But you will get some condensation of oil on hot parts around it and a mess.
Car oil cap won t come off.
When this occurs it.
My car has an automatic transmission.
I misplaced the original engine oil cap for my 1995 ford taurus and went to schuck s to get a replacement.
Seeing as the firebird is also a gm product i wonder if it has the same style of cap.
But now when i try to remove it it just spins both directions won t come off.
Ok i am just trying to change the oil for the first time since i got my dak 95 vr 4x4 and i got the old oil out plug back in filter off and new filter on and now i can t get the frickin oil cap off.
If you have a hydraulic car jack you can use it as well.
I want to top the oil but i cant get the oil cap off i turn it left and then right nothing happens can i put oil through dip stick to top it off my car has 287000 miles.
Those that do probably have a lot of blow by from bad rings.
The gas cap on any car is one of the most important yet least talked about parts on a vehicle.
Of course if it normally screws off then well.
I ve even tried pushing down and pulling up as i spin but that doesn t work either.
However there are some situations that occur where the gas cap is stuck and won t come off the vehicle s fuel tank.
Contrary to some o.
I still had to use pliers to get it out very tight.
At random he took the oil cap off and the.
You re hero enough for just changing the oil.
Very few cars if any will throw oil out that tube.
Emergency oil cap stuck.
Without a carjack you won t be able to reach the oil filter and as such you won t be able to change it.
Out of curiosty is this the first time you ve tried to get the oil cap off.
Car in question was a ford focus 1 8 turbo diesel not common rail on a 53.
In most circumstances the gas cap can be removed and installed easily every time you fill up the fuel tank.
The reason i ask is that the oil cap in my 01 impala doesn t screw off you turn it about half a turn then just pull it off.
If keep clicking like the plastic part is not gripping the metal insert.
They matched the number with the listing in my manual and the cap fit perfectly.
Place the car jack on the specific spot specified by the car manufacturer and lift the car.
Hi there yes.
Engine won t start unless oil cap is removed.
Whichever method you use always install the new filter with a light coat of oil on the gasket and don t over tighten.
Likely it will just rip the filter apart but it will expose the ring of holes around the top of the filter where you can try to use a chisel and hammer to force it off.
The danger is the dust that gets in.
