Was watching a video last night of a supposed nightmare repair. Guys had a car up on a lift after the customer said the engine seized and wouldn't turn over any longer. They claimed he just never changed the oil, but the condition of the oil seemed too unbelievable to me.
First, the undercarriage was nice and shiny. Not new, but not dull and dirt covered like you would expect from a car with hundreds of thousands of miles and never washed or maintained.
They took the oil filter off and it was literally the consistency of jam. complete with gritty fruit seed like particles. they had to dig it all out with a finger from up in the void around the filter threads.
Then they pulled the plug and nary a drip. They pulled the pan and it was like a jello mold. the oil had the consistency of ballistic gel. They were slapping it around and it was just jiggling and not coming down out of the engine. They finally had to reach up and peel the giant blob out carefully and it was coming out mostly in one big piece.
The fact that it was SO gelatinous and not even a hint of liquid makes me think they are clickbaiting and faking the incident to generate ad revenue.
So what COULD you put in motor oil to gel it up like that? I know it wasnt hot melted axle grease (or any other solid at room temp lube) that was poured into an empty engine and allowed to cool and solidify, because their gloved hands were not getting any residue on them. And the areas they peeled it off of inside the crankcase were shiny and clean.
Ideas?
First, the undercarriage was nice and shiny. Not new, but not dull and dirt covered like you would expect from a car with hundreds of thousands of miles and never washed or maintained.
They took the oil filter off and it was literally the consistency of jam. complete with gritty fruit seed like particles. they had to dig it all out with a finger from up in the void around the filter threads.
Then they pulled the plug and nary a drip. They pulled the pan and it was like a jello mold. the oil had the consistency of ballistic gel. They were slapping it around and it was just jiggling and not coming down out of the engine. They finally had to reach up and peel the giant blob out carefully and it was coming out mostly in one big piece.
The fact that it was SO gelatinous and not even a hint of liquid makes me think they are clickbaiting and faking the incident to generate ad revenue.
So what COULD you put in motor oil to gel it up like that? I know it wasnt hot melted axle grease (or any other solid at room temp lube) that was poured into an empty engine and allowed to cool and solidify, because their gloved hands were not getting any residue on them. And the areas they peeled it off of inside the crankcase were shiny and clean.
Ideas?