charlie

I have a 00' purchased in Nov. 99. I just turned 30k on the odo.

This morning I was changing the oil. When I was done and putting the oil filler cap back on it broke into 3 pieces now I am not the strongest guy in the world nor was I applying lots of pressure. The cap just broke into 3 pieces. It seemed very brittle after I gingerly removed the threaded part from the block thankfully no pieces fell in. Here is a pic

So now I want to take my car out for a test run to check the levels and for leaks so I try the filler cap from my 00' Accord V6 and it fits perfectly and is of much higher quality than ours. I may just purchase one of those to replace my oem cap unless anyone has another suggestion.

tritium_pie

WOAH WOAH WOAH!

before you take her out for a drive, take a flashlight and look inside for any other pieces. put the pieces together like a puzzle to make sure they're all there.

(EDIT: I just read your post more closely and you said no pieces fell in, but hey, I'd check again. put the pieces together and make sure nothing fell in.)

suggestion: I think I've seen some really nice looking billet aluminum aftermarket oil caps, but I'm not sure where. (bulletproof or ricks or some other site sponsor...)

MacGyver

You can pick a billet one up at your local Pep Boys or Autozone...

boiler

I bought mine at Autozone for about $10


They even have several colors to choose from.

charlie

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tritium_pie
[B]WOAH WOAH WOAH!

before you take her out for a drive, take a flashlight and look inside for any other pieces.

boiler

If you hadn't found all of the pieces, it would be time to pull the valve cover off and recover the missing pieces. I'm sure glad that I replaced mine long before it broke. Your's is the second one that has been reported as being broken.

KIDS2000

A perfect excuse to buy a Spoon/Mugen Oil filler Cap! Now you're thinking!