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Originally Posted by my123ca
Why do you have oil around your filler cap? It wont be obvious that oil is leaking out of your filler cap. It has happened to me before. I replaced the elbow, still had oil around the elbow. Replaced the filler cap, oil gone for a while. The cap is cheap, gasket even cheaper. Oil comes out the blow hole whether gas or diesel. It just happens. Another possibility is that you have a blow hole that is removable. You could be missing a gasket or it could be loose.
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By looking at the old picture from 2005, you can't tell where the leak is from... oil in that photo is all over, even near the oil filler cap. But after I cleaned it and installed the screw clamps two years ago, there has been no oil at all anywhere near the filler cap. The oil is very clearly leaking as I said. This is also evidenced by the same exact thing happening at the lower breather hose elbow. However, time will tell if you are right. I will report right back here as soon as I install the new elbows.
Thank you very much,
Rino
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1979 240D, W123, 105K miles, stick, white w/ tan interior.
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