[232stang]

well today i changed my oil, just over 3k miles since it was last changed. and well it was a whole lot darker then i thought it shouldve been. it was pitch black. and it smelt like gas, is that normal?

[itschristorres8]

ive never noticed,,....what kinda oil did you use?

mine is usual black too, the harder you run it the worse it'll be

[232stang]

i used valvoline max life full synthetic

[itschristorres8]

i'll look at my haynes manual...idk why;d it smell like gas

[232stang]

i hope its nothing big. im trying to fix my car up and get it ready to be sold in a few months.

[itschristorres8]

couldnt find a thing bro =/ looked in troubleshooting and oil changing...
mention nothing bout gas smell or anythin close

[232stang]

thanks chris. ill call a mechanic tommorow. wish me luck. besides that all i have left to do to make it sellable is 4 matching tires, i have a winston, michelin, and 2 lemans lol. and i need to fix exhaust leak, both gaskets are blown -_- and spark plugs and she'll be on the chopping block.

[itschristorres8]

wow lots of shit to do

[itschristorres8]

how do you know your gaskets are blown though?

[232stang]

i put some seafoam in the vaccum tube. let it sit turned my car on and smoke was coming out of both sides where the block and manifold meet. so while im changing my plugs ill do that too.

[itschristorres8]

seafoam?

if i drop oil on my ehxuast manifolds it'll smoke...

[232stang]

seafoam is a carb/injector cleaner. http://www.seafoamsales.com/
it cleans out everything. but if you put it straight into the intake manifold it smokes alot. great for cleaning your engine out and finding exhaust leaks.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-EiujUXW78
man that thing sounds fucking sick!
but ya you should use some just disconnect your brake booster tube and suck in some seafoam into the intake and let your car sit. it cleans and makes a cool smoke show.
either i need new gaskets or maybe new manifolds. i wont know until i take em off. the passanger side is gonna be a bitch

[itschristorres8]

shit i never knew that...im gonna do that tuesday or tomoro

[232stang]

ya its cool. use 1/3 in your intake. 1/3 in your oil and 1/3 in your gas. if you put it in your oil be sure to change your oil later that day. i forget why but you dont want to keep it in there for a long time.

[97stanger]

my guess is that your piston rings are not sealing on the cylinder walls and causing a "blow-by". it causes gas to get into the lower part of the engine. good thing you changed your oil. you dont want gas in there, it causes the oil not to do its job right. Could also be a bad fuel pressure regulator. I would go with the piston rings.

[232stang]

i sure hope its not that. if it is i better get rid of this ASAP

[97stanger]

thats the only logical answer I could come up with. it also could be that if you live in a cold area, and your car is hard cranking, that the excess gas that doesnt fire would drop down into the oil. But, thats odd. It could be a million things though. the only ones that make sense are the "blow-by", regulator, or bad injectors. rig it up, and ditch it. lol.

[232stang]

i live in houston texas. its no where near being cold. schools were closed when it got down to 30ºF

[97stanger]

o,ok. Well, take it to the mechanic, and let us know. Well, let me know anyway. I would love to know what it is. Thanks!!!!

[232stang]

i might do that this week