Kia forte 2011 - 2.0l - 153,000
I change my oil regularly 5-10k. Replaced air filter regularly and and perform all general maintenance . Changed plugs at around 100K miles. Have intake manifold gasket leak that causes oil leaking. Not terrible but usually needs about a qt of oil in between oil changes to keep full. Yesterday car started very rough then dies after 30 seconds and very rich smelling gas like exhaust fumes after it dies. NO check engine light visible on dash when starting. Can restart the car but happens again. Just changed with OEM spark plugs again b/c I felt the car running a little rough recently but did not help. But when i changed plugs the plug positioned closest to the battery was pretty wet with oil. The other 3 plugs looked fairly good (no oil) for 50K miles (since last plug change) and a car that is 10 years old with over 150K miles on it. Oil may be coming from the intake manifold oil leak but dont know for sure. It has been running good - just 6 months ago took a long 16 hr drive (from GA to TX) and got 38 mpg per the on board readings. Don't have a diagnostic tool but may borrow/buy one and plug it in to see if i get any codes??
Any suggestions on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
