If gas gets into the oil pan and the car is driven for about fifty miles, will this damage the rings and bearing on the bottom end?
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Asked by Kaiser_Sosa Oct 29, 2015 at 03:37 PM about the 2007 Mazda CX-7 Sport

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Roughly a quart of gas got in the oil pan. Will this damage engine? Car was
driven approx. 50 miles.

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Kaiser_Sosa answered 9 years ago

Test drove a car that i was looking to purchase. Oil dipstick read overfilled, pointed this out to the dealer. He took car to his mechanic. Owner said his mechanic told him a hole in an EGR line caused the motor to run rich and the fuel got past the rings.

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F_O_R answered 9 years ago

Yes. You probably have a bad fuel injector. The gas will wash the oil off the rings and damage the engine. Don't drive it until it is fixed.

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