Gas in my oil??

[berndern15gto]

Ok I have a 92 vr4 and I think im going crazy but I smell gas on my dip stick,what should I do?

[CoreyB]

That would usually be caused by a leaky injector. How does it run ? Rough at start up ? Black smoke when you first start it ?

[stealthee]

You either have ring issues, or are running way too rich. You have aftermarket injectors?

[Tool Man]

You either have ring issues, or are running way too rich. You have aftermarket injectors?

Agreed, do you have any way to control air/fuel?

[stealthee]

Haha, we really need to fix the smilies. I keep doing exactly what you are and using the old smilie code.

[Tool Man]

Haha, we really need to fix the smilies. I keep doing exactly what you are and using the old smilie code.



Ha! I guess you saw the :stupid: before I changed it lol :D Next order of business, FIX THE SMILIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

[stealthee]

Yeah. I obviously knew what you meant. I did it to someone earlier myself.

[berndern15gto]

That would usually be caused by a leaky injector. How does it run ? Rough at start up ? Black smoke when you first start it ?
Car runs strong,cant tell if any black smoke cause I think my vss are bad and I burn oil.

You either have ring issues, or are running way too rich. You have aftermarket injectors?
Did check all my piston rings and they all held perfect,I think I run rich,injectors are stock and I have 121,000miles.

Agreed, do you have any way to control air/fuel?
I dont have one but when I had my wideband hooked up I would run rich of the charts at WOT,most people told me our cars stock run rich .

[kywhitelightning]

First, get that gas filled oil out of the crank case. Then worry about what is causing it.

Jeff

[berndern15gto]

First, get that gas filled oil out of the crank case. Then worry about what is causing it.

JeffDone.

[blindmist]

Done.

What did your compression come out to be when you checked the rings?

[berndern15gto]

Actually I do have a missfire/popping noise at idle but compression was like 132-142 and leakdown test was perfect.

[kywhitelightning]

Have you checked your mechanical timing? Popping may come from the engine being out of time. Compression is also a bit low, not out of spec but low.

Jeff

[RL7]

Actually I do have a missfire/popping noise at idle but compression was like 132-142 and leakdown test was perfect.

This could be your problem. Misfire = fuel not burning and a portion of it will wash down the cylinder. If possible use a datalogger to find which cylinder is misfiring. You can also unplug spark plug wires one by one if you have to.

[blindmist]

Have you checked your mechanical timing? Popping may come from the engine being out of time. Compression is also a bit low, not out of spec but low.

Jeff

What is the stock compression spec? I just went through my entire manual and never found it.

[kywhitelightning]

115 is the lower limit and no greater than a 14 psi difference between cylinders. 156 is the upper number.

I was thinking the lower limit was 125 when I typed the other message.

[stealthee]

Thats on a VR4. On a DOHC upper limit is marked as something like 180 per the manual, but most people see 210. I to this day think its a typo. SOHC's upper limit is 172 with a lower limit value of 124 IIRC.

[CoreyB]

Just a FYI, black smoke = Fuel, Blue = Oil, White = coolant.