truemagellen

well I'm in the garage of course tinkering and check the Oil...levels are a bit low so as usual I go to add and...the cap won't come off!

Now last time the cap was turned by me...the dealer may have but I did not get an oil change only winter tires were put on (they check the car over anyhow)

any tricks? has this happen to you before?

I'm going to warm up the car and see if that loosens things up a bit

any help would be greatly appreciated

adrian-1

counter clockwise :D

I've never heard of this happening.

PoLaK

iTrader: (1)

Happens all the time to me, I usually have to take a rag so i don't hurt my palm and muscle it off, takes a lot.

dannobre

iTrader: (3)

Warm your car up....it should loosen off. Then watch that you don't tighten it up too tight when it's hot. When it cools down....the oil filler pipe shrinks more than the cap.....making it tighter

9100RPM

Adrian-1 Is that your car? Love thewheels, what are they? 9100RPM

adrian-1

9100RPM, I PM'ed you.

irish8

Magellan....wet a rag and see if that works. If all else fails....get drunk and watch football. :D

- Irish

truemagellen

I'm already drunk and watching football its halftime :D :D :D

Skol Vikings!

truemagellen

oh and those are Axis Hiros 19s I believe

9100RPM

ADRIAN-1 My computer has blocked your message as a pop up 9100RPM

9100RPM

Yes I checked these are AxisHiro ..never heard of them in OZ..yes we are a little backward 9100RPM

truemagellen

just go into the 'users/cp' area and click on 'messages' you'll find his PM there

truemagellen

ok I GOT OFF THE CAP...thanks for the help guys...I warmed up the car then loosened it while it was hot...waited for it to cool down a bit...added some, check it and added again

I managed to land the level right at the line to Max! I've got to do this drunk more often!!!

9100RPM

Thanks Truemagellan you are a truegentleman.

adrian-1 I checked out those photos that is one great looking car. 9100RPM

RX Renesis

lol drunk... haha r u sure u added oil and not windshield fluid? hehehe

irish8

Lol....or beer!! The rotary may not like trying to run on Loopyjuice. :D Even DSC might not help here!!

- Irish

jbaseball

Get your girlfriend. We gals have the "touch" with the engine! (Just ask my hubby!)

truemagellen

to bad she is working...but she was watching the game when she could

I help her with her silver mazda 3s and she helps me with my silver RX-8

match made in Mazda heaven :p

Oh the Vikings won...even after my disasterous Oil Cap fiasco halftime show

thanks again everyone

truemagellen

here they are together...I lightened up the pic since the lighting was bad:

Speed-ER doc

You might want to get one of these, or eat more red meat, or....oh, wait a minute, I noticed you are from MN. In that case, better get a girl to open it for you. A big'n, that is. :p

truemagellen

you have one of those Speeder? no wonder they some times call you Doctor ****** (I mean Wankel!) :D

jk