

| 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 > > >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 >> >> >> >> > > > > 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
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