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oil change question
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oil change question
so i was going to change the oil in my 79 L82( ive only had this car about a month and havent had alot of time with it), and i cant find the oil cap. can someone help me out . im guessing i have aftermarket valve cover cus thats where i think that its supposed to be, but they do say corvette on them so im not sure. am i supposed to use the dip stick tube to fill the oil or am i just missing something obvious? and yes i feel really dumb for asking this
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Most aftermarket valve cover require cutting a hole for an oil fill cap.
The previous owner may have not done this in order to keep the valve covers clean looking. Is there an pvc valve on one of the the covers? He may have chosen to fill the crankcase thru this. Is there a breather on one of the covers? Post up a few pics and we can answer your question better.
The previous owner may have not done this in order to keep the valve covers clean looking. Is there an pvc valve on one of the the covers? He may have chosen to fill the crankcase thru this. Is there a breather on one of the covers? Post up a few pics and we can answer your question better.
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i cant seem to post pics but i do have a hose going into both valve covers but there on the side towards the top of the motor, seems like it would be tough to pour oil in through there, but is this my only option?
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so i was going to change the oil in my 79 L82( ive only had this car about a month and havent had alot of time with it), and i cant find the oil cap. can someone help me out . im guessing i have aftermarket valve cover cus thats where i think that its supposed to be, but they do say corvette on them so im not sure. am i supposed to use the dip stick tube to fill the oil or am i just missing something obvious? and yes i feel really dumb for asking this
Otherwise filling thru the dip stick tube is going to take awhile!
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so i was going to change the oil in my 79 L82( ive only had this car about a month and havent had alot of time with it), and i cant find the oil cap. can someone help me out . im guessing i have aftermarket valve cover cus thats where i think that its supposed to be, but they do say corvette on them so im not sure. am i supposed to use the dip stick tube to fill the oil or am i just missing something obvious? and yes i feel really dumb for asking this
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