oil smells of petrol
29 April 2010, 05:34 PM
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oil smells of petrol
when i take the oil filler cap off im sure i can smell petrol what might cause this??
29 April 2010, 05:35 PM
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piston rings could be fooked
29 April 2010, 06:18 PM
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im no expert but as above that sounds like piston rings are goosed.
29 April 2010, 06:39 PM
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There's a thing called "bore washing" that happens if your are running rich. Are you mid way through mods and need a remap?
29 April 2010, 06:56 PM
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done a few mods nothing dramatic though and yes had an open source remap so all should be ok
29 April 2010, 07:00 PM
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What's an open source remap? Any idea if she's running rich?
29 April 2010, 07:01 PM
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how could i tell if shes running rich
29 April 2010, 07:04 PM
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Smell first off (will give you a clue) but you need to beg borrow or steal meter of some kind.
Also petrol in the oil would be a give away for me! This is bad coz it dilutes the oil.
Did you map it yourself?
29 April 2010, 07:05 PM
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Take it to a rolling road session and measure the AFR
29 April 2010, 07:08 PM
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no mate it was done at thwaites delovopment in warwick think his name is andrew carr
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29 April 2010, 07:11 PM
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Quote:
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Take it to a rolling road session and measure the AFR
what should the afr read do you know?
29 April 2010, 07:18 PM
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+1 what fpan said.... that's the best way to asses it. You will end up with a graph of mixture versus revs so you can see if she runs rich or lean at various points on the map. Ideally should be a straight (ish) line. AFR = Air Fuel Ratio. Do a search for dyno runs and you'll see some examples.
But keep an eye on it in the mean time. Dont hammer it till you found the cause.
My oil used to smell after about 2500 miles on my old engine. It used to run really rich when cold. I could smell it through the headers (came into the cabin at low speeds) that were vented to atmosphere at the time.
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29 April 2010, 07:28 PM
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thanks for the replies i have a vi performance monitor and im sure it can check afr readings
29 April 2010, 08:45 PM
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Do you have a VTA dumpvalve fitted?
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