METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING FUEL IN OIL

A method () and apparatus - for carrying out the method of mitigating fuel in oil in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid electric vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a first engine start of a drive cycle when the vehicle speed is greater than zero (); detecting a temperature of engine oil in the engine at the first engine start of the drive cycle (); determining if the temperature of the engine oil is below an engine oil temperature threshold (); when the temperature of the engine oil is determined to be below the engine oil temperature threshold, inhibiting an engine stop for a first predetermined time period unless the vehicle speed reaches zero ().