changed the oil because it smelled like gas and was over filled, immediately it smells like gas again very strong. Changed to 93 octane gas before changing the oil, still the same, if this even a problem? my car has 12k miles on it and i drive a lot, 80% highway no short trips really car always warms up (the cold symbol disappears)

 

send a sample off to be checked for actual amount of gas dilution.

 

order a kit from here, should arrive in the mail in a few days: they send you the kit for free but the analysis is like 20-30 bucks i believe.
Blackstone Labs

 

ok I'll try that I'll wait until i get some more mileage on this oil change at least 1k.

 

Yep, $24 and an additional $10 if a TBN (typically representative of the remaining additive in the oil left) is performed.

I use them regularly for my vehicles as do many people on BITOG.

 

don't know what that info will help me accomplish though, doing that regularly i mean. since my oil change I've driven 320 miles and am averaging 41.2mpgs according to the car computer

 

It will tell you if you are having excessive dilution of your oil from the gas, which is why you should care about oil smelling like gas.

 

right, again i'm saying what purpose does it serve for people who normally do that just cause

 

have you done anything to your car? Are you overfilling when you add fuel?

 

not over filling, car is stock

 

It tells you if your oil change interval is ok wrt time, wear, etc. It can pick up head gasket leaks before there's real damage. There's really no reason not to do it.

 

Sounds normal to me. I've had 3 fits and they all had a strong smell of fuel in the oil. Wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

You don't have to do it regularly, but in this instance, it will help confirm your suspicion of the oil smelling of fuel. If you let your car idle a lot (a la remote starter) it will return higher fuel dilution...

 

ok got ya, i know bitog members are psycho about their oil, i kinda am but i just pick good oil and change it accordingly. I was planning on taking this oil to st least 7500, no more than 10k.

 

Hey now, I'm a BITOG member! But I'm am no where near concerned as some of them are for some UOA's. They tore mine up and the levels were not that bad.

 

above posts both have good points.
If you get an UOA, then what did you get for your $30.

1) It tells you there's no problem, so your nose is just too sensitive and all this was for nothing but piece of mind.
2) It tells you you have some fuel, and your nose is on the mark, but then what. is that normal or abnormal? who do you compare it to.

I would say, pcv valve would be what I would look replace, especially if you're taking it for highway trips, the engine should be burning off all whatever gas vapors made it into the crankcase.
Only thing working against that theory is this is a new car and the PCV valve should be working OK.


I dunno what to say, take the issue up as warranty and see what dealer says if it still bothers you. Chad says his also smells, so maybe it's just normal.

 

ya ill just watch the oil level closely and bring it up to the dealer to see if theres anything worth knowing, who knows at most I think they would just re-flash the ecu. If my level rises however, thats when ill take it more seriously, i guess as long as the level is constant there really cant be that much dilution can there?

 

Mine has a fuel smell to the oil, too. I don't think anything of it because I think the last three cars I had were the same way. (A Corsica, Stratus and PT Cruiser.)

I only change my oil once a year. I used to use Blackstone every single time with my previous cars, and the TBN reporting helped me determine how often to change the oil with my usage. According to the reports I can go just over a year.