-
24th September 2018, 19:43
#1
New Member
Vectra C V6 diesel - driving without oil cap
Hello, and thank you for lovely forum.
Is it possible to drive V6 diesel Vectra C without oil cap in emergency? I was reading some forum posts about driving without oil cap and it seems it is more dangerous for some engines than others. How about this 3.0 Isuzu diesel?
I lost the cap but I should get to the ferry tomorrow morning - 4 hour drive
-
24th September 2018, 19:47
#2
Regular Member
You will probably have some oil in engine bay...
-
24th September 2018, 19:52
#3
New Member
Some? Like all the oil? Or just a bit?
-
24th September 2018, 20:40
#4
Gaffer tape will do in emergency I guess.
Kristian
68 Diplomat-A 46S
95 Vectra-A C20NE
07 Vectra-C Z19DTH
-
24th September 2018, 22:00
#5
New Member
Cure for this problem was closer than I imagined. The next gas station (1 minute drive away) had "universal petrol caps" which more or less fit.
But there is another, unrelated problem.
Car was running fine with temperature around 85 degrees. Without warning temperature rose to about 95 degrees and heater didn't give anymore warm/hot air. When I stopped the car, coolant was boiling. After letting the car cool down, I filled about 3 litres of coolant and everything seemed to be fine for next 100km of driving - temperature was again steady 85 degrees. But then it got warmer again and some coolant disappeared.
Oil level is steady, there is no foam under the oil cap..
Has anybody had this problem?
-
24th September 2018, 22:11
#6
You V6 cdti peeps have your own little area for these engines, have a look see if its been brought up before.
https://www.vectra-c.com/forum/forum...Z30DT-Specific
Vectra VXR estate 2007 Sapphire Black
Teapot Tuned 255/300
Eibachs B8's, fully loaded factory options
Tech2 & MDI diagnostics + SPS
-
Post Thanks / Like - 0 Thanks, 1 Likes
Bookmarks