I've got fuel in my oil, a fair amount too. I'm hoping that the engine is just running very rich, but it might be an internal issue. Before I go off and do something I'll regret, like sell this money pit or yank out the engine, I thought I'd ask for some wisdom here. The engine is a completely stock EJ25, exhaust is stock, etc. Only 'mod' the car has is a gutted catalytic converter done by a previous owner. The last owner of the car stated that the cat would get red hot before the car would stall. That's why he put the car up for sale. Though I wouldn't trust this guy to know what a catalytic converter is, as he painted the grill, hood scoop/vents and engine plastics all gold...
So, right after purchasing the car I removed the cat to gut it myself. But I discovered that it is already properly hollowed out. The O2 sensors have not been modified though. Could this be the problem? The O2 sensors feeding the wrong info to the cars computer? If so, how do I fix this?
Extra bits of useful info, I'm in Canada. The gutted cat is fine and legal... I hope. It shouldn't have to pass inspection to get registered again. Plus, I plan on turning it into a weekend rally car, so I don't care how loud it is. I'd rather not buy a straight pipe or a new cat as this is a budget project car (Stupid, I know). Lastly, when the car starts I can immediately smell some sort of burning fuel/oil. I can't tell which it is for sure, but I think it's a fuel smell.
Thanks for the help!
So, right after purchasing the car I removed the cat to gut it myself. But I discovered that it is already properly hollowed out. The O2 sensors have not been modified though. Could this be the problem? The O2 sensors feeding the wrong info to the cars computer? If so, how do I fix this?
Extra bits of useful info, I'm in Canada. The gutted cat is fine and legal... I hope. It shouldn't have to pass inspection to get registered again. Plus, I plan on turning it into a weekend rally car, so I don't care how loud it is. I'd rather not buy a straight pipe or a new cat as this is a budget project car (Stupid, I know). Lastly, when the car starts I can immediately smell some sort of burning fuel/oil. I can't tell which it is for sure, but I think it's a fuel smell.
Thanks for the help!