Gas in oil

Feb 24, 2004 8 Replies

Is the throttle body & and sensor the only things that could cause this? I just put in a rebuilt long block have 3500 miles on it. I replaced the throttle body at the request of the shop because my old one they said they had to remove a spring because it was not going all the way down to Idle. Now after getting a throttle body from a wrecking yard it seems they were talking about a dash pot ? These guys are a fairly good size operation I find it odd they just said it was a spring and was hard to explain. So I replaced the body I'm not real sure mine was bad I could get what felt like slop on the original but I noticed on the used one I bought had slight slop also but I can only feel it when they are closed. The first was worse then the second. The sensor felt great and adjusted fine. I'm using a quart every 500 to 1000 miles seems better off the freeway? Needless to say I cant go back to these jokers they left several hose clamps off and seemed very hurried working and were selling parts over the phones all then time they were doing there work plus the said the clean up the Throttle Body they never even had it OFF.



I guess my questions are. Send in a oil sample? Is the dash pot necessary? And what order would you put the priority's and any suggestions.



This is on a 88 4X4 22RE



Thanks for any help.


If your engine is making oil, sounds like a leaky injector to me.

So I can get gas in the oil from a bad injector??

I'm really in a bad situation the last two shops that worked on this I would not even let them install a wiper blade. I better work on finding a honest mechanic.

Thanks..Greg

Sure, if the injector has a crappy spray pattern or is clogged or is sticking open, fuel will leak into the cylinder at the wrong time and make its way into the crank case.

So a good mechanic should be able to trouble shoot what's causing this ? or do you need to replace parts?

Thanks Again!! Greg

If you are losing oil, the problem is not a leaking injector.. I re-read your first message some more again and it says you're *using* a quart in 500 to 1000 miles.. If it's a "rebuilt longblock" and it's using a quart that often, then something is not quite right inside the engine. Maybe the rings have not seated properly... in which case, you need to drive the s*it out of the car for a while. Maybe someone put the wrong rings on the pistons... Maybe there's a valve stem seal that didn't get put on properly. There's a whole lot of things that could be the culprit..

Yea I have a hard time commutating and tend to be quite confusing. This shop is going to charge me $650.00++ to what they say fix it. I'm not giving them chance to bend me over any more. So I have other throttle body I will try and find someone to work on it. Should I buy a new dash pot ?? I'm a bit confused on if I need it runs great without??

Thanks!!! Greg

I wouldn't buy any more new parts until you find someone that will troubleshoot the problem for you. There has to be someone out there where you live that can do it right..

Thanks I will search out a reputable shop must be one somewhere.

Best Regards..Greg

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