Edward

Oil, that is.
Since my ownership of almost 5 years, I have heard about the barfing of oil out the filler tube from quite a few, and so I have been careful from day one. Well now I'm not only feeling like a bit of a doof, but I'm genuinely confused, as well. Yesterday, I brought up the oil level about .5 quart to where the dipstick read about 3/4 ...done this for years. So off I drove to my in-laws, driving up a hill which is kinda fun when you nail the throttle and feel some G's. Well that was it. At the top of the hill, my car was smoking that tell-tale oil-smelly funk. Pop the lid and man what a mess! Obvious purge from the filler cap ...ugh! The strange/lame thing is that I have tracked the car for years with the level at 1/2-3/4 and never had this happen. The steep hill + WOT, maybe? Who knows. Oh well, just thought I'd share, and offer "some" word of caution. Keep that level on the lower side ...it's a safeguard against half a roll of paper towels and an hour of your life

Edward

Wreck Me Otter

I had this happen to me at trackday....I get the meatball flag and come in...oil spewed from the filler cap that I did not have properly seated.

mingson

I have done the same thing with the cap not fully seated. Embarasing!

Edward

Hmmm, so you think that maybe it wasn't the .5 quart addition as much as it was the cap not seated fully? Great. Now I feel like an even bigger doof.
Thanks, guys!


Edward

Wreck Me Otter

It's easy to put it on crooked if you're not paying attention...in my case I was topping it off just before a session....ugh....what a mess.....

Air Kuul TT

Edward,

Sorry to hear about the barfing... don't feel like a doofus... can happen to any one. Thanks for sharing.

chris walrod

Since oil caps have been known to pop loose (or not seated properly), it would be a great idea to safety wire that sucka on. A few zip ties or a hose clamp around the tube, then drill a very small hole into the cap skirt and wire it up. Just makes adding oil a little more time consuming..

ppressle

I had the local stealership put the oil filler cap on crooked. $$$ for the oil change PLUS a FREE coating of oil for my engine.

Last time my car went there!

chris walrod

Look at the bright side, the dealer didnt charge you for rustproofing

Carreragal

I have to admit that I just did this on the weekend myself. what a mess. Back to Maintenance 101.

Aussie Alan 993

This has not happened to me but it happened to my dad in his old type 3 VW just after a service at VW.

He was told it was a blocked breather vent, once cleaned it never happened again.

I wonder if this may be related?

Edward

Food for though, eh?
...Ahhh, the things that keeps one humble

Edward