Well I towed my car to the mechanic and he looked at the car and started it up and stated that the reason why the car is running for a few minutes and cutting out is because there is a decent amount of gas mixed with the oil. Since I changed the oil last June, he said the rings are probably a little worn and to try letting the oil drain out overnight and put in some 20W50 with a new filter and to just keep on checking the smell from the crankcase to see if ther eis any fuel smell. He said the thicker the oil, the better. I did say that the car was used on a college campus for about
5 months and at times was never really heated up at times. He hooked it up to his testing equipment and said the gas in the oil was making the 02 sensor do some strange things. - Any other input?- Chuck , NJ- posted
18 years ago