Some People Are Just Plain Clueless

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See this...

http://www.suzuki-forums.com/2g-2006-grand-vitara/24269-drove-3400-miles-without-oil-cap.html


Perhaps I was a little harsh on him in hopes he'd get the point. He didn't. And still doesn't even after another poster gave him a lashing. If you read carefully others readily admit they never check under the hood either. I've seen this many times in other forums. This particular forum is sadly lacking in any real good tech unless you want directions for connecting your I-pod or chrome accents.
 
I'm registered in that forum. I once posted a question asking where the fuel filter was for the 98 Suzuki Swift (friend's car). Nobody had an answer. This told me the (lack of) collective expertise in that forum.
 
not the most clueless person I've ever read about. didn't seem to be that big a deal.
now, I DID read once about a kid who put 90wt in his WRX engine, now THAT was funny!
 
Sort of relating to the story, my uncle just sold a Mustang to my cousin and she took it for an oil change and there was no oil cap on the engine
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Apparently the oil was pitch black as well, and way overdue. My uncle isn't really always on top of maintenance, to say the least.
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He usually took it to the cheapest place possible for oil changes too, probably explaining why the oil cap was missing. Yikes! I'd hate to buy a used car from him.
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The tires on the car were down to nothing too, barely any tread left at all. Apparently it needed brakes too..
 
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Excuse my ignorance, but does having no oil cap affect oil pressure in any way?
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doesn't affect oil pressure directly but:

- some engines will expel oil thru the opening.

- all kinds of khrap or even water might find its way in.
 
In the nissan L series I6 engines (the ones with EFI at least) if you remove the oil cap while the engine's running, it'll stall out unless you've got major vacuum leaks. I'm not exactly sure why but I think it has to do with some valve cover/crankcase vent tubing that ends up letting in a bunch of unmetered air when the cap is off. Don't know if that's common to lots of engines or just those.
 
Originally Posted By: rationull
In the nissan L series I6 engines (the ones with EFI at least) if you remove the oil cap while the engine's running, it'll stall out unless you've got major vacuum leaks. I'm not exactly sure why but I think it has to do with some valve cover/crankcase vent tubing that ends up letting in a bunch of unmetered air when the cap is off. Don't know if that's common to lots of engines or just those.


I change the oil on a family members Pontiac Montana with the 3.4. And if you remove the oil cap on it while it's running it surges badly, Almost to the point of stalling.
 
Originally Posted By: byez
It pains me to read some of the stuff that is posted on some of the automotive boards that I view.

Bob is on another level of automotive knowledge that I can't find anywhere else.
Their are sites that has people that are far beyond the knowledge base here but you will not find them discussing a louse oil cap.
Their topic would be far over the head of most here.
 
Originally Posted By: byez
Thats most likely at a point where careers converge with discussion.

For "general" automotive knowledge, its got to be Bob. If not for Bob I would be using Mobil 1 with Fram oil filters.
Yes your assumption of the site is correct.

Here people are obsessed with fuel mileage.
Nearly all discussions are on what vehicle runs the cheapest

NO talk about how to get more gas mileage at the site I like but you sure can learn how an engine works and why it does what it does.
First step to real improvement in power output is to understand the finer points of proper engine design
 
funny how they insist no need to open the hood even on new cars. Maybe I am OCD but on my new corolla even with just over 10K miles I still open the hood and check the oil level at least once a week in not every couple of weeks. I check my girlfriends explorer the same interval.
 
Originally Posted By: 02zx9r
funny how they insist no need to open the hood even on new cars. Maybe I am OCD but on my new corolla even with just over 10K miles I still open the hood and check the oil level at least once a week in not every couple of weeks. I check my girlfriends explorer the same interval.


I'm very OCD and it hurts that I can no longer check the oil level on the GN. I made a big mistake in not checking that the dipstick would clear the girdle. Not worth pulling the motor out for but it bothers me.
 
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Originally Posted By: 02zx9r
funny how they insist no need to open the hood even on new cars. Maybe I am OCD but on my new corolla even with just over 10K miles I still open the hood and check the oil level at least once a week in not every couple of weeks. I check my girlfriends explorer the same interval.


I'm very OCD and it hurts that I can no longer check the oil level on the GN. I made a big mistake in not checking that the dipstick would clear the girdle. Not worth pulling the motor out for but it bothers me.

that would bother me too. back in the day, I built a SBC for my nova and I was running a moroso 'road race' pan. held like 8 or 9 qts, IIRC. never did quite figure out if the old dipstick was correct, really drove me nuts not knowing how the level was.
 
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