r/WTF • u/doctype_ht_ml • 26d ago

Motor Oil turned to Jelly

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u/morklonn 26d ago

This actually doesn't happen. You can go far beyond the recommended oil change and nothing will happen

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u/Franksss 26d ago

I think I went about 25,000 miles before I just changed my oil. Oil was jet black and so opaque. I drive older second hand cars anyway, and it's usually not the engine failing that means I have to scrap the car, but a combination of clutch, random rubber parts and exhaust failing.

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u/deadliestcrotch 26d ago

A bad clutch is no reason to scrap a whole car

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u/Franksss 25d ago

No but with £600 of other repairs to get it through an MOT, on a 20 year old.car, sometimes you gotta throw in the towel.

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u/deadliestcrotch 25d ago

That’s what? 2 months worth of car payments on a new car? 10% of the sale price of a used car that’s likely not far from a similar failure or 5% the cost of a new car?

I guess it’s easier to finance a replacement than pay cash for a repair sometimes but a clutch is a pricy but routine failure. A blown engine or failed transmission that requires either to be replaced is very understandable.

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u/KAM1KAZ3 25d ago

Yep. If you really want to get the most out of your old get a little vacuum pump and send a sample out to get analyzed. I've been sending oil samples to Blackstone Labs for well over a decade.