Re: oil cap

[John Erickson <amigos@elp.rr.com>]

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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