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Well, I'm definitely not one to just throw money at a problem, OTOH I will spend money to prevent spending a lot more money.
here's why I thought the gas smell was excessive:
0. After 100 miles?
1. I have a 560 with about 3K miles on its oil and the oil smells like...well, oil.
2. This is a new phenomenon.
3. I recently had to replace a timing chain (definitely "stretched"), broke a guide, replaced worn cam gears, and replaced an apparently leaky tensioner after a suspiciously short 25K of service. If the oil was diluted with gas, certainly this would affect its lubrication and being thinner, one would suspect the tensioner would be more prone to leaking.
4. The "sputtering" when starting from warm is new. Other than this, the engine runs so well I have to look at the tachometer when stopped at a light to know that the engine is running.
5. The oil was amazingly dirty after only 3000 miles, much dirtier than before. I've read that gas in oil is a great "engine cleaner" - at least, until something like a bearing lets go.
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