LOTS of gas in oil

TrueLucky13
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:14:22 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 2000 Subaru Forester that had blown a head gasket (internally) last February on a very cold morning so overheating was minimal. We had only purchased the car about 13 months prior so I do not have a huge history on it, but it was running fine, did not burn oil, did not smoke, nothing… Well, we bit the bullet and fixed the head gasket. About 3 months ago, at about 4k miles since the last oil change, which was when the head gasket was fixed, I decided to check the oil; it was LOW, barely on the stick. I added enough oil to top it off and fully intended to get the oil changed that week… time went by and no oil change. The engine has kinda been sounding “clickity” so i checked the oil again today and found that my oil level is WAY past full, about an inch farther up the dipstick than the FULL line, and smells heavily of gas. I know that some gas gets into the oil, especially if you only drive short commutes, but this is not the case here. I called my mechanic and have an apnt for next week… he thought it could possibly be a leaky injector. We are not “pouring” gas out the tailpipe, as Ive seen written elsewhere. Upon doing lots of internet searches, I see “bad rings” left and right on a lot of forums. Now, I do not think that my rings were changed in the head gasket fiasco, as I understand that it is in a different part of the engine than the gasket… But, can the overheating of the engine have caused bad rings which then allow gas to leak into the oil pan?? If so, is this something that should have been repaired by my mechanic during the head gasket repair or at least should I have been told about the possibility of bad rings? Or is it not rings at all, but most likely an injector? Ive also seen someone say PCV valve?? The car runs smooth, no hard starting, it does smell of rich gas upon fireup but it is the middle of winter… It never did any of this before the head gasket last Feb… HELP! I don’t want to throw more money into something that I shouldnt!

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