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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 2006Oil cap left off after oil change
My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? Ray > My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? > > Ray rubber is damaged by oil. in addition, you want to be worried about grit ingestion. otoh, if a driver doesn't check the oil for a whole month and doesn't notice the omission, i'm not very sympathetic. regarding the last question, no, there's no service bulletin for inability to follow basic maintenance procedures. > > My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > regarding the last question, no, there's no service bulletin for > inability to follow basic maintenance procedures. Steam cleaning the engine compartment is probably the best thing to do. Now wait a minute... if rubber is damaged by oil then how do you explain why there is grease inside CV Boots, Ball Joints, etc. not to mention rubber hoses and so on that carry oil. >>>My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > explain why there is grease inside CV Boots, Ball Joints, etc. not to > mention rubber hoses and so on that carry oil. "rubber" covers a multitude of elasto-polymers. some, like neoprenes, are oil resistant. others aren't. radiator hoses, windshield seals, brake hoses, are typically rubbers that aren't, or at least, aren't rated for it, even if they appear to hold up ok for a while. steam cleaning the engine compartment, while it produces quick results, is a great way to cause electrical problems up the wazoo and contaminate the brake system. better to use engine cleaner and a gentle hose, avoiding the brake reservoir. > "rubber" covers a multitude of elasto-polymers. some, like neoprenes, are > oil resistant. others aren't. radiator hoses, windshield seals, brake [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > brake system. better to use engine cleaner and a gentle hose, avoiding > the brake reservoir. Yes indeed - natural rubber tends to soak up oil, creating a goo of rubbery oil (or is it oily rubber?) Just about all the synthetics are okay with petroleum. In addition, natural rubber can handle all sorts of synthetic lubricants, including most lubricating greases. I'm a convert to Simple Green for engine cleaning. No big reason - I just like it. Mike >>"rubber" covers a multitude of elasto-polymers. some, like neoprenes, are >>oil resistant. others aren't. radiator hoses, windshield seals, brake [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Mike simple green has a very bad reputation in the bike world for stress corrosion. > simple green has a very bad reputation in the bike world for stress > corrosion. I wonder if it would corrode some of my stress away? {;^0 >> I'm a convert to Simple Green for engine cleaning. No big reason - I just >> like it. >> >> Mike > simple green has a very bad reputation in the bike world for stress > corrosion. I didn't know that! Googling produced quite a few hits, including http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/9216.0.html It appears the hazard comes from prolonged exposure, in this case soaking chains in Simple Green. I haven't been actively riding for some time now (as my body shape proclaims!) but when I did I soaked my chains overnight in motor oil, not water-based stuff. Mike >> "rubber" covers a multitude of elasto-polymers. some, like >> neoprenes, are oil resistant. others aren't. radiator hoses, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > rubbery oil (or is it oily rubber?) Just about all the synthetics are > okay with petroleum. The phrase "all synthetics" would be a stretch, as there are many polymers based products that are not rated for use with petroleum products (most, actually), though those used by the auto industry are, by design. > In addition, natural rubber can handle all sorts > of synthetic lubricants, including most lubricating greases. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Mike >My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >------= Binary Usenet downloading made easy =--------- >-= Get GrabIt for free from http://www.shemes.com/ =- I drove Chevys and Fords for years that blew oil. Wash it off and get on with your life. Some stuff that would have rusted will last a little longer. Everything else will be fine. > >My sister just found that the oil cap was left off of her 1999 Accord during the oil change over a month ago. Surprisingly, it was less than a quart low. BUT, the oil had attacked her windshield wiper blade and hood gasket. She wants the store where she had the oil changed to replace what might have been damaged, but what else might that be? Has Honda ever put out a service bulletin listing what might be damaged by oil? > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > on with your life. Some stuff that would have rusted will last a > little longer. Everything else will be fine. Hmmm ... that's an idea of how to get rid of unlocatable squeaks. |
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