Hi everybody!
Had a "supposed" head gasket leak that thankfully turned out to be a oil cooler line leaking, BUT just didi a oil change last week and had a pretty stong petro smell in it. When i tore into it this weekend, I noticed the intake was covered in dirty oil, also stinking like fuel.

My thoughts were excessive crankcase pressure/pcv blow by,but the pcv is clear and working ok. Shy of the bit of oil and grim in it. Timing is on, so the valves are doing. Comperssion is 1-180, 2-175/180, 3-165, 4-175/180psi.

Heres some pics of the issue. I dont know what to think.





Plugs 1 & 2

Plugs 3 & 4



Pic of the kias' current status, thanks again everet for the help with the lift!!!

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Just a shot in the dark... Incomplete combustion of the fuel will allow fuel to wash past the piston rings into the oil. Gasoline is an excellent solvent and will dilute the engine oil below the rings quite effectively. If the engine is running relatively-well, then you might not be getting a full burn of the fuel, which could be caused by poor ignition or a bad O2 sensor... Just a thought.

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Mine smells like gas too. I'm getting about 22 mpg's. Would like to advance the timing, will try and trick out the crank sensor somehow.
Plugs don't look like you're burning rich...
On another note...Wheels and tires
look great!!!
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I was thinking about this again today. And I was wondering if a leak in the air intake - between the MAF and the throttle body - would cause the engine to run rich enough to blow fuel past the rings. I had several splits in the corrugated intake hose that kicked P0171 codes (system bank too lean). Perhaps that would cause the ECM to compensate the "lean" air with too much fuel? Just another shot in the dark...

Just to toss a question out there for you guys:

First thing in the day, does your rig take some time to turn over and fire up? If so, then there's a real possibility you're losing your fuel pressure in the manifold. Leaking fuel injectors can do this for you. Might want to troubleshoot that direction.

Peabody, in your case, fix that hose and see what it does for you before tearing into it some more. Ya might be working this out in layers.

Fuel getting into your oil and diluting it is called 'washdown'. It ain't purty in the end. Carbed rigs' symptoms for startup are identical; culprit is the float needle lets the fuel out of the bowl.

Who can refurb injectors for you? These guys:

www.witchhunter.com out of WA

www.rceng.com out of Kali

The old Toyota crowd has used both businesses with good results and fast service.

A leaky injector makes perfect sense. Just to clear things up, I'm not having a problem with fuel in the oil. I was just tossing some thoughts on the table... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />

I was able to find a good solution for the air intake hose. I used 2 silicone elbows and a reducer to replace the factory rubber. But that's getting off-topic. So I'll discuss that in detail in another thread. My thought was that defective components that influence the ECU's estimation of fuel-air ratio could possibly cause the engine to run rich enough to let unburned fuel slip by the piston rings. But I think a drippy injector would likely be a more plausible cause. I'm curious to hear what the root-cause turns out to be.

Yeah, the MAF can freak out and throw things off; I was getting some misfire codes; turned out my EGR was carboned up; not uncommon on a 2.7L Yota. If your dipstick smells like fuel later on, change your oil/filter, do some driving, and see how it smells after that, since you've fixed your air leak.