Originally Posted by
Princess_Bishi
I am also wondering if, after cleaning the PCV, a grill cover mod might help it reach operating temp faster to help evaporate any gas from the oil. To help on short commutes.
PS. I may have no idea what the hell I’m talking about
PB - I don't consider your 12 mile each way and 14 mile each way to be a short trip. That's plenty of time to bring it up to temp in my opinion. And I wouldn't bother with a grill cover. I have a 3.5 mile trip to work. But I ride around for lunch usually too. And I don't see any problems with my short trip ... but it's warmer down here in the Thunderdome.
I would go give my oil a good sniff, but my sniffer stopped working after I got sick last week. Can't taste too well either. Had some mint chocolate chip ice cream last night, could taste zero mint. So, me sniffing oil is not going to be helpful.
I 2nd Top Fuel's idea to get an oil analysis. Used to (a hundred years ago) the first oil analysis at Blackstone Labs was free. Probably not free any longer. That would be a definitive way to get answers. Until then, I wouldn't sweat it. My thinking is that it might tend to smell a bit like gas after some time. There's bound to be some blow-by exposing oil to gas vapors. So, smell alone doesn't paint the whole picture ... in my estimation.
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