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Oil smelling like fuel is due to fuel blow by from the direct injection system. High cylinder pressures combined with the direct injection fuel PSI = fuel getting past the rings. Happens on virtually ALL direct injection cars. Audi FSI, Mazda's MZR 2.3, etc. Perfectly normal. Only thing is I recommend oil changes a little sooner. I know that Toyota says you can go like 10k miles, but fuel dilution changes the lubricity a bit and I don't feel comfortable knowing it's in there. That's just a personal preference. I'm coming from a Mazdaspeed 6, and every oil change you get a little buzz from the 93 oct. :P
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