Oil Cover Cap Question?

[And]

When i bought my car it was missing the oil cover cap, (picture below)

so i found this on ebay (picture below), and was told it was from a 172 sport,

so i bought it and it came today but the clip on the back isn't the same as the one on the car? did i buy the wrong cover, or am i just missing some thing? the cover has two clips but there it only one hole to clip it into? any advice?

(clip on the cover)

(hole on the car)

Chears

 

[RacerStu]

On mine the clip in the 3rd picture down has a metal bar running through it which holds it in place. Hard to explain.

 

[Turner]

you need to take that wire clip out of the cover and put it back on the flap part and then itll slot into itself

 

[And]

you need to take that wire clip out of the cover and put it back on the flap part and then itll slot into itself

do you have any pictures of yours, i tryed that but i wouldn't fit and i didn't want to brake it? chears.

 

[mattjk]

shall i be a healpful t**t and go get a picture or too lol? hang on 2 ticks

 

[DrR]

Remove the engine cover FTW

It looks w**k IMO

 

[MRBILLYUK]

There should be a metal spring clip on the oil filler cover . Looking at your pic , in the hole on your engine cover the metal clip is there from another oil filler cover . They do snap off easily if you try and remove the oil filler flap to fill your oil . Your better off removing the whole engine cover .

 

[mattjk]

Right here you are

£10 an hour plus nearly falling off a bloody ladder getting the bloody thing!! Took about 5 mins!

 

[And]

Right here you are

£10 an hour plus nearly falling off a bloody ladder getting the bloody thing!! Took about 5 mins!

the clip on that is different to the one i've got?

 

[mattjk]

^ No problemo

 

[MRBILLYUK]

It might be broken off . You can get some epoxy resin though to stick it back on .

 

[And]

hears the cover from the top

doesn't look the same?

 

[Dcds4]

mate just bodge it on, clip aradite cover done

 

[And]

mate just bodge it on,

i want it to be right.

 

[And]

i put the little clip on the cover this is

but there was no way it was going in, because the two plastic things sticking out, one will go in the hole but the other is way of??

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I'd do what Dcds4 says . I have an engine cover here and i can't get the oil cover off without risking snapping off the clip , it's a stupid design if you ask me . Stick it on permanently and just remove the whole cover like i said before when you need to change the oil .

 

[Dcds4]

Yeah mine feels like its going to break everytime i take it off as the clip is so strong

 

[mattjk]

or just leave it off until you sell it then do it.

 

[riz]

i need one has any1 got 1?