Ashop mixed fuel with my engine oil. they drained it, a week later the car threw a rod.Couldthatbethecause?

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It could be a contributing factor, but not the actual cause. It could have put extra strain on the lifters from a change in octane, but it would be almost impossible to prove.

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umm YES, id be kicking the shops ****.

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Give them the bill for the repairs

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Yes depending on the amount of gas that was added. Gas breaks down oil and therefore it will lose its lubrication ability. Talk to the owner of the shop tell him what happened.

Where and how much?

It very well could be. Fuel will dilute the oil. If enough fuel is mixed with the oil it will cause the engine to be damaged from poor lubrication.

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Yes! the fuel dilutes your oil and breaks it down, rendering it useless. That definitely caused it. Why would you drive it that way for a week?

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Why would they do that?

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are you shure they drained all of the fuel ?if the engine was good they could have filled it with diesel fuel to clean the ports
and ran it down the road.so no,maby they forgot to put any oil in it.

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If they drained the oil, then there is no way that it (fuel in oil) is the cause of the problem... most likely you were driving too hard or normal wear and tear.

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Make them buy a used engine and pay for the install as well. I would report them to the BBB if they don't. Maybe even sue.

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First thig I thought of was ..how the f%$#@ did they manage that? Then, I thought that perhaps they were trying to perform some sort of crude "motor flush". Either way, gasolie in your oil was a real bad deal.

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The gasoline acts as a solvent and is not so easy to get rid of just by draining oil/gas mix from the pan. The mix had gotten to every part of your engine if they ran it at all that way. This means that no amount or quality of new oil would be able to displace the gasoline "solvent". The end result is as the rest of the people have already said.

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make em pay!

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No, if they drained the oil and refilled with fresh oil. But I bet they didn't. My suggestion is that you take a sample of the sump oil and send it off for analysis:

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http://www.blackstone-labs.com/...

Michigan law requires that shops must give an estimate face-to-face before working on a car, what can I do?


Let Blackstone know the circumstances, and let them know that the oil analysis may end up being used in a lawsuit.

Car won't start?

not exactly, I hate to get a thumbs down, but oil does get fuel fouled on older engines faster. Because of the blow by past the piston rings. To be on the safer side I would of ran the vehicle up and changed the oil again. But it would have thrown a rod, because of engine problems.
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