2000 Hyundai Accent gas in oil

Mar 09, 2007 3 Replies
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Not sure what is going on. I bought the car with a broke timming belt. Replaced the belt and had the head redone. I have only drove the car a couple of miles. And then started to hear valve noise so I checked the oil level and noticed the smell of gas in the oil. I checked the compression and it seemed fine. I am going to have a friend help me check it again maybe this weekend. Is there anything else I should check? I was going to sell the car to a friends mom and don?t want her to have any problems.



Thanks, Tom


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Change the oil and drive a while. Depending on how much cranking was done when the timing belt broke, it's possible the cylinders were washed down with unburned fuel. After this happens, it can take the rings a while to be reseated. I'm presuming the oil was changed when the head work was done.

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Yes the oil was changed. And I will try changing the oil. Thanks for the fast reply. I will try to put some miles on it this weekend.

"hyundaitech" wrote: > Change the oil and drive a while. Depending on how much > cranking was done > when the timing belt broke, it's possible the cylinders were > washed down > with unburned fuel. After this happens, it can take the rings > a while to > be reseated. I'm presuming the oil was changed when the head > work was > done.

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That seemed to do the trick. I ran the car thru emissions on Mon. and drove it about 50 miles with no problems. Thanx for the help.

"kevos" wrote: >

Yes the oil was changed. And I will try changing the oil. > Thanks for the fast reply. I will try to put some miles on it > this weekend.

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