Just say n2o

This is the first oil change since buying the car, the DIC said about 30% oil life left (who knows if it was reset at last oil change). The oil was pretty dark also. How bad is this?

Stangkiller

My oil comes out pretty dark....but i've never really noticed the smell of gas.

Hopefully it was nothing. I've got your Auto-Tap cable still.


Chris

keliente

Used oil can have a bit of a raunchy smell to it. It's possible that it was normal old-smell that just happened to smell a bit like gas...

Just say n2o

I'll get it from you one day,

How goes the repairs on your car?

Stangkiller

Drivetrain goes back in on Saturday, if you want to swing by.

Lemans Blue

Taste it and see if it taste like chicken

Tigershark3

If you still have the oil you could get an the oil analyized to check for % of fuel in the oil. They typically check for water, fuel, and various metals. I've used Blackstone labs in Fort Wayne, IN for years. Cost about $20. My $.02 anyway....

5.0_CJ

I'd say this is nothing to worry about. It means your car went too long on that oil. Basically when your car is cold, you hear piston slap, because the hypereuetic pistons are expanding with the heat and eventually grab the cylinder walls tighter and seal up. On alot of cold starts, you will get slight blow-by on the cylinder walls letting the atomized fuel seep past the rings and get into the crank case. Enough time and eventually your oil smells like gas. Bad thing about this is gas severely lowers the viscosity of your oil and makes it very watery and ineffective. 50% oil life left = 3000 miles, ignore what GM says, synthetic is great, but not 6,000 mile great... these are performance cars, and if you drive them like that, 3,000 is when you need to change your oil.

Now, if this is a higher mileage motor, this is not uncommon. If its a low mileage motor.. might be a concern.. either way if you have some free time and patience, do a leak down test and see yoru compression... this is normally a sign of blowby.