On Mar 19, 3:42 pm, "deniskrupka" <u42255@uwe> wrote:
> Hey Guys,
>
> Forgive me for not knowing anything about cars, but I have a problem I really
> need some advice on.
>
> My girlfriend lost the oil cap on her 1995 Honda Civic last week. When I
> noticed the leaking oil and the missing cap, I sealed the hole with tinfoil
> and tape so she could drive a few days until I got a new cap.
>
> Well, yesterday we got the new cap and when I went to put it on a pieces of
> tinfoil (small crunched up balls of it...probably 1 cm diameter) fell in. I
> don't know the correct name for what it fell in to (the same place you pour
> the oil when you're low). Two of the pieces just sat close to the top and I
> managed to get them out with my finger, but one (maybe more) fell into this
> small hole (again sorry for not knowing the name...but it seems that is where
> the oil flows when you pour it in). I can see it a bit by looking down with
> a flashlight, but haven't been able to get it out. The car hasn't been
> started since then.
>
> My questions are:
> What would be your advice on getting the piece(s) out? If I dont manage to
> get it out and they stay in there could this cause any problems?
>
> Thanks a lot

If they were actually 'tin' foil you could get them with a magnet (one
of those on a flexible stalk). But since I suspect you mean 'aluminum'
foil, I go along with what Jim B said - once they get into the
crankcase the oil pump filter would prevent them from getting back up
into the engine.

Dan D
'07 Ody EX
Central NJ USA