HELP! Oil filter housing cap cross thread, leaked all engine oil
01-01-2018, 12:50 AM
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Since the dealership won't open till Tuesday, I am taking the bumper off and try to clean as much as i can. I used a leaf blower to blow away some of the oil already.
01-01-2018, 01:22 AM
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Since you changed your oil, I will assume that you have a way to get the rear safely off the ground?
With the rear wheels and cover off and an ability to safely get under the car you should be able to do a ton of cleaning.
I recommend a citrus based cleaner appropriately diluted with water. This mixture will emulsify the oil and leave little residue after a wipe. I do a lot of serious engine cleaning with P21S Citrus Total Car Wash diluted 50/50 with distilled water.
Good luck.
01-01-2018, 04:14 AM
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If you are so compelled, then drive it up to street level and shut it back off and don't start it again. I'm afraid you don't understand the risks involved here, but you could easily lose your car if you try to drive it 6 minutes to the dealer. No fire extinguishers can reach the part of the engine where the *near certain* fire will occur.
01-01-2018, 10:17 AM
#19
Racer
Thanks for the link Manuel. Just ordered the cap for myself. 
Hi,
As others suggested, I would take the car to the dealer and make sure all oil residue is removed, and then get this-
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part.../001982ecs01a/
I had it on a my 997.2 TTS and now on the 991.1 TTS.
Regards,
Manuel
As others suggested, I would take the car to the dealer and make sure all oil residue is removed, and then get this-
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part.../001982ecs01a/
I had it on a my 997.2 TTS and now on the 991.1 TTS.
Regards,
Manuel
01-01-2018, 12:01 PM
#20
Burning Brakes
Everything else has already been covered by other responses. Just want to add the outside ambient temperature being cold will do absolutely nothing to diminish your risk of fire if that is the reason you were mentioning it.
04-05-2018, 04:44 PM
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, sorry for the late reply.When i found out the issue was the oil filter got cross threaded, I reinstalled the filter and everything was fine. Added some oil and left the garage. (cleaned the mess on the floor)
After the long weekend, i drove my car to the dealership. By the time i reached to the dealership, the oil temp was 30 Celsius. That's the reason that i thought its ok to drive.
I explained the situation to the service adviser, he said they would take care of it.
What they did was, clean the residual oil in the engine bay and another oil change. (they did reset the service interval thing)
I thought the oil change was not necessary, but that's what happens when you take your car to the dealership. What's nice about another oil change is all parts are new, undamaged.
Whatever, my bill was 600 CAD. $400 for oil change and $200 for cleaning.
Drove back home, everything was good. I took a look inside the engine bay, they did a great job cleaning the oil.
The next few days, there is a burning oil smell came out of the exhaust, but dealership told me that's normal.
If 'worf928' didn't mention, i actually forgot about this whole leaking thing.
Again, thanks for all the help!