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MSL · 04-21-2003, 05:38 AM

Ok i have had to add a quart of oil about a month or so after my oil change and now i had to add a half a quart just today. weird thing is where is it going its not leaking i have checked for that and its not burning oil since i would smell it. could it be caused by the oil breaking dow from gas being in the oil. i need to change my fuel pump since that was one suggestion to why i have gas in my oil. but i just wonder where the oil is going if its not from the gas. any ideas.?

79BIG10 · 04-21-2003, 06:40 AM

If you're engine is high mileage or you're using cheap oil then yes that could be the problem. What oil and filter are you using?

I also would change the fuel pump with fuel being smelt in the oil it's a good time to change the pump and oil. This would make sure everything is off to a better start.

*Randy70C-10* · 04-21-2003, 08:40 AM

Change that fuel pump right away before you wash-out the main bearings!!! If your oil gets thin enough, your engine is toast.

MSL · 04-21-2003, 06:22 PM

Im using a 20/50 Quakerstate oil with a fram oil filter. my feel pump looks like it has seen beter days.

**old Rusty C10** · 04-22-2003, 10:09 AM

a fuel pump costs like $25 for that truck lol better change it cause a motor costs a hell of alot more ( junkyard $350, crate $1800) plus labor
gas and oil dont mix inthe motor so you will fry that motor if ya use your truck on a daily basis. youll use less oil when ya change the pump too

MSL · 04-22-2003, 04:11 PM

Ya i dont drive her on a reg basis since she has problems i need to get fixed so i will be getting a fuel pump and fixing it. as for the engine i would do all the work taking it out putting it in and putting all the parts on. I have had enough exsperience doing engine swaps with my dad and on my own. Thanks for the help now all i need to do is do it.lol

04-21-2003, 05:38 AM	#1
MSL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So.Oregon Posts: 765	Oil Ok i have had to add a quart of oil about a month or so after my oil change and now i had to add a half a quart just today. weird thing is where is it going its not leaking i have checked for that and its not burning oil since i would smell it. could it be caused by the oil breaking dow from gas being in the oil. i need to change my fuel pump since that was one suggestion to why i have gas in my oil. but i just wonder where the oil is going if its not from the gas. any ideas.?

04-21-2003, 06:40 AM	#2
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	If you're engine is high mileage or you're using cheap oil then yes that could be the problem. What oil and filter are you using? I also would change the fuel pump with fuel being smelt in the oil it's a good time to change the pump and oil. This would make sure everything is off to a better start. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

04-22-2003, 10:09 AM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	a fuel pump costs like $25 for that truck lol better change it cause a motor costs a hell of alot more ( junkyard $350, crate $1800) plus labor gas and oil dont mix inthe motor so you will fry that motor if ya use your truck on a daily basis. youll use less oil when ya change the pump too __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

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04-21-2003, 08:40 AM	#3
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Change that fuel pump right away before you wash-out the main bearings!!! If your oil gets thin enough, your engine is toast.

04-21-2003, 06:22 PM	#4
MSL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So.Oregon Posts: 765	Im using a 20/50 Quakerstate oil with a fram oil filter. my feel pump looks like it has seen beter days.

04-22-2003, 04:11 PM	#6
MSL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So.Oregon Posts: 765	Ya i dont drive her on a reg basis since she has problems i need to get fixed so i will be getting a fuel pump and fixing it. as for the engine i would do all the work taking it out putting it in and putting all the parts on. I have had enough exsperience doing engine swaps with my dad and on my own. Thanks for the help now all i need to do is do it.lol



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