Oil Cap Broken

[01txr]

Go to supercheap and get the billet cpc caps available in 2 designs in red or blue

I used to sell them a while ago without the cpc logo on them.

They are only $20 and are of great quality.

If you really want it black, either paint it or go get it powder coated.

To get the cpc logo off you need to get a strong pointy spike or blade and very carefully

get a edge with out touching the anodised body and give it a quick pull outwards.

It will bend the alloy logo up to be able to get a pair of pliers on to it and gently

pull it up and off.

You may get all the double side tape of if lucky when you do so, if not I find rubbing

it firmly with your thumb will get the remains off.

The disadvantage is being alloy it gets very hot and will need a rag or gloves to remove it

after car has been driven/running.

also the rubber o rings like sticking to the rocker, so I just wipe oil on mine each time I refit and no prob

getting it off.

[discostig]

Hmm seems a clean of the car and cruise to supercheap is on the cards if they are open today :/

Have the original bodgy turbo oil filter still too...grrr.

Thanks for the tip Christiaan!

[R-SPEC]

Get one from Chris at RAPIDsystems mate he'll give you a good deal

[discostig]

True forum sponsors is more to my liking for good deals on quality parts...but I'm all paranoid about it now and want one fast lol.

Maybe I'll hold off and just get a car cover...keep losing my spot in the garage! 3 cars, 2 spots, not good.

[jacob_xr6turbo]

I got a cap from super cheap.. $14 and it fits perfectly.

Will try and remove the cpc logo tomorrow. thanks for the heads up about them! very good quality. I got the red one, as the blue would have looked out of place.

Edited 26/07/09 10:13 AM by Christiaan

[howitzer85]

yeah mate you can't go wrong for $20 I've had mine for about a year now.

like 01txr mentioned the only problem is the o-ring can get a bit sticky.

I took the logo off aswell but I wasn't careful enough and scratched it abit.

[jacob_xr6turbo]

All fitted..

I ripped the logo off and it looks great. might get it powdercoated black if I can be bothered..

[Erko]

oil cap should be everyones first mod for this reason!

[01txr]

Looks good Christian, they on special at present.

Cant get over how cheap they are for such a great product.

I have had the blue one on mine since they first started selling them.

I have a red one as well and also a red & blue of the other type (Round with rubber strip)

just sitting here incase I want a change.

When I first spotted one I though I would try one to see if it fitted as it doesn't state to fit

Falcon, all that's is on them is to fit Ford.

Anyway it fitted, I removed the logo as it looks crap and went & purchased all stock from 3 local stores, not one of

them would give me a discount for buying the quanity I did (Good old super cheap).

I then sold them off on ebay at a good price, but felt so guilty in doing so, so stopped selling them.

Not long after another person jumped on the idea and was claiming them to be made by one of our

sponsors, has was located in another state to the sponsor and was selling other products also from the sponsor,

couldn't beleive this person was doing so, and if CPC had found out, I don't think they would have been to impressed.

Dont know if the guy was using the sponsors name or weather the sponsor was trying to market them as his.

Atleast when I sold them I didn't make out they where my design.

I have only ever seem one other cap that looks better in my opinion, it is the Turbosmart

one, but at $70 plus I think it is way over priced in comparisment.

The o ring sticking is the only issue, but its easy fixed with a bit of lube smeared on by your finger,

I remove the dipstick and wipe the oil with my finger and smear it on.

Fixs the sticking o ring no more problem.

other than that use a smear of teflon or rubber grease and it should last a while longer before

having to add another smear.

The colour on mine still looks good, I have always been worried with the red as alot of red anodised

alloy usually goes pink after time.

Let us know how your red one goes Christian or if anyone else has had one for some time give us

some feedback on weather it has faded to a pink or held its red colour.

CPC also do billet radiator caps but only in the small size, I always check to see if they have started

making the large cap design everytime I go into super cheap.

They do sell a anodised metal standard type cap but looks crap compared to the billet ones.

The other thing is the small billet caps have asian writting on them which is a bit of turn off for our

aussie cars.if they

Not to sure if they where CPC but super cheap do sell a cheap looking stant style cap as well

this other one with temp gauge built in, looks very cheap.

[discostig]

Good stuff! $14, can't complain. Logo came off nicely after a short drive to warm the glue up

Thanks for the tip 01txr!!!