Why does the oil come out of the cap that we poor it into? i just got my car back after 3.5 weeks, get it home, open the hood and the whole valve cover is covered in oil.. it has to be coming from the oil fill cap...

Are you sure the valve cover isn't cracked where you can't see it?

or the sealant is wore out.

you mean the sealant around the valve cover "cover" it has an injen chrome deal that screws in.. but the rubber ring around it does look shot... could that be all that it is? Why does oil even poor out like that?

i dunno but it went bad on my 1.8 and same thing happened.

Because you probably have a knock off injen oil cap with no seal.

well speaking of injen oil caps....i got one and i had the same problem.....the cap's locking thingy is not big enough to keep oil from getting out. i popped the hood and i saw oil everywhere like it had an oil orgasm in my engine bay.....so to settle the problem i replaced the cap with the oem one and also i got a new valve seal set. im bone dry baby!!!1

did you order it online? i know what you mean about it being not thr right size..
i'm sure thats my problem... did you order online? i have no local dealer here...
if so from where?? Thanks.

Call mentormitsubishi in Ohio, they will will ship it to you. Just stay on them they suck **** with shipping times.

You could also try cheryhill auto complex or rockville something or another.

ya, i will have to do that today... looks like i had a party with royal purple under my hood... horrible... :57:

hope you fix your problem man.make sure everithyng else is tighten up right as well around the cover.

would this be ok, or do you think this would leak also? looks nice.. would look better under my hood!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MITSUBISHI-...sspagenameZWDVW

that looks nice but i could really not tell you if that is a quality product or even if it will make a good seal.

Yeah how about we try and avoid wasting more money and just buy the OEM cap.

ohhh c'mon... can i pleaaaazzzzeeeee have it?!?!?!?

I bought a Greddy oilcap for my Eclipse, it was specified for my engine, but it seeps some oil anyway, just only a little, but thats toooo much anyhow.. so i might just put on my old one again..

no ;)

oh comon let him get it! the 55hp and 37 lbs of torque it adds is SO worth the oil leak. also dont forget when u add an aftermarket oil cap u have to change your muffler bearings.


(on a side note: me and my buddies walked into the local shop and save the other day and asked the clerk for some lightbulb grease.. and a thing of headlight fluid... the **** spent litteraly 15 min looking for them... the whole time we were just laughing...

u forgot the blinker fluid man!

The guy trying to sell it to me said it was 70hp and 102 tq... what the heck... can't believe he was lying to me.