MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: stealthwolf on November 20, 2011, 03:14:44 pm
Bought an R8 oilcap off a reputable member from here. Fitted it and it's been fine. Didn't notice any weird noises/clunks etc. Yesterday, I spotted this:

(excuse the iphone pics - they were taken this morning)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv55%2Fstealthwolf%2Foilcap01.jpg&hash=4476589a11c1f5386eca7a6cdf0ac62d6b3becb3)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv55%2Fstealthwolf%2Foilcap02.jpg&hash=1633e5d728a064aee73177afd23c27b86866b682)

Had a root around in the engine bay but couldn't find anything. So what happened to the top half of the cap?
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: robby on November 20, 2011, 03:20:53 pm
Don't they have a grub screw holding the parts together? i think they do as this is altered to move the top part around so it sits differently on the Golfs to make it face the right way

Looks like your screw came adrift causing the top to fall off?
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Andy on November 20, 2011, 03:24:28 pm
As above looks like the top part has come of,its probably sat on the bottom engine cover
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: stealthwolf on November 20, 2011, 03:24:50 pm
I honestly don't know and I didn't notice a grub screw, but sounds like how it parted. But the question remains - why did it happen? Why did the screw work its way out?
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: stealthwolf on November 20, 2011, 03:25:16 pm
Quote from: maxitrol on November 20, 2011, 03:24:28 pm
As above looks like the top part has come of
Figured that much but no idea why.
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Andy on November 20, 2011, 03:36:12 pm
not sure if this is any help but might explain how its done
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4351398-OEM-R8-Oil-Cap-DIY-(How-to-re-align-the-top-portion-of-the-cap)
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: vRSAlex on November 20, 2011, 03:51:38 pm
Probably just wasn't modified that well allowing it to pop off through heat and vibration.
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 20, 2011, 03:52:30 pm
My oem cap did that.

It was when I had jelly oem engine mounts and had the engine cover on.

The amount of movement in the engine caused the top of tue cap to be pulled off by the engine cover never to be seen again.
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Greeners on November 20, 2011, 03:55:30 pm
It was the Mice!!  :signLOL:


 :ashamed:
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Gti_Mad on November 20, 2011, 05:46:42 pm
that also happend 2 my standard oil cap mike  :laugh:
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 20, 2011, 05:48:15 pm

I like how Thanks has been given for "It was Mice"  :signLOL: :signLOL:
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: WhiteGTI on November 20, 2011, 07:04:18 pm
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on November 20, 2011, 05:48:15 pm

I like how Thanks has been given for "It was Mice"  :signLOL: :signLOL:

I couldn't resist, the joke relates to some posts from a couple of years ago on here!
Title: Re: What happened to my oil cap?
Post by: B3n on November 20, 2011, 07:12:00 pm
It happend to my old GTI, went to unscrew it one day and the top part just came off in my hand :confused: