46 replies to this topic

[minidan]

do you reckon its a bad idea to drive knowing there's no oil cap on the engine?

just checking the oil level for the week ahead and when i opened the bonnet i see my oil cap is missing... no idea where its gone or if someones nicked it. but i cant get one till next weekend which is the L2B !

what could happen apart from oil being flicked all over the bonnet??

[A KIRK]

Well you loose oil, blow enigne up, or create a fire etc.

There are things called phones where you could ring up and order one, then have it delivered to you

[minidan]

There are things called phones where you could ring up and order one, then have it delivered to you

yes thats very helpful thankyou...

but that doesnt really help me when i need to use the car in about 12 hours time. even if i phone minispares i wont get it till wednesday

[Sam Walters]

i gues a temory fix would be to get a flat peice of fairly thick flat plastic. and whop that over the top and try to hold it on with something.

[minidan]

im going to have to make some kind of temporary fix.

[minidan]

if i cut out some thick plastic from a sack i have and cable tie it on do i need to poke a small hole in it for breathing?

[RobJaxon]

yes, oil will probably end up everywhere .

[nathansminis]

couldnt you stick a bit of cling film over the hole and put an elastic band around it for now?

or do the plastic caps breathe???

just a thought

[minidan]

couldnt you stick a bit of cling film over the hole and put an elastic band around it for now?

or do the plastic caps breathe???

just a thought

this is the kind of thing i was thinking of. but with a thicker piece of plastic and a cable tie

[sweetser]

cant you use abit of duck tape

[minidan]

cant you use abit of duck tape

could do but i dont have any and the heat from the engine might make the glue melt and fall off.

anyway, ive made my rocker cover into a bit of a jam jar type thing. i'll put a picture up in a bit

[wakkoboi]

haha sounds brilliant cant wait t c pics

[*DJH*]

all you need to do is get a lid from a nescafe jar of coffee, drill a 2mm hole in the top, then tape it down with duct tape (not covering the hole obviously)

sorted

[sidq]

huhu...i like that idea.i want to try it.thanks.

[A KIRK]

or a temp fuel filler cap from the local petrol station.