I got a bit of confusion going on here, I originally joined these forums because I was worried about fuel diluting my oil. My vehicle is a 2018 honda clarity plug in.
So I do a lot of driving on electric, and now recently have been mixing it up with hybrid mode to prolong my battery in highway conditions.
I was about to install a catch can on my vehicle to help solve this problem because I believed my vehicle was DI.
So I went to honda to see how many pvc lines there are and the guy asked me why does it matter, and I told him the issue. He told me my vehicle is not direct inject it's actually MFI. That the gas is being sprayed into the intake and onto the valves, which is great. Is this accurate?
However, I noticed the first time I did my oil change on my car the oil smelled like a lot of gas was present, I realize this means nothing without testing the oil. However, I own 3 other cars and I do all my oil changes myself. I have never experienced this before. How is it possible that my oil is having any dilution when the motor isn't even direct injection? I will be saving a sample and sending it in for analysis, however since I changed my oil last I doubt the engine has even had 1500 miles driven on it of the 6000. The vehicle is primarily driven in EV mode.
My other vehicle an acura is MFI as well, and I do not smell gas when I do changes on its oil. Is there any other reason a brand new car would have dilution? I bought the car used from honda with 22,000 miles on it and now I am at 28
So I do a lot of driving on electric, and now recently have been mixing it up with hybrid mode to prolong my battery in highway conditions.
I was about to install a catch can on my vehicle to help solve this problem because I believed my vehicle was DI.
So I went to honda to see how many pvc lines there are and the guy asked me why does it matter, and I told him the issue. He told me my vehicle is not direct inject it's actually MFI. That the gas is being sprayed into the intake and onto the valves, which is great. Is this accurate?
However, I noticed the first time I did my oil change on my car the oil smelled like a lot of gas was present, I realize this means nothing without testing the oil. However, I own 3 other cars and I do all my oil changes myself. I have never experienced this before. How is it possible that my oil is having any dilution when the motor isn't even direct injection? I will be saving a sample and sending it in for analysis, however since I changed my oil last I doubt the engine has even had 1500 miles driven on it of the 6000. The vehicle is primarily driven in EV mode.
My other vehicle an acura is MFI as well, and I do not smell gas when I do changes on its oil. Is there any other reason a brand new car would have dilution? I bought the car used from honda with 22,000 miles on it and now I am at 28