$#&^%$@ oil cap off so I don't have to go thru this
> next oil change!!
>
> TIA,
>
> Ray Irons
> Dover, DE
>
>
I have noticed that my cap has been getting like that also. I make a habit
of cleaning off the excess grime and such from the threads and under the
cap. I was wondering also if anyone else has had this problem Best of luck
to you Ray
Sam Perez
San Marcos TX
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