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Subject:Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
From:jimt
Date:Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:28:30 -0600

Working at the FLAPS I havent noted any larger caps.  Forget which brand but
there is one with large size caps.  Penzoil, quaker, valvoline, castrol,
ford, and the house brand all have smaller caps.  I think mobil one and
mobil clean varieties  may have larger than norm caps.
jimt

On 9/11/05 10:05 AM, "Evan Mac Donald" <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

>> snip<
>> At 10:04 PM 9/10/2005, Rob wrote:
>>> At 9/10/2005 07:33 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>>>> If you are as annoyed as I am by the change of the size of the oil
>>>> bottle caps a little while back, Then you, like I, would like to spit in
>>>> the eye of the genius that decided that all major oil company bottle
>>>> mouths would be as large as the oil filler extension on the WBX engine.
>> snip<
>
> What size bottles are being used here? Standard quart, or gallon? Is this
> change in the last month or so? I always buy oil by the case. I have been
> using Castrol dino 20/50 or Valvoline dino 10/30 since I got my van, and the
> bottles have always fit into the extension. It may be messy to get in there if
> you aren't careful and quick, but it has always fit, no need for a funnel.
>
>
>
> Evan Mac Donald
>
> 1984 Wolfburg
> 1985 GL 7 Pass.
> 1991 Carat Weekender
>
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