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I own a 1962 cessna 182, and FROM THE FACTORY, it had an "oil dillution" system installed. What it was essentially, was a plunger that you excercised that squirted gasoline into the oil to dillute the oil on a very cold start. The thought was that the gas would evaporate when the engine came up to temp.....
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I remember that stuff from the planes we used to have - does yours have the Continental or Lycoming? In the "good ole days" we'd take 100LL and put it into our musclecars... melted a few pistons along the way. Highly illegal, of course

Hey KingAir, is that twin your workplane? I got all my twin-engine time in on the Chieftain my dad used to have - those are sweet machines! My favorite, though, was the Rockwell 114 TC Commander.

 

KRY,
I'm with you.....all mechanical objects are subject to mechanical failure. If you can prevent it, you do so. To all of you that think every negative thing that happens is someone elses fault, wake up. Why are our insurance rates so high? Why are good doctors dropping out because of frivilous lawsuits? Why is so much of just about every sector in our economy going overseas? I could go on and on, but another possibility is this: what if it doesn't blow, but instead just wears out bearings, rings and cylinder walls.....slowly, causing your engine to take a dump sometime AFTER your warranty expires? Whose mess kit have you pooed in now? Flame away all you want, but I say there is a faction of our society that by refuseing to take any responsibility, deserves some of the stuff that falls on them.
Just another thought: What happens if DC puts out an emergency bulletin calling in your truck which has polluted the oil before it blows and replaces the faulty part? Now you have a shortened life span on your engine. Keep in mind...they aren't stupid, have been in business a long time and have lots of lawyers for the express purpose of denying your claim.