Fuel in the oil

[electric914]

Ok, I bought this 74 914 not running and got it started (with help from this great resource you all support). Since starting, I haven't run it more than a few minutes at a time but it seems to develop normal power and smoothness. I found a leak caused by a misplaced valve cover gasket. While getting lots of oil on the ground in this process I noticed the consistency was very thin and smelled like gas. Also, the dipstick is showing a level a couple inches above the normal high/low mark pair. I'm pretty sure I'm getting fuel in the crankcase. Any idea what would cause this? The engine is a 1.8 and I think has the original fuel injection setup.

[jezza944]

Hi, in my pre-porsche days I did a lot of "playing" with VW's of all types and shapes. I came across this a couple of times. If your car has a manual (mechanical) fuel pump, the cause is more than likely the fuel pump diaphram. Not an expensive fix, just remember to do an oil change after you do it. Hope this helps.

Also, it will probably run even better with full fuel pressure and be more economical too!

[Techno Duck]

Leaking fuel injectors can cause this.

[jezza944]

OOps, just did a seach in the 914 forum and it appears they have electric fuel pumps, so probably disregard my last post.