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Old 09-01-2009 | 02:18 AM
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I bought the 2004 mc ss in april, with 26k miles on it. I change the oil every 2k miles (i love her dearly). I've only had her up to 95 max only a few times (2) while warmed up on the highway while starting at 65mph ish. I changed the oil today and had a bon fire. My friend said "well fresh oil wont catch as easy, use old oil"...A few hours later I tried the fresh oil..just as curiosity,,,,.well, it surprised both of us. Considering my other friend would burn oil for bon fires and would take quite a while for it to catch. Along with every oil change, I add lucas Oil Stabilizer...Is this what Im smelling? The car currently has 32k on it.
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Old 09-01-2009 | 02:58 PM
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did you try to ignite just the stabilizer to see how flammable it is?
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 03:57 PM
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did ya smell the stabilizer what that smell like
 
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Old 09-01-2009 | 04:03 PM
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What's your actual question?

Does the car smell like gas, is it the oil you drained out that smells like gas?
 
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Old 09-02-2009 | 12:19 AM
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The oil it's self smells like gas
 
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Old 09-02-2009 | 01:00 PM
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Used oil is always going to contain some gasoline that makes it's way into it. Used oil will almost always have a slight gasoline smell. Not really a big deal unless you're running really, really rich and the oil gets so much gas into it that it spins a bearing or causes another lubrication related issue- probably not the case here.
 
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