fuel smell in oil

jackson74 · Apr 11th, 2024, 16:07

hi, wondering if anyone can help?

its a 2003 S40 1.8 sport

my car went into the garage today for a new timing belt & pulley, new thermostat, and oil/filter change...

I'm having the work done with a Volvo Specialist and got a call from them stating they could smell petrol in the oil, they checked the injectors and said they was dry and no leaks there, at this point they are unaware of what is causing the smell? also a few months back i got a full service done at another garage and apparently it was over-filled by an inch

i do very few miles in my car, and only use it a couple of days a week so it just sits there most of the time and when i do use it i'm only doing short/local trips.

i have no problems starting it, no loss of power, no idle issues or things like that if any of the above is any help?

does anybody have any idea? help would be appreciated, its a little worrying.

the garage has suggested not to carry out the new timing belt/pulley repair until they can figure out what the smell is, instead suggesting to just have fresh oil/filter and give it a couple of months of driving to see if the smell comes back?

Apr 11th, 2024, 16:07	#1
jackson74 New Member Last Online: May 13th, 2024 00:11 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: manchester	fuel smell in oil hi, wondering if anyone can help? its a 2003 S40 1.8 sport my car went into the garage today for a new timing belt & pulley, new thermostat, and oil/filter change... I'm having the work done with a Volvo Specialist and got a call from them stating they could smell petrol in the oil, they checked the injectors and said they was dry and no leaks there, at this point they are unaware of what is causing the smell? also a few months back i got a full service done at another garage and apparently it was over-filled by an inch i do very few miles in my car, and only use it a couple of days a week so it just sits there most of the time and when i do use it i'm only doing short/local trips. i have no problems starting it, no loss of power, no idle issues or things like that if any of the above is any help? does anybody have any idea? help would be appreciated, its a little worrying. the garage has suggested not to carry out the new timing belt/pulley repair until they can figure out what the smell is, instead suggesting to just have fresh oil/filter and give it a couple of months of driving to see if the smell comes back? Last edited by jackson74; Apr 11th, 2024 at 16:15.

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