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Ken Lyons - 25 Jun 2004 00:52 GMT

Don't know why I couldn't have picked living in a place with year-round good
weather, chose to install a supercharger, picked a career that provides
tenure, or even bought a white Miata. Instead I chose to leave the oil
filler cap off after changing the oil on the '97 last weekend.

I drove it for the first time this morning and was distraught to see smoke
billowing from under the hood while stuck in rush hour traffic. I am
fortunate the Miata's valve cover is a perfect shape to retain the loose cap
under most driving conditions. Screwed it back on, wiped oil off of
everything and all is OK. Wiped oil off of everything again. Plan to wipe
oil off of everything again tomorrow.

I just feel better knowing a rocket scientist has done this very same stupid
move.

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Leon van Dommelen - 25 Jun 2004 13:40 GMT

>Don't know why I couldn't have picked living in a place with year-round good
>weather, chose to install a supercharger, picked a career that provides
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>everything and all is OK. Wiped oil off of everything again. Plan to wipe
>oil off of everything again tomorrow.

Some oil is still coming off. I have been told the oil is bad for
many things in the engine bay, including wire insulation. I used
Simple Green, covering off the charcoal canister and the air filter
with plastic bags and the cam cover with aluminum foil held down by
weights.

>I just feel better knowing a rocket scientist has done this very same stupid
>move.

I would not call it stupid. It is not generally recommended,
certainly.

Leon

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Ken Lyons - 26 Jun 2004 02:49 GMT

> I used
> Simple Green, covering off the charcoal canister and the air filter
> with plastic bags and the cam cover with aluminum foil held down by
> weights.

I'm thinking serious about taking the hood (bonnet) off and using Simple
Green and major amounts of water. Time for an engine bay detailing.

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Chris D'Agnolo - 26 Jun 2004 13:37 GMT

Once you get it all cleaned up, there is an amazing product you should give
it a try. It's called 'engine detailer' by CD2 and it is the only way to
finish off the engine bay. I've done may cars and people are blown away. The
nice thing is that it lasts awhile, keeps your hoses plyable and makes
everything much more cleanable for the next time but doesn't make it slimmy.

Good luck,
Chris
92BB&T

> > I used
> > Simple Green, covering off the charcoal canister and the air filter
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> I'm thinking serious about taking the hood (bonnet) off and using Simple
> Green and major amounts of water. Time for an engine bay detailing.

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Ken Lyons - 28 Jun 2004 01:47 GMT

"Chris D'Agnolo" <cdagnolo@ev1.net>

> Once you get it all cleaned up, there is an amazing product you should give
> it a try. It's called 'engine detailer' by CD2

Thanks. I'll look for it.

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