Fuel smell in the oil is highly significant in that it tells you that
your cylinders are not getting enough lubricant and you are subject to
burning a valve guide out or worse, burning/scoring.galling a ring and
piston on the cylinder barrel.

I would suspect a leaking fuel injector. DO NOT put checking it off to a
later day. You would hate yourself for having done so, given the
severity of the potential consequences.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

sanford schulwolf wrote:

>Last December I decided to treat my oil and gas with
>MMO.  Months later I start smelling gas in the oil
>about 500 miles after an oil change.  I ve changed the
>oil and filter two times, just to see if it would
>help.  Unfortunately it didn t, now I m looking for a
>good place to start, but I fear the rings aren t
>sealing - this sounds like a big job, is it?
>More info on my 91 syncro.  It has 64K original miles;
>original engine (bought it from the original owner 3
>years ago who never drove it) has the Berg 1:4 rocker
>arms, Australian chip and 16" wheels.  I ve been
>getting poor mileage (I wonder why w/all that stuff)
>at about 15 highway and 8- 11 mpg in San Francisco.
>Any help would be great, not much in the archive.
>
>Thanks
>Sanford
>
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