

| Subject: | Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:38:29 EST |
In a message dated 1/15/09 6:13:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM writes: > Adding oil to the engine is an aggravating challenge - trying to pour > > oil into the filler neck at a near horizontal angle. You are guaranteed > > to spill some oil and make a mess unless you use a funnel. Then > > afterwards there is always the question of what to do with the funnel > > which is now coated with residual oil. > > > > The secret - the oil filler neck has an extension telescoped down inside > > the filler tube. Just grasp the edge of the filler tube between finger > > and thumb and pull and it slides right out, The rest is self evident. > > Pretty slick. > just be careful when you use the oil fill cap to prop open the lisc plate flap... once i dropped it behind the fiberglass bumper...took me 15 minutes to get it out LOL im thinking of JB welding a little chain to the cap so it wont happen again.....haha chris ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26b cd=DecemailfooterNO62)
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