iwasgandhi
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Gas seems to be getting into the oil of my 4-stroke. I'm financially broke, so I'm worried it's a bad sign,...
I'm hoping that it can either be ignored, or that it's a simple, inexpensive fix for someone who's not an engine mechanic,...
More details ,... I have a Staton-inc axle-mounted kit with a Robin-Subaru 35cc. I change the oil and filters regularly, and I use the recommended 87 octane. But gas seems to be getting into the oil somehow. I noticed this yesterday for the first time when I changed the oil as I regularly do. The color of the used oil was brown-ish instead of the usual black-ish, and it smelled strongly of gas. As it's a 4-stroke, I don't mix gas with oil. So I'm wondering: is my engine is dying? Or is this normal? Can I just ignore it?
I eek by on meager fixed income and I can't afford a car. My motor-bicycle is not merely my grocery-getter, it's my access to support groups and a wider social scene. Public transportation is not a viable option.
More context ,... the engine was new approx. 15 months ago, all the gas in my area has 10% ethanol, I've been riding it approx. 50-75 miles per week, and I haven't used any fuel additive to treat the ethanol.
Could the 10% ethanol be the problem? If so, is it too late to start using a fuel treatment additive? Or does it signify something deadly and darker for my "little-engine-that-could-but-soon-will-no-longer-be-able-to" kind of a thing?
Awaiting suggestions in Rochester, NH
I'm hoping that it can either be ignored, or that it's a simple, inexpensive fix for someone who's not an engine mechanic,...
More details ,... I have a Staton-inc axle-mounted kit with a Robin-Subaru 35cc. I change the oil and filters regularly, and I use the recommended 87 octane. But gas seems to be getting into the oil somehow. I noticed this yesterday for the first time when I changed the oil as I regularly do. The color of the used oil was brown-ish instead of the usual black-ish, and it smelled strongly of gas. As it's a 4-stroke, I don't mix gas with oil. So I'm wondering: is my engine is dying? Or is this normal? Can I just ignore it?
I eek by on meager fixed income and I can't afford a car. My motor-bicycle is not merely my grocery-getter, it's my access to support groups and a wider social scene. Public transportation is not a viable option.
More context ,... the engine was new approx. 15 months ago, all the gas in my area has 10% ethanol, I've been riding it approx. 50-75 miles per week, and I haven't used any fuel additive to treat the ethanol.
Could the 10% ethanol be the problem? If so, is it too late to start using a fuel treatment additive? Or does it signify something deadly and darker for my "little-engine-that-could-but-soon-will-no-longer-be-able-to" kind of a thing?
Awaiting suggestions in Rochester, NH