# 2016 Cadillac SRX “missing” oil filler cap made CEL come on

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-srx-missing-oil-filler-cap-made-cel-come-on/159672>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cadillac, srx\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-srx-missing-oil-filler-cap-made-cel-come-on/159672 "2020-02-26T22:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeorgeA.Sinese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@GeorgeA.Sinese](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GeorgeA.Sinese)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-srx-missing-oil-filler-cap-made-cel-come-on/159672/1 "2020-02-26T22:44:11Z")

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I drove for almost one week with a “lost” “missing” oil filler cap. Then One day under the hood I notices the “missing” cap ! It made my check engine light come on. I puhased a new oem oill filler cap .Will the check engine light go out by itself and when ? Thanks

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-cadillac-srx-missing-oil-filler-cap-made-cel-come-on/159672/2 "2020-02-27T15:02:30Z")

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It should, it may take a few stop/start cycles. You might get your codes read at a parts shop, just to be sure there isn’t some other problem.