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I have never seen a locking oil cap. If you mean that it is loose or off, then you might get oil splatter all over your engine compartment. No big deal, as long as the oil level never got too low. Check the oil level, clean everything up and rest easy. No damage done.
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What is an oil cap?
cap that covers the oil fill hole in engine
What could happen leaving oil cap off while running?
The engine oil could splash out of the oil fill hole.
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Under the hood on the passenger side of engine compartment. Be sure the engine is cold when you remove the cap.
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Check the oil fill cap, it should require 5w20.Check the oil fill cap, it should require 5w20.
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