Thread: oil smelling like gas..?? please help

hey guys ived searched the forum and havent really gotten a answer my oil has been smelling like gas idk what it could be i bought the motor a few weeks ago from jdm engine depot and i picked out one of the cleanest ones it has power and runs fine but i noticed that it was running rich and afterfireing (it still after fires) timing is set to 15 degrees and im useing a JWT ve ecu and stock ve injectors my f/p is a lil over 35psi and im useing the oem f/p regulator the oil i use is "M1 10-30 synt" when i first started it up it was smokeing like a chimini and after like 10 min it stoped smoking its my DD and i never seen it smoke like that ever again ne ways ne ideas on y im gettin this smell in my oil im praying that its not the piston rings ....i apreciate your help

Check your PCV.

pcv or you are running excessivly rich causing gas to mix with the oil

^^ agree with both previous post also check compression maybe a low compression is a sign of damaged piston rings causing the excess of fuel to mix with oil... but thats the worst case scenario check first pcv and your AFR... GOOD LUCK!

thanks guys im gonna check it out the pcv is fairly easy to change i think i got a new one some place thats probably y my intake manifold is full of oil =(

Sounds like fuel washed walls.

this frightens me.... -_-

I'm still trying to figure out why people suggest PCV. It would be a miracle for fuel to work its way up the intake track against gravity and air flow... And then to go against the flow of the PCV air flow (which on a VE would vary between pulling vacuum on the valve cover to static flow)...

hummm do you think a thicker oil would help keep the fuel from getting down there im using 10-30 right now.. and i would expect her to burn oil if its spilling gas around the rings or maybe not because of oils nature +_+ ... this smell is not a good sing to mee

You are definitely getting excess fuel by the rings, do you have a wideband? Check your injectors to make sure one isn't stuck open and check your cts.