RE: too easy (82 spider)

["Henry Kim" <henry.kim@domain.elided>]

Be careful bending the tabs on the oil cap.  I did the same thing you
did and the damn thing broke off.  I couldn't find a replacement cap
locally and ended up buying it in Italy.  It gave me a good excuse to
visit an Alfa dealer while on vacation with the family.

> Removing the (metal) oil cap and bending the tabs in slightly 
> created much 
> greater tension against the opening.  Suddenly my engine is 
> even quieter - 
> I've had the cap for months and never really thought it was 
> venting.  Made a 
> nice difference in noise (no more puff-puff) and the cap 
> ended up being 
> another source of the rattle - it is now gone.
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