Does loose oil cap affect rpm driving and idling

Asked by Cody Apr 06, 2019 at 09:03 PM about the 2004 Saturn L300

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

would a loose oil cap do this? mine does it while
driving and idling. And if so how long until it goes
back to normal once i tighten it?

4 Answers

Also oil pressure light was coming on which is how i noticed all of this.

A loose oil cap will cause a vacuum leak. It should go back to normal immediately.

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