Oil smells like gas?
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Oil smells like gas?
I was getting ready to take the motor out of the car today for the winer rebuild and body overhaul and while draining the oil i noticed it smelled slightly of gas, why would this be?
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Rotaries are notorious for not burning all the fuel in the combustion cycle. It is inevitable that a little raw gas is going to diffuse into the oil since that oil is what is separating the metal parts from touching eachother all around the combustion chamber. "Slight" might mean it's been a while since the oil has been changed.
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Ok good to hear, i know it was flooded when i bought it and it has been a while since the oil was changed so at least i can sleep easy tonite lol.
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Assuming that it is a fuel injected car, I would highly recommend having the injectors rebuilt while you have the engine out. If you have a leaking injector it will cause the problem you are talking about.
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