Hey guys, I recently checked my 3K for oil and found no oil cap I don't know how long it has not had one, is this a big issue? Not that much oil has came out of it. Also the stupid oil caps are only push down, hence why it probably came off, I was just wondering can you buy the Toyota oil caps anymore? Or do I have to get aftermarket?

 

Brad

Too much crank case pressure=bye bye 3K oil cap....4K rocker covers have a screw down cap, find one.

Check the wreckers first. Some of them are screw type caps. Just grab the rocker cover and oil filler cap.

Failing that. Measure your cap diameter and go for a walk around the wreckers and find something that will fit. Its going to be cheaper than a Genuine Toyota part.

 

Running your car without the oil cap is not recommended.

 

 

EDIT ^^^^^He's just too damn quick.

Edited December 24, 200520 yr by kangaroosa

Sorry dude.

 

In fact, I am on my way down the coast tomorrow, where all sorts of corolla treasure lie....under my dads house haha

 

I will bring you back a 4K rocker cover and screw in cap, and if you wanna pay postage mate, she's all yours

Ah okay thanks for the helpful replies.

 

I have been driving it without the oil cap :S Hope it didn't do too much damage. Mine is a push down screw ins don't fit I tried my bros 4k ke55 and it was loose.

 

Brad

yeah, go the the wreckers and get a tappet cover and cap with the screw fitting, or wait till geoff gets you one

 

you can use 4A caps in 4K rocker covers, which is cool cos you can get trick trd billet ones for 4AGs :S

 

you really shouldnt drive around without an oil cap, but its not going to kill the motor overnight, it will just make the engine bay messy and if the EPA pull you over then you're f@$ked

 

i once saw a ke30 at the wreckers with a push-in oil cap, someone had drilled a hole in it and fastened a cable to it, which was connected to a bolt on the engine. i guess they had the same problem ;) the underbonnet of that car was CAKED in oil too, gross

I once saw a KE30 with a 3k with a piece of wire from the oil cap to a bolt on the engine...oh wait it's out the front of my house, and it's Jero's old shit barge....guess he had the same problem too hehe

Yeah its a bit of a dumb idea, push oil caps that is.

 

Brad

Hey give em a break, it worked for 30 years

I've got a push on cap on both my 4K and 5K. I like the shape of them better compared to the screw in ones.

Ah, well should alot of air come out where the oil cap goes?

 

Brad

Nope....as I said too much crank case pressure...my gf's mazda that just blew up has that exact problem, except to an undriveable degree...it spewed 2 litres of oil out the breather in 10 minutes

Yeah well alot of air comes out of it maybe thats why it probably popped off.

 

Brad

you probably overheated it and blew a piston...

(now you can't get the oily taste out of your mouth)

That is definately why it popped off, it will be fine, K engines last forever