bigbaby1234 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have a gas odor when I open the oil resvior and snff the cap smeeled like gas not strong but you could smeel it. Could there be a problem or nothing to worry about not burning oil and not smokin but it did smeel like coolant also with ni leaks and it did run slight hot just over the half wya line on the t3mp gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'm confused. Did it smell like gas or coolant and what "oil reservoir" are you talking about? There is no such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 If the car has been too long since the last oil change (more than six months) or if it has a bad FPR (hard starting hot, but no codes? Check the FPR.) it can have more fuel in the oil than normal. I've never heard of coolant in the oil of a Northstar that was in running order. On the other hand, there are lots of places for small coolant leaks under the hood, and there might be traces of coolant on the *outside* of the oil filler cap. The oil filler cap is on the front cam cover. The only reservoir under the hood, other than the power steering, is the coolant tank. What do you mean by the oil reservoir? -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott y Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I didn't think there was any such thing as a 97 eldorado with variable valve timing either...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbaby1234 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 thanks guys I meant the oil filler cap sorry about the resvior term, thought that what it was called but smell could be because of the FPR will have checkede tommorrow this car sat up for 1year and som e months and it was a northern car so I am the 3rd owner and I am trying to get it in top order without breaking the bank so always thanks for the correct advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 sometimes excessive cranking with no ignition can also cause fuel smell but barely noticeable and rarely happens anymore with the new technology we have today GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 If the car is not running or if it has driveability problems, the first step is to run the OBD codes (see link in my signature block) and post them here. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 In the old days fuel could get into the oil due to flooding and the choke These days it only gets into the oil as a result of a bad miss, bad injector. It could be a normal amount of fuel in it but you are only driving the car on short runs and its not being boiled out. How is the driveability? Do you have a miss? Do you have a check engine light? When was the oil changed? You chose the wrong engine in your profile, no VVT Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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