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Subject:Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:10:42 -0500

jimt wrote:

>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
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>On 9/11/05 10:05 AM, "Evan Mac Donald" <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
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>>>At 10:04 PM 9/10/2005, Rob wrote:
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>>>>At 9/10/2005 07:33 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
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>>>>>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.
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>>>snip<
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>>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.
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>>Evan Mac Donald
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>>1984 Wolfburg
>>1985 GL 7 Pass.
>>1991 Carat Weekender
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That is weird. Here all thoseyou named plus Texaco oils, Mobil One have
gong to the bigger mouth bottles.

Wonder if it is a regional supply thing?

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver