i have 2012 Corolla, When remove the engine cap(Top) oil come out. what's wrong?

Asked by reji Mar 10, 2015 at 03:32 AM about the 2012 Toyota Corolla S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have 2012 Corolla, When remove the engine cap(Top) while engine is running in neutral
oil come out. what's wrong?

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FordNut answered 9 years ago

Nothing is wrong. You are not suppose to remove the oil cap with engine running, it has oil pumped up there for overhead cam and will splatter out. There is no reason to take the cap off except to add oil, and do that with engine off

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