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Old 10-18-2006, 09:53 AM
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oil smells like gas?

what does it mean when you pull the valve covers and the oil smells like gas? anything in particular or is that normal?
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Old 10-18-2006, 10:25 AM
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Re: oil smells like gas?

What does the oil look like? If there is too much gas in the oil it could really hurt the engine (diluted oil does not keep a good oil film). If its just a little compression bleeding mixture in the crankcase, it's fine.

A faulty injector could put fuel in the crankcase.
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ok cool, just trying to get an idea, the motor is apart for rebuild, but just wanted to figure out what the reason was, thanks
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