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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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fuel in oil

So I have found another fd locally for sale fairly cheap but it has fuel in the oil. Will start and run/drive but obviously its not good and shouldn't be driven like that. I have been told that this can be caused by the MAP sensor reading full boost and sending too much fuel into the engine. Motor in this car is stock aside from apexi intake and a cat-back. Any help would be great. Anything else that would cause this issue?
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Stock FEd do this normally. I had my oil tested back in 1998-2000 and it had 10% fuel dilution. Change early and often...
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Typo, FDs
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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is there a limit as to how much should be in there....it just seems excessive to me.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Ten percent smelled bad and the oil was visibly thin. If the map sensor is reading full boost the car will hardly run.

If the car seems to run fine and the price is right considering it may need major work buy it change the oil and drive it.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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oil dilution pretty much comes with the territory on modified turbo cars. change the oil somewhat frequently.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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100% normal
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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awesome, thanks
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