Mobil 1 Oil Filler Cap Appearance Mod Mystery?
12-30-2004, 09:04 PM
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Mobil 1 Oil Filler Cap Appearance Mod Mystery? I've got sort of mystery on my hands here.....I ordered a Mobil 1 Oil Filler Cap (part# 12555685) for my 2000 'bird, and for some reason the top part of the cap will not read the same direction as the factory cap. The printing on the Mobil 1 cap is turned so that it appears to be upside down when viewing it from the front of the car. I'd really like it to face the same direction as the factory cap did (shown in first pic below). I've seen photos on other websites (mainly personal sites) showing the cap installed and facing the "correct" way (with a part number that matches what I ordered). The first place I looked after researching it here was InstallUniversity.com. It worked out for them, so what's up with my cap? That sucker will only go on one way, and that would be the way it's shown in the bottom pic below. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Factory filler cap... Front of car ===========>>
Mobil 1 filler cap... Front of car ===========>>
Factory filler cap... Front of car ===========>>
Mobil 1 filler cap... Front of car ===========>>
12-31-2004, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang5.Ohater
Can you return it and exchange it?
I went to the Indianapolis Auto Show today, and the Chevy SSR has the Mobil 1 cap. Almost made me want to stick it in my pocket
Last edited by y2k_ta; 12-31-2004 at 05:10 PM.
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01-01-2005, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by juiSSed1172
I'd hate to see how much you complain if your car got scratched.
If you're referring to me swiping the Mobil 1 cap from the SSR at the Indianapolis Auto Show, I was seriously joking. Still not sure what that has to do with my car or anyone else's car getting scratched though....
01-01-2005, 11:16 AM
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he was stating that your complainging about an oil cap, he hates to see how much you'd complain about the paint (what people actually see on your car) would get scratched.
01-01-2005, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by adamp
he was stating that your complainging about an oil cap, he hates to see how much you'd complain about the paint (what people actually see on your car) would get scratched.
Hopefully no one will pick apart any questions you have to ask here
01-01-2005, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Strange . . . need to cross refence the part number.
I just checked that P/N....It is the correct part....Looks like you just received a flawed one....
....PSJ
01-01-2005, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
It seems some of you are reading to far into my question....I'm not complaining at all. My car ain't a garage queen, so it's got plenty of road rash. It was just a simple question about an oil filler cap.
Hopefully no one will pick apart any questions you have to ask here
Hopefully no one will pick apart any questions you have to ask here
01-01-2005, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LawmanSS
No need to explain yourself...your car doesn't have to be a garage queen for you to be annoyed about that oil cap...I totally understand how you feel! I guess some folks just feel the need to interject useless and ignorant comments...it's what the internet is all about!!
Gotta love the net... 
01-03-2005, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by LawmanSS
No need to explain yourself...your car doesn't have to be a garage queen for you to be annoyed about that oil cap...I totally understand how you feel! I guess some folks just feel the need to interject useless and ignorant comments...it's what the internet is all about!!
My though's exactly.
01-03-2005, 06:21 PM
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Oh o, yall have the special super rare mobil one backward caps. They are worth alot, dont' sell them whatever you do. JK, maybe they made a bad batch or something.