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Does anyone else hate their oil filler cap?
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Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Does anyone else hate their oil filler cap?
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Author:  snowsport [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:04 pm ]
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Giving you a hard time, is it? The first time I changed my oil I thought, "this thing is busted". But now I know how it's made it's no problem. I have seen user-friendlier designs though.
Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:06 pm ]
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I needed a freakin' flat head screw driver to get that thing off today!
Author:  Guest [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:31 pm ]
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WTH? how can you possibly have trouble with that enormous cap? it's huge, and easy to turn!

I love mine.

More to the point...how in the heck would a screwdriver help?
Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:51 pm ]
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ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:
WTH? how can you possibly have trouble with that enormous cap? it's huge, and easy to turn!

I love mine.

More to the point...how in the heck would a screwdriver help?


I put two hands on it and tried to turn it with all of my might... It budged, but only 1/4inch turns at a time... at one point I got it so I couldn't turn it any more, and tried pulling up on it. Didn't work. I pried it a little by putting a flathead screw driver in between the cap and the filler tube, turned the screwdriver just a little bit... Then it came right out.
Author:  Guest [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:53 pm ]
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Weird. Your first oil change? Some overzealous knob may have overtightened it when he put it on.
Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:56 pm ]
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ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:
Weird. Your first oil change? Some overzealous knob may have overtightened it when he put it on.


No :( 3rd or 4th... I wonder if it has to do with the sand and grit?
Author:  tommudd [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:07 pm ]
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big pair of pliers,............ works on anything stuck! :wink:
Author:  tjkj2002 [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:09 pm ]
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I notice on my KJ the oil cap is harder to remove when the engine warmed up,it comes right off when the engine is cold.
Author:  myjeepwalks [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:27 pm ]
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Mine does the same thing. It seems to come off crooked every 3k miles when it's time for an oil change. Screws right on fine though.
Author:  Albert [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:31 pm ]
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BeepBeep.....you just need to use the proper 4 letter words and scare it off......
Author:  JJsTJ [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:35 pm ]
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tjkj2002 wrote:
I notice on my KJ the oil cap is harder to remove when the engine warmed up,it comes right off when the engine is cold.


Ditto but a couple times I used my giant channel locks to turn it even when cold. Sucker gets tight at times....weird.
Author:  Burchie [ Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:49 pm ]
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I just took mine off after I drained out all the oil. What a waste of money spending it on oil. It's over rated.
Author:  Sport [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:53 am ]
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Mine is stuck all the time. I can usually man handle it with both hands but last time I couldn't budge it. I used the oil filter wrench.


BTW, beep beep. Do you have any more pictures of your jeep, looks good I want to see more? Also how did you get 3.5 of lift?
Author:  jpsmith [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:30 am ]
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I've noticed mine gets harder to turn each time I change the oil. First few changes when the Jeep was brand new, it came off no problem. I had a rough time getting it off during the last change 2500 miles ago (at about 26,000 and two years old).
Author:  dgeist [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  What are you guys talking about?
So, obviously there's a difference in the CRD and gasser fill caps. MIne works fine (pretty much screws on and off when I want it to) What exactly is the issue with the gasser model?
Author:  snowsport [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:21 am ]
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Sport wrote:
I used the oil filter wrench.

That's what I do too, works great. No more cussing!
dgeist, some of these oil filler caps are stiffer than (insert crude analogy) to turn to get off. I haven't tried turning it when it's cold, maybe that's the way to go. I usually like to drain the oil when it's a bit warm, especially in winter. That way my hands don't freeze quite so quick.... :) Plus it seems to drain a bit quicker....
Author:  riptricket [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:25 am ]
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i am going to try an idea that a fellow member did on here... cut the top off of a 2liter coke bottle and cut till i can comfortably unscrew the oil filter and no mess at all!

also... don't beat me oil gods, but is it alright if i go about 200-400 miles over my oil change? no time this weekend to change it, and i'm almost at 50K, which is my next interval change.
Author:  BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:37 am ]
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Sport wrote:
Mine is stuck all the time. I can usually man handle it with both hands but last time I couldn't budge it. I used the oil filter wrench.


BTW, beep beep. Do you have any more pictures of your jeep, looks good I want to see more? Also how did you get 3.5 of lift?


I didn't think of trying an oil wrench... I'll do that next time!

Also, my lift is a Rusty's 2.5" lift (rear rancho shocks) with 2 extra iso pads in the rear, and 4 clevis rings in the front... Comes out to about 3.5" total... Really nothing fancy about it, I was just tired of seeing all that extra crap in my sig, so I shortened it :)

I do have more pictures in a few different places, I can post a few here or if you have myspace you can check out www.myspace.com/arcenite
Author:  Jeepjeepster [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:05 pm ]
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Yea, I notice mine is kinda hard to get off at times.

Ive always been able to get it off by hand though. Bunch-a pansy's. :D
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