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Catch can oil= really thin + smells like gas

Old 02-28-2004, 10:40 AM
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Default Catch can oil= really thin + smells like gas

Ok so I went to drain my oil catch can for the first time today and the oil came out really thin and a light brown color. the consistency was like water. Also I could smell gasoline in it. What could this mean? Give it to me straight doc.
Old 02-28-2004, 10:46 AM
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its thin because there is most likely condensation in there. there cant be gas in there unless you hooked up your oil catch can wrong and hooked it to a fuel line or something. hheheh
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if theres smoke theres fire, so if it smells like gas, figure it out quick.
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sound normal to me
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Yup that's normal.
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K it sounds like its completely normal. It just supprised me. Thanks for the help everyone.
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Default Re: Catch can oil= really thin + smells like gas (monicle)

well your oil catch can 'catchs' vapor not actuall oil. so that could explan the consistancy thing as for the smelling like gas thing im not really sure
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