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Old 09-16-2009, 07:52 PM
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i have an oil cap stuck there but i can't figure out how to get it out...can't even see it...
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jyeung528,Sep 16 2009, 07:52 PM
i have an oil cap stuck there but i can't figure out how to get it out...can't even see it...
Jack up the car and look for underneath.
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:08 PM
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yes, i know...but it is sitting on TOP of the transmission...
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This happened to me. I got lucky since I have skinny hands.
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you can get a hanger untwist it and try swoosh it out...
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Carb cleaner will also get oil off anything.
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Old 09-17-2009, 01:03 PM
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just dont use a towel in place of the cap
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Old 09-17-2009, 02:33 PM
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Don't take the vehicle in for the code,

just find the cap put it back and take off the negative and it will take the code away.

the code is due to no oil cap thats all man.
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Really? How does the car know there's no oil cap? Its just a plastic cap; there's no sensor or anything attached to it.
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you dont get a code for the cap. mine fell off and i drove for a while before i realized it fell off. didnt even get a code. but i got oil all over the place...
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