I’m An Idiot - Left Oil Cap Off

abou824 · Apr 4, 2024

petethemeat said: ↑

I'm in Canada, lucky for me.
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Ahhh that explains it! Love it.

Pchop · Apr 4, 2024

BlueRidge19 · Apr 4, 2024

Why did 5k elapse before the hood was raised again?

Tacoma2Tough · Apr 4, 2024

icer22x[OP] initial post: ↑

Went to do my normal 5K mile oil change today. Opened the hood - immediately realized my cap was gone and I’ve been driving it around like that since my last oil change. I must have set it on the battery or something, closed the hood, and it fell through the bay during driving.

I’ve been a garage mechanic for a long time and have done more oil changes than I can count. Never done this before. Total brain fart.

Fortunately for me, no oil sprayed out as tends to be the case with other vehicles that drive with no cap. The bay was clean. I should have measured the oil before I drained, but didn’t even think to check the stick. When I drained, a lot came out, but I really couldn’t tell exactly how much as my drain pan was already half full. If I had to make an extremely ballpark guess I’d say at least 4 quarts came out. It is very possible that more drained.

How worried should I be? I never had the low oil pressure light come on. I’m hoping that if any particulate got in, it was caught in the filter (which looked extremely clean when I changed it). The truck had been operating normally. Haven’t noticed anything unusual.

Thanks in advance for any info. I’m embarrassed to even admit this.
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4runnerToTacoma · Apr 4, 2024

if i was you i could never sleep at night probably. When i removed my 03 4runner welded,stuck, frozen oil filter i nearly dropped small particle into it and my heart stopped lol. I imagine you worry a lot but if that's the case, just drain the oil whole, it will take out any trash probably.

Blak Shinobi · Apr 4, 2024

4runnerToTacoma said: ↑

if i was you i could never sleep at night probably. When i removed my 03 4runner welded,stuck, frozen oil filter i nearly dropped small particle into it and my heart stopped lol. I imagine you worry a lot but if that's the case, just drain the oil whole, it will take out any trash probably.

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lol it will be fine

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