Drakonen2000

yes sir it would...i agree

YellowBalt06

what about the gas smell in the oil? will this make ur car loose power the white smoke and gas smell in the oil if its the piston rings? and what causes this to happen? sorry but im new to this whole thing

Drakonen2000

ok, in your engine you have a piston inside of a sleeve that compresses the gas/air mix on the up stroke. A small ring on the piston seals it tight to the sleeve so you get compression at the top; when that ring is broken/grooved/ripped/etc. the seal is broken and the pressure created by the up stroke will push the gas/air mix past the seal and towards the crank. Since there is oil around the crank the gas/air mix will combine with the oil (since gas and oil do mix).

The reason for the white smoke is the oil slung up by the piston (to keep the sleeve walls lubricated) will get past the ring on the down stroke, and durrng combustion it will burn with whats left of the air/gas mix. When the oil burns it creates a white/blue smoke.

Causes for compression loss and ring failure are being rough on your engine for an extended period of time, adding boost (excess compression that the ring can not take), metal slivers in the oil, running the car hot.....normaly just beating on your motor

USMCFieldMP

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Maybe your engine converted itself into a refinery! You could become a Billionaire with that car!

Drakonen2000

car that makes gas FTW!!!!

Saltbager

I've been working for GM for a few years now and it seems like to me that higher performance cars sometimes get a gas smell in the oil. Be it a corvette or any SS model from time to time when you drain the oil there is a smell of gas and the cars all run great.

I checked for any Bulletins for you and I could't find any. But like everyone else told you, if there is any other color smoke than black coming out of the exhaust when the engine is hot, then you have a serious problem ..... probably rings

vix9

Yeah, there is definitely white smoke when the car is hot. Like I said before, the motor has about 3000 miles on it, and hasn't been beaten on at all. It's at the dealer now with a laundry list of warranty work...

Saltbager

Well good luck with that! Hopefully they will fix it right this time, right, LoL

pimpnwink

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yea my car has the gas in the oil smell but i shrugged it off as teh car runs perfect knock on wood.

YellowBalt06

welp took the car to the dealership..they say nothing wrong with my car...imagine that...so will i get a check engine light if the problem gets bad or what?

Saltbager

I'd beat the ***** off of it ..... then if there is really something wrong it will show up a lot faster ... just what I would personally do

Drakonen2000

hmmmmm...well, thats one way.....or you could just pull out your wang, slap the dealer in the face with it, and tell them to try again!

Saltbager

LMFAO !

vix9

Quick Update...

White smoke is getting worse. Warm day today (upper 60's) and the car smoked constantly after start up for about 7 minutes. Also smoking whenever the engine is revved. Exhaust is sounding very different. Lots of pops, backfires, and just sounds more uneven than usual. Dealership said NOTHING was wrong lat week. I am having some trouble believing that. The engine is also starting to sound like it has a hell of a valve tick.

Can anybody give me some simple things to check so I can go in there and give them specifics?

YellowBalt06

Man i have the same problem and the dealership said there was nothing wrong with it...i talked to a buddy of mine that has an 05 his oil smells like gas just like mine does...he said dont worry about anything because u will get a check engine light if its really an issue...

vix9

If it was just the oil, I might just not worry about it. It's all of the other things that make me nervous. Plus the fact that my car can't go a week without something else breaking. I shredded the timing chain guides in December and the car didn't give a CEL, but it was still severe enough to replace the motor. At any rate, the way it is running now, I have complete faith that a CEL is in my future.

YellowBalt06

yeah thats what he said last night when we met up though...his is an 05 an mines an 06 same thing that his does mine does...hes done a complete rebuild with diamond piston and everything on his car so i think he knows enough to make me not worry plus were under warranty so if it happens take it on in for free...... i mean my exhaust pops and crackles i dont think you have anything to worry about personally

vix9

Another update...

Trying to figure out what's wrong. If I pop off the oil cap when the car is running there is lots of air being pushed out. Enough to make the oil cap dance if you just leave it sitting in there unscrewed.

Drakonen2000

thats because you are getting air past the rings and into the crank case...which would eventually come out the top of the motor...

...you have ring issues for sure man

vix9

I love my dealer. They gave me the car back on Friday and they are telling me there is nothing wrong with it.

Drakonen2000

let us look back at post #37 ^^^^ ...do this

vix9

I've thought about it. Believe me.

Drakonen2000

lol...its what i would do!!! but seriously...maybe you should try a different dealer?

vix9

The problem is this dealer did the motor replacement and GM "prefers" that I go there. It's all quite great.

Drakonen2000

lol..quite....well, dealers suck!!!! they are wrong, just go up to them and say..."hey, you douchebags are wrong"