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.
Car oil cap won t come off.
The oil filter is located on the bottom part of the engine and usually on the front side.
In most circumstances the gas cap can be removed and installed easily every time you fill up the fuel tank.
If you have a hydraulic car jack you can use it as well.
The gas cap on any car is one of the most important yet least talked about parts on a vehicle.
Contrary to some o.
Very few cars if any will throw oil out that tube.
Seeing as the firebird is also a gm product i wonder if it has the same style of cap.
Without a carjack you won t be able to reach the oil filter and as such you won t be able to change it.
Oil filler cap won t undo.
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.
At random he took the oil cap off and the.
Whichever method you use always install the new filter with a light coat of oil on the gasket and don t over tighten.
You re hero enough for just changing the oil.
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.
Out of curiosty is this the first time you ve tried to get the oil cap off.
Emergency oil cap stuck.
Hi there yes.
But now when i try to remove it it just spins both directions won t come off.
But you will get some condensation of oil on hot parts around it and a mess.
If keep clicking like the plastic part is not gripping the metal insert.
I misplaced the original engine oil cap for my 1995 ford taurus and went to schuck s to get a replacement.
Place the car jack on the specific spot specified by the car manufacturer and lift the car.
I had trouble removing the oil filler cap the ratchet kept slipping so i wound a large self drilling screw into it to trap both halves of the cap.
I ve even tried pushing down and pulling up as i spin but that doesn t work either.
Of course if it normally screws off then well.
However there are some situations that occur where the gas cap is stuck and won t come off the vehicle s fuel tank.
Car in question was a ford focus 1 8 turbo diesel not common rail on a 53.
My car has an automatic transmission.
Those that do probably have a lot of blow by from bad rings.
They matched the number with the listing in my manual and the cap fit perfectly.
Engine won t start unless oil cap is removed.
When this occurs it.
