# Oil cap blown away?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-cap-blown-away/9957>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** oil, engines\
**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-cap-blown-away/9957 "2008-01-28T21:36:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Tbird251](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@Tbird251](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tbird251)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-cap-blown-away/9957/21 "2008-01-31T03:30:37Z")

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First thing i would’'ve checked is the PCV. YOu mentioned in a post that the air cleaner and all around was clean which means no flow due to being stopped up. It it was breathing the first thing to get wet wold be the air cleaner. A new valve and checking hose flow should be in order. LEE

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**Author:** ![JulioC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JulioC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JulioC)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-cap-blown-away/9957/22 "2008-02-13T19:34:05Z")

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Just to report you that the car is working fine after several weeks of the problem…knocking on wood!

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**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-cap-blown-away/9957/23 "2008-02-15T02:50:11Z")

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Hotdog! Thanks for posting back, Julio.

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