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started the car up today to find no oil pressure, so i investigate further to find that my oil is like glue :(
anyone had this before?

ive took the sump plug out and the oil stays in there

i think im doomed

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

hum, whats this on? mini? or somthing else... posibly desil thats been run on veg oil?

on the mini

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Black death

what oil, has it overheated? when was it last changed, and how old is the engine?

straight veg oil,

aparently blow by products contaminate the oil and you need to change it at reasonable intervals, if you leave it for far to long than you ever should, the the contaminants build up to a point that one day when you shut the engine down as the oil cools it will set like a jelly in the sump.

although I dont know if bio causes the same problem,

but anyway, as long as you change the oil at decent intervals you'll be fine.

i think blow by the rings can cause this?

Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs

On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble

right well i changed the oil a week ago (but not the filter) after my head cracked and i was burning coolent. the oil wasent that contaminated that came out.

ive done a comp test and i have 11.4 bar over all 4, just as it was when it was built around 1300 miles ago.

was last run monday when it ran like a pig, was very lean and was going to try the t-piece trick tonite

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

sounds to me somes added sugar into your petrol this will turn the oil to a syrup

and the sugar in the fuel gets into the oil, how?

right had a think and the oil was done sunday and i nipped out that day, then went a 20 min drive to leicester and back thats all ive done, could i have a dodgy batch of oil?

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

what brand of oil is it and thickness?

halfords classic

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

So you changed the oil on Sunday, then it started to run like shit on the Monday and now you have jelly in your sump. Sounds like bad oil to me. No idea how you are going to get it out of there though....

I would be getting onto the oil's manufacturer and asking for their advise (and how to bill them for getting it out and fixing any damage!)

Ditto what Andy says. Get on to them and give them some grief.

As a side comment I would not put "Halfords Classic" in my lawnmower let alone my car engine.

thats the one apbellamy

here you go, oil filter. same story for oil cooler + pipes

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

blimey

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

That's going to be a real PITA to get rid of.

Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs

On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble

looks like a rebuild is on the cards,

Black death!!!

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

I noticed the halfords classic I used on the second stage break in on the 16 valver was a horible black and had an almost scorched smell from it when drained, I vowed never to use it again.

Do you have a sump gaurd? and how well positioned is the oil cooler?

Edited by Sprocket on 26th Aug, 2011.

I use that stuff, on saying that the engine is nothing special and i wouldn't use it on my new build, but ive never had a problem with it, perhaps just a bad batch? If so i suggest that they recall the stuff and investigate :/
With regards to getting the stuff out, i have heard of people flushing engines out with diesel, running it with diesel for 5 mins then dumping it and re filling with oil, not sure myself on that idea though, but if you added a small amount perhaps itll thin the oil down enough to clear things up and dump it.

Edited by Carlzilla on 26th Aug, 2011.

sprocket; no sump gaurd and cooler behind grill.

here the plan:

1: remove as much of the crap as poss. and bypass the cooler with a stock pipe for cleaning process

2: fill with cheap oil and a cleaner

3: start up and pray for oil pressure, if no, quit and rebuild!

4: allow to idle for 20min and drop the oil

5: repeat a couple times to clean the oil ways propley


sound like a plan?

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Take it apart. If you've got that gunk in your galleries you've no chance of flushing it out!