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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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hi all
this might be a silly question but ive got a s2 and when i used to i pull the oil cap off it would cut and now when i do it stays running is this summit to be worried about as ive think i have read it should cut out ?

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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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yep, MFI runs under vacumn. If you take the dipstick out, it should die within a few seconds, with the oil cap off, instantly. first thing to check is for blocked breathers, other than that it could be the rings.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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hi thank s for the reply i started to go throught breather pipes today and i put my dump valve back on and as soon as i pulled oil cap off and it cut out should it cut out even with the dump valve off .

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