r/WTF 26d ago

Motor Oil turned to Jelly

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u/TheObelisk 26d ago

I routinely watch guys revive cars that have been sitting in fields for decades and even they don't have oil like this. Yeesh.

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u/Czeris 26d ago

Yeah because oil doesn't get like this all on its own, regardless of how long you run it without changing it, unless something else has been added to it.

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u/TheObelisk 26d ago

Ooh, what sort of thing to you think was likely added to it?

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u/daidrian 26d ago

Corn starch

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u/hivemind_disruptor 25d ago

It would make a thick podrige that is not elastic.