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90socalvert 05-27-10 08:31 PM

Fuel smell in oil
 
I did a 2500 mile oil change, and i cut open the filter afterwards. After removing the filter media. Seeing the normal amount of metal flakes, i also noticed it had a heavy smell of fuel. Is that normal for a rotary engine? It has 60k on the rebuilt engine. It has stock internals, and its an NA.

jjcobm 05-27-10 08:35 PM

normal...

90socalvert 05-27-10 08:38 PM

Alright cool i was hoping so. I asked my boss and had him take a look and he was not sure. He is an airplane mechanic and hasnt worked with rotary engines.

jjcobm 05-27-10 08:40 PM

You will get weird looks if you try to dump the oil at those parts stores. All you need to say is it's rotary engine oil : )

90socalvert 05-27-10 09:07 PM

I always dump it at a local jiffy lube and they have never said anything. Sometimes they are wondering why it looks so clean.


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