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11-14-2016, 06:26 PM
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A near disaster (I F'ed up) and a warning...
So, I went walking today... As I was getting ready to park, "Check Oil Level." OK, I'll do that when I get back to the car.
Finish walk, pull the cap off, juggle it, watch as it bounces down the sewer. In 57 years, I have never lost a part this way. OK, 5 miles to home, 25 miles to dealer. So, I filled the crank with oil. (I carry about 3 quarts all the time). I start for home. About half way there, the warning light comes on again, so I pulled over and gave it another quart. By this time the entire engine bay is covered in oil - but this is the least of my problems. Got it home and checked the stick and it indicates I am about a quart and a half down (how much I had to replace). 2 new oil caps have been ordered. Had I been on the road, I would have had to tow it to a shop and wait for a cap to come in. They are not available at local auto parts stores. The cap that I place on the car will have double sided tape stuck to the outside with a cord strapping it to the hood or some other part. In the old days I could have stuffed a towel in the hole and then taped it in place. But the valve chain sits directly below the cap and a towel would have been sucked/dragged in. If you don't have one, I suggest buying a spare for your travel kit.
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11-14-2016, 07:46 PM
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wtf jesus Christ dude.
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11-15-2016, 02:25 AM
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11-16-2016, 03:03 PM
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New cap came in today... All cleaned up and back in service. I expect the second cap tomorrow and it will go directly into my service kit.
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11-22-2016, 10:52 PM
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11-23-2016, 09:45 AM
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No. As I contemplated the hole, I could see no way to bind the tape to itself. There is no significant rise at the hole for the tape to get purchase (take a look at the valve chain cover).
My main concern was that anything I could put over the hole would come lose and be dragged by the timing chain into the case where it would become immeshed. A dirty engine bay was a far less fearsome result.
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2006 X5 Sport 4.4i Last edited by blktoptrvl; 11-23-2016 at 09:51 AM.
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11-23-2016, 06:29 PM
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Could have burned your X5 to the ground.
Might consider checking fluids at some reasonable frequency when you are at home. Why do you carry 3 quarts of oil?
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11-23-2016, 07:37 PM
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Could have, but not likely to have. Why 3Q's of oil, same reason I carry a gallon of water, and all the other parts and tools. I probably usually carry just two, but along the way somewhere picked up another.
As for checking the oil at a reasonable frequency... the warning system works well enough.
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