Hi all,
I took off the engine cover the other day and noticed what looks like oil residue near the fill cap. I don't remember this from before, but is it normal?
I filled with 5w-30, the dipstick (original to this 2003 base 1zzfe) shows the level is a bit below max, so I don't think I overfilled. (It was actually 4 quarts, I know there's some discussion about 3.9 vs 4.4). Also, I tightened the cap pretty good. Now this stuff is over the valve cover, the hoses, connectors, not sure how to get it off or how this happened.
Do fill caps ever leak or need new gaskets?
Is the pressure there high to push the oil out?
Is it frothing too much?
There s a flap under the fill cap which is broken (posted about this a while ago) that I think was mean to keep the oil from splashing.
Thanks for any ideas regarding cleanup, cause or fix.
Under the cap: