Hello ,

My oil smells a bit like fuel, i took a picture does it look like its diluted?
i would like to use some fuel injection cleaner but i want to make sure my oil is not contaminated first.
I used Valvoline SAE 5w-30.

( i plan on changing it in under 2000k again )

 

It's hard to tell by looking at it. It just looks really clean. Does it smell like gasoline? If it does, there's probably some in there. It can be caused by leaking fuel injector lines or a bad fuel pressure regulator. Check to see if it holds fuel pressure after it's shut off.

 

If there is gas in the oil, the diluted oil might not lubricate the engine parts as well.

 

Look up the "halo effect" when putting a drop of oil on a paper towel of your favorite search engine. Pretty easy to tell if you have fuel in your oil by doing this.

 

ok, I took a picture of my oil on paper towel and toilet paper.

I don't think I see any halo effect if I were to guess.
this looks good?
I was planning on using STP concentrated fuel ejector cleaner if I know I don't have any internal fuel leaks.
Do you guys have good experiences with using fuel injection cleaner or should I avoid?
and thank you guys for the responses too, this is really helping me get by, day by day with what I can.

 

Compare those oil spots with oil straight out of the bottle. If I squint my eyes just right those spots do look like they have a bit of a halo. Tough to really tell on nice, clean oil but easy to tell on oil that has some soot in it.