Oil filler neck cap stuck.. help?
Is it supposed to be insanely difficult to remove? It is all plastic, does it tend to melt? I never see temps over 190F .. i dunno
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Mine always seems harder to remove when the engine is hot. I think the plastic expands when warm, and makes it really tight. It will probably come off easily after the car cools off completely.
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mine snapped at the neck it was so tight a couple weeks ago
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oh god.. yea im trying to get it off.. it is completely cool at the moment, i tried to heat it up just barely with a heat gun (warm to the touch not hot) to see if it would expand just enough but no dice.. I am trying at the moment (its 8:30 EST)
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I've had metal ones seize but never the plastic ones. You may want to replace the o-ring after you do remove it. You could try one of those plumbers pipe wrenches that use a strap. You may be able to find something similar at harbor frieght for less. Otherwise you could try liquid wrench (or similar) with a straw but i'm not sure how eefective it would be spraying upwards and then use a rag for grip on the cap.
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thanks for the suggestions
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fixed!
Alright .. the tool of the hour is "Vise Grips"!. I went top down on it and gripped where the finger grooves are. I clamped it down and turned like hell and it magically came off.
now i gotta go soak my fingers in ice cuz they hurt from previous methods! i hope someone sees this if they have trouble, haha |
get cap and plug pliers for aircraft or something for plumbing (like a strap wrench), i stole one from work and you can use it for your oil filter too :-D
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Yah, the oil filler cap can be hard to remove sometimes. Especially, if you have the OEM strut bar and the GReddy elbow/IC in the way. It may seem troublesome...but if you remove these two parts...you get a lot more hand manuvering-area to work with and removing the cap will be so much easier w/o much effort.
Just remember next oil change or whatever reason workign around oil cap...to not over torque the oil cap again. :) |
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