oil cap

Subject: oil cap Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:51 pm

i found a pretty neat oil cap for dressing up under the hood.
link
they have it in chrome and in steel. looks to be decent quality (and better be for the price)
here is a pic if you're too lazy to go to the ebay site:
oil cap 211434509_tp

i might just order one when i get my next paycheck. i think it will look pretty sharp.
anyone else already have one?

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Subject: Re: oil cap Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:07 am

gmpartsdirect.com, a while back, had GM factory "Mobil1 Only" caps for a song. They were originally intended for the Corvette, they fit the Riv (and a bunch of other GM cars too). Don't think they have 'em anymore - don't really know... at least not for $5.-

Albertj

Subject: Re: oil cap Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:24 am

Awesome find, Matthew! That's pretty sharp. The Mobil 1 cap would be pretty cool, too.

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Subject: Re: oil cap Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:48 am

I bought the Mobil1 cap because I had an argument (no kidding a friendly argument not a bad one) with the service manager at the Buick dealership. Dealership is not far from my office so I take the car there for work - they take me to-from the office. Such a deal....

Anyway - argument was that I always use synthetic oil, usually Mobil 1. They did an oil change and put regular oil in. Actually you can hear/feel the difference. I took car back, they admitted using dino juice, I pointed to work order where the service writer had in fact written to use Mobil1, they changed the oil (again) to Mobil 1.

The next time I had the car in, I think for a tire changeover or some such, they put a "MOBIL1 ONLY" factory sticker (I traced the part number - it's the sticker they use on the Corvette and other cars with the Vette engine) on the cowl. I did not know - I confess it was more than a month before I knew. I was topping off washer fluid or some darn thing and found it. I had a good laugh. Next time I was in I told 'em they got me.

So when I saw the Mobil1 oil caps on gmpartsdirect for cheap, oh sure, I bought one. I used a label maker to put the right grade (10W-30) stamp on it (they were all 5W-30). Next oil change they spotted it, and we shared another good laugh.

I have not figured out how to get them to use the PF-52 filters consistenly, though.

Albertj

Subject: Re: oil cap Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:17 am

I think this one is pretty cool:
http://www.amazon.com/Chevy-Camaro-Pontiac-Trans-Gunmetal/dp/B001FHQ6JG/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IE2VYJLGNVBT4&colid=1W13PG10OU3BN

Subject: Re: oil cap Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:53 pm

solid.. theses are
ALL dope