Oil filter cap blew off this morning

[73stroke99]

I have seen on here where people have trouble with some caps this is not a factory motorcraft cap. Im gonna go to day and pick up a factory cap and filter and some oil. Does anyone know if the billet caps are better and could prevent this?

[RescueF250]

Odd I never had a problem. Im still on a factory cap, ive personally never heard of this one.

[73stroke99]

I did a search on it and came up with one other post...it didnt blow it completly off it looks like its cross threaded sitting on the housing?

[73stroke99]

oil problem 04 - Powerstroke Nation
Here is the post i found...

[jdc753]

First I have heard of this. Never had an issue with my stock cap or the billet one.

Hope your housing isn't messed up with any of that cross threading

[PSDPlayer]

Usually the ones with the cap built into the filter are the ones that pop. The factory caps usually don't but I'm sure if you got it hot enough it will. The billet cap isn't going to pop. That aluminum is thick enough for the application.

[73stroke99]

i dunno if it was cross threaded or not i didnt install it....but will find out later this after noon just picked up a filter and new factory cap

[Fasttimez]

Haha...I followed the oil trail all the way to your parking space this morning....

[73stroke99]

Originally Posted by PSDPlayer

Usually the ones with the cap built into the filter are the ones that pop. The factory caps usually don't but I'm sure if you got it hot enough it will. The billet cap isn't going to pop. That aluminum is thick enough for the application.

I have found that its not the factory cap, it has the element made onto it like a purolator. It is also out of round aswell. Im going to install a new motorcraft oil Cap and filter and see what happends.

[73stroke99]

It was a loooooong trail..haha hopefully there is no damage to the internals or injectors.