Ok so I had just changed my oil and drove up here to my girlfriends house when i realize that my oil cap is somewhere on the side of the interstate... my question is- would it be safe to drive the car the 10 minutes back to my house so that i can get a new cap tomorrow? Or should i not be driving it at all w/o the cap?
Thanks for your help,
im sitting here waiting for a reply before i can go home.
-sam w.

 

not sure about it, but "better safe than sorry". i always enjoy a night at my girlfriends house anyway, or she could drive you home.

 

no driving without your oil cap is no big deal if anything its somewhat good because you have no pressure being built up inside the oil pan if you want just put a piece of aluminum foil or something over it till you get home... it will not do anything to your motor unless something falls in it.
TwEaK

 

Check your oil level first, just in case you took some hard right turns hauling *** to your girlfriend's house

 

Drive like grandma...nothing is going to happen.
You might smell some obnoxious fumes if you're revving high, but it should be okay.


-Ted

 

DRIVE LIKE GRANDMA??
Oh God what have i done to deserve this??
Ok well atleast ill be able to get home. Thanks Ted and everyone else.
RX7club kicks ***. i mean it. you guys are awesome and helpful.

"You couldn't drive like grandma if you tried."
- My Girlfriend

well i guess i can always try?
-sam

 

If you insist on driving like a mad man, here is what might happen...

Oil will slosh up the tube and out the filler neck.
The oil can land on your belts, which will cause lots of screeching if not a lot of slipping and stinky smells of burning rubber.
At the very least, you'll end up with oil all over your engine bay, and you have to clean it....unless you're super rich (or Batman) and tell Alfred the butler to do it.

I would suggest you drive a bit conservatively.


-Ted

 

Well I've used a few different lines myself - but, missing oil cap??? PLEASE!!! I'll guess right now that you don't (really) want to go home from your g'friend's: Do you?
If I'm wrong - grab a plastic sandwich bag of your choice and a rubber band or ziptye,etc. It' may leak a 'lil blowby, but - cleanup will be alot less nasty. G'ma my $ss.