osirus9 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hey everyone, So I recently shaved and painted my valve cover, and I'm looking for a new oil cap that is smooth and that I can paint to match. I went searching on ebay for oil caps and a ton of generic stuff comes up, but I don't want to buy it unless it will actually fit. I searched around the web a bit and I couldn't find any information on this particular subject. Does anybody know if the oil caps from other, newer, cars will fit our L series engines? There are certainly a TON more options for newer cars. For example this guy right here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOR-NISSAN-200SX-240Z-240SX-260Z-280ZX-300Z-300ZX-ALUMINUM-ENGINE-OIL-CAP-RED-/111274214591?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19e875c4bf&vxp=mtr It claims to fit the 200SX-240Z-240SX-260Z-280ZX-300Z-300ZX Does anybody know if all these cars/engines have interchangeable oil caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdreView Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Mine's cracked, I would like to know as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirus9 Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Mine's cracked, I would like to know as well. Hey, if you're on the north side I'll give you my extra one if you need it quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zex Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I found a nice billet aluminum cap on the ground with a Honda emblem on it. It fit my L28 just fine!! I removed the Honda sticker and installed a Z sticker from msa that was made for aftermarket wheel center caps!! I have no idea what Honda it fell off from, but I'm sure if you Google for them you will find your answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdreView Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hey, if you're on the north side I'll give you my extra one if you need it quickly. Thanks, it's not cracked through or causing vacuum issues, its just an eye sore as some of the side tabs are missing. Btw, is this an oem cap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirus9 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I found a nice billet aluminum cap on the ground with a Honda emblem on it. It fit my L28 just fine!! I removed the Honda sticker and installed a Z sticker from msa that was made for aftermarket wheel center caps!! I have no idea what Honda it fell off from, but I'm sure if you Google for them you will find your answer Weird. Do you have any pictures of it? Does it basically just look like the one I linked on ebay? Thanks, it's not cracked through or causing vacuum issues, its just an eye sore as some of the side tabs are missing. Btw, is this an oem cap? Yea its an OEM cap. In good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zex Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 It looks just like the OEM Nissan cap, just solid aluminum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puretone Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hey everyone, So I recently shaved and painted my valve cover, and I'm looking for a new oil cap that is smooth and that I can paint to match. I went searching on ebay for oil caps and a ton of generic stuff comes up, but I don't want to buy it unless it will actually fit. I searched around the web a bit and I couldn't find any information on this particular subject. Does anybody know if the oil caps from other, newer, cars will fit our L series engines? There are certainly a TON more options for newer cars. For example this guy right here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOR-NISSAN-200SX-240Z-240SX-260Z-280ZX-300Z-300ZX-ALUMINUM-ENGINE-OIL-CAP-RED-/111274214591?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19e875c4bf&vxp=mtr It claims to fit the 200SX-240Z-240SX-260Z-280ZX-300Z-300ZX Does anybody know if all these cars/engines have interchangeable oil caps? Man that's an awful eBay-special copy of an HKS oil cap. I just replaced mine with a ZStore billet cap. I'll compare it to the Toyota oil cap I have in the morning & report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirus9 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks puretone. I know that ebay cap is fugly, but it's the interchangeability that counts! If all those engines have the same oil cap, then I can search for an oil cap for THAT car and get a nice one to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattz_S30 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The oil cap for my Z fits on my 2007 Altima 3.5. If that helps any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) honda civics and acura caps fit. (i looked up caps on autozone's site and compared them to different year cars). Alot of the aluminum caps you see on ebay will be hks knock offs.. If you want to spend the extra cash for an HKS cap (extra cool points) you can. Heres mine https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1902960_10152145216453557_1399408692_n.jpg Edited April 25, 2014 by Hypertek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirus9 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Neat, so it looks like just about any Nissan or Honda cap will fit. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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