Hi Im pretty new to owning a Hyundai.



I have a 2002 Accent GSI with a 1.6L DOHC.



Ive had the car a few months, but just lately, I changed the spark plugs and oil and noticed quite a smell of fuel in the oil. After changing the oil, and running it around a bit, I still smell fuel.



Any ideas on what might be the cause of this?



Thanks.

 

MIGHT is the key word. The first thing that comes to mind is your piston rings are letting the gasoline that should be burned slip down the cylinder walls into the crankcase. If this is the case, it is Strong Bad for your engine's long term outlook - but, like the rest of the car, fairly simple if somewhat involved to fix. Or rather expensive to have fixed. It could also be there is just too much fuel going in there, maybe a leaking injector? What sort of fuel economy does it get, and is there a check engine light set?



Could also be a leaking EXTERNAL fuel line, which worst case means both you and the car DIAF, which is somewhat undesirable.



First have a very close inspection to be sure you are not leaking fuel somewhere. Then run a compression test. This is easy. If you can change your own spark plugs, you can do a compression test.

 

Thanks, Stocker. The compression test sounds like a great idea, I think I'll try that first.



How hard is it to get at the injectors if one wanted to change those or change the injector seals?



Thanks in advance.

 

The injectors are not too hard to get at and basically pop right out. Minor hassle, but the seals would be lower on my list than rubber fuel lines for replacement. Just replace what (if anything) you can tell is leaking first and see where that gets you.

 

If you do have fuel in your oil then you need to change your oil asap because the fuel is thinning out your oil. I had that same problem on a car that wasn't drivin far enough to warm up the engine for almost a year. After I started driving that car again, It took me 3 oil changes within 500 miles before the fuel stopped getting into the oil.