and the oil cap[:@] Nothing got inside so thats good...The inside of the cap jst busted up into a bunch of peice and I couldnt unscrew the cap. So I had to pop off the cover that twist and then get the peice that screws into the valve cover off. I got some vice grips and got it out. Now I get to drive an hour to buy a new one[:@]

 

Hope you closed with hole with duct tape or something to prevent contaminants from getting into the crankcase.

 

I did....I got a new cap already, she ready to go again

 

Was the symptom of this just the yellow oil cap top clicking and spinning without coming of the valve cover?
I am in the middle of an oil change on my 96 1500 and I can't get the cap off. It just clicks and spins like its trying to grab something.
How do I get it off cleanly without putting a bunch of plastic bits into the engine?

Thanks

 

Never mind, I decided to do what habeba86did and pop off the outer cap and use vise grips to loosen and remove the inner cap from the valve cover. I should have figure something wasup during the last oil change when the cap started to click. So for those of you with a clicking oil fill cap, replace it, it's less ten bucks at the parts store.