1988 90Q dipstick, hunt & peck idle.

[David Ullrich]

> If it was on your 20v I5, that is not a CIS car, it's EFI. My NG
> definitely will die if the oil cap is removed and it runs terrible if I even
> pull the dipsick while its running.. But my old 1981 5+5 ran just fine with
> no oil cap, I left it off once and gave the whole engine compartment a nice
> oil bath, and I know it wasnt tuned to run with leaks,  it had been in the
> family since new and had never had more than a simple oil change, spark
> plugs/cap/rotor, tires and brakes when I was given it.
>
> Dave
> 1987 CGT 2.3
> Portsmouth VA
>
> On 10/1/06, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> >
> > All I know is I forgot to replace it once. Drove a while, and only
> > noticed the oil fill cover was off when I got smoke under the hood.
> > Otherwise, all was normal. 1991 90q20v.
> >
> > Grant
> > On Oct 1, 2006, at 12:06 PM, John Cody Forbes wrote:
> >
> > > Grant Lenahan wrote:
> > >> I also remember that the I-5 motors ran fine without a seated
> > >> dipstick, or even without a oil filler secured.
> > >> So I doubt that's your problem anyway.
> > >>
> > >
> > > From what I understand thats not true, at least on the CIS I-5 motors.
> > > Since the crank and valve cover vent enter the intake after the
> > > metering plate both are potential vaccum leaks. On any CIS I-5 that
> > > hasn't been tampered with removing the oil filler cap *WILL* stall the
> > > engine. If removing the oil filler cap doesnt stall your engine then
> > > you car has been tuned to idle with vaccum leaks present.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if thats true on the EFI I-5's, but we are talking about
> > > a CIS car anyways.
> > >
> > > -Cody Forbes
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> >
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