so the other day i went to sears to get an oil change cause the car has been sitting since november due to the weather and i had to drive it out of state for my job...and they said that they smelled gas when they were draining the oil....wouldnt that mean my rings are bad and i would be burning oil?? The thing is my car is running great and no smoke is coming out of the exhuast so if anybody knows what could have caused this please help...
It could be rings or it could be a sticking injector. When you shut the car off and leave it the injector could be leaking down the fuel presure into the cylinder and afetr time it will get past the rings. You need to fix this before you wash the bearings and then need a rebuild. Next time you shut it off for a while hook a fuel presure gauge up to the fuel rail and then keep an eye on it. If the presure starts to drop the you may have a sticking / leaking injector. If it leaks down your best bet would be just replace them and go from there. Don't wait too long gasoline isn't good for bearings .
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First read this....
http://www.startribune.com/131/story/205094.html
It happens if the car sits for a long time and not been heated up. I honesty forget the reason though.
Simply have the oil changed, and heat up the car when you drive it. Dont make lots of short trips.
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. I read the link and its referring to bad rings basicly. And if thats the case its worse then leaky injectors.
Do a compression test and check the fuel pressure like I said and see what you get.
If the fuel presure drops down then you know an injector is the problem. if you have low cranking compression then you know it may be a ring issue. Do some checking first before you start to worry.
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