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Tony
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
21:36:20
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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.
If keep clicking like the plastic part is not gripping the metal insert. Like a baby-proof medicine bottle that you can't push down enough to get it off. I've got to go to work in the morning and have no idea what to try next. I have been fightin this for 30 min and getting pissed.
And yes I have changed oil before many times - even on two older Daks I owned in the past. And no, I am not turning it the wrong way.
Any ideas? Can I pry off the plastic part and try to remove the inner cap with a tool of some kind? I have no idea what it looks like under the plastic since all the other oil caps I have tried to remove came off with no problem.
The engine is still warm. Would letting it sit help at all?
Arrgh!
Tony "stuck in the driveway" Vrolyk
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toolfan
GenIII
4/10/2006
21:46:03
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that is your problem is the engine is still warm! lol i have that same damn problem and its really annoying. just let it set til cool
than by a cap that works :D!!
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hmmm
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4/10/2006
21:48:30
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If your really stuck(sorry)you could get a real skinny funnel or something and fill through the dip stick.
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Tony
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
21:53:34
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Thanks for the responses. I found this right after posting here -
http://www.stu-offroad.com/engine/oilchange/oilchange-3.htm
Sounds like the answer if it won't come off after it cools down. But I have always changed the oil when the engine is pretty warm so the old oil runs out easily. And all the quick lube places are doing it hot.
Do most of you change the oil hot, warm or cold?
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hmmm
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4/10/2006
22:00:47
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You definitely want to change the oil hot to get as much of the old dirty oil out of there. Guess you gotta fill cold though;)
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Tony
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
22:13:18
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OK, I got it off after letting it sit a while longer. It still was a bear to get off. I guess I have to plan on an hour oil change at home if I want to start hot.
Frustrating!
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
22:43:12
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Or spring for a new cap. Yours is wore out.
So many problems .... So little time
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dano
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
00:27:27
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i was a tech at chrysler for 4 years and this happened with the grand cherokees all the time. just pry the upper part of the cap off with a screwdriver and then remove the lower part (wich threads into the v/c) with a pair of pliers. when finished, the two just snap back together. dunno im cheap, i probably wouldnt spring for a new cap.
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Anti theft
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
00:58:51
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Well, nobody's gonna steal your oil filler cap, eh>
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OBIO3
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4/11/2006
01:34:31
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Guess cheap is ok but with my luck I'd be going to a wedding or some event with a nice suit on. Develope a leak and need oil. I can see me under the hood distroying my suit and white shirt trying to remove the cap. I know. These things only happenen to other people but to me YOu are the other people and to you I am. Funny how that works out.
So many problems .... So little time
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daffydak
GenIII
4/11/2006
12:27:02
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I had the same problem with a 3.9 I had.. My solution was to remove the cap, pry it apart and epoxy glue it together.. No more stuck filler cap :-)
Dan
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00 CC Sport Plus 4.7L 4X4 Auto, 3:55 LSD
Straight dual catack exhaust, adjusted tps to .76V, ported TB, home brew intake setup w/K&N filter, Superchips 3715 Tuner, 180* T-stat... more mods to come!!!
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Tony
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
19:21:10
| RE: EMERGENCY Oil Cap stuck!!
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Thanks all for your responses.
It still amazes me how much more peppy a vehicle feels after an oil change. I went from whatever the previous owner was using to a Valvoline full synthetic and recently added some other typical mods like Accel cables, K&N filter charger kit, high-flow Magnaflow cat and a Flowmaster 40 dual cat back system. So I am enjoying it!
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Chris Gregory
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4/11/2006
23:35:35
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I had the same problem on my 318. I just pulled off the top of the cap. It comes off. Then twist the part sticking out with a pair of pliers. Works everytime.
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Chris G
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
23:36:41
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By the way, I went and got a new cap before I did this. they are only about $5-8 at the local NAPA store. Look identical to the original and work the same.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
4/12/2006
01:56:01
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Looks like Daffy has the best and cheapest permanent cure for that damnable oil cap LOL!
Of course the 4.7 oil cap isn't made like that and it is right up front :) That's the nice part once you've gone through the trouble of changing the oil filter where they tucked it up in there.
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ucimaplaya2
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2006
11:40:35
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Yeah that happens all the time on these trucks. I never had it happen on my R/T yet, but I did have one lady who came into the shop whose wouldn't come off. So I took a screw driver and popped the top off and I didn't even need pliers to get out the base. It just unscrewed with a rag covering my fingers. I didn't put it together because she insisted on going to buy a new one so i just gently screwed the base back in when she was done adding her oil. She tipped me $5 though, and I was just doing it to be nice. But yeah daffy has the best solution it seems.
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TrucksR4Girls
Dodge Dakota
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9/12/2008
23:23:23
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Its time to do an oil change on my truck, and I cant get the damn factory cap off. It just clicks... So should I follow the advice from all the men who have posted on this site, and pry it off with a screwdriver and then unscrew the inner part with a pair of pliers... or just leave it be and have the dealership do it when the next service date comes around?
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Do it
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9/13/2008
21:18:09
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Yes
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DavidJL
Dodge Dakota
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10/04/2008
20:06:16
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I had the same problem, not with the truck, but with my 2000 Chevy Malibu. Investigation discovered antifreeze getting into the oil, and swelled the rubber under the cap. When I removed the cap, I broke off the hard filter material underneath the rubber seal. Some might have dropped in the engine, I don't know. Now I find that the intake manifold needs to be replaced to keep the antifreeze out of the oil, and vise-versa. What started as a relatively minor problem, so I thought, is now a big deal. Go figure.
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