Re: oil cap

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

Not only do the tabs wear (which you can bend to make the cap tighter), but
the cap itself will crack.  I would probably replace the seal since I'm
cheap but only after careful inspection of the cap to make sure there were
no cracks!!!  HTH!

Dave

> The little metal tabs on each side of the center - the parts that actually
> fit in the hole and lock the cap in place when you turn it - are like
> springs and tend to lose their tension with time and heat.  If just a
gasket
> works, great, but a whole cap isn't very expensive and pretty much
> guarantees and end to the leaking.
>
> --
> John
> '00 Jetta GLS VR6
> '87 Scirocco 16v
>  + El Paso, TX +
>
> "thescirocco@juno.com"  wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 06 May 2001 16:37:51 -0600 John Erickson <amigos@elp.rr.com>
> > writes:
> >> Get one from the dealer or, better yet, Potterman.
> >> Don't try just replacing the seal either.  Buy a whole new cap.
> >
> > How come?
> >
> > I bought a stack of new seals, and every one that I've replaced, stopped
> > leaking.
> >
> > The original oil cap gasket is usually as hard as the fuel injector
> > seals...
> >
> > Peter
>
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