nicmk1est Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 hi alldid a oil and filter change before the weekend,,,new filter and comma classic 20/50(green stuff)now when i check it this morning,it said max mark on dip stick but it like glueeee stuff and little lumps :( (oh f@%k)just taken of the sump and the oil has turn`d to jellyany idea`s what gone wronghere`s a picturethe whole sump of oil is jelly`fiedvideo--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 that looks like whats found int bottom of sumps after 50 odd thou miles.its all black, you sure you actually put in fresh oil, and no put the old stuff back in.!!!I be onto Comma tech if it were mine.http://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/index/6/1M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmk1est Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 straight up!!! yes fresh new oil,,got it of dreeded ebay,,it came out of the tin as green oil and it was oil smelly stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Looks as if the new oil has shifted all the old deposits that are alwyas present and washed them into the sump.The internal metal surfaces of the sump in the pic are spectacularly clean!I wonder if your batch of oil had an excess of detergent in it.Don't go to Comma, go to your supplier.JOhn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmk1est Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 im hopeing its not done the bearings in(mains,bigs and thrusts) :( only just done them end of last year....it`s had 2X oil+filter changes since then but not from same supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Weird! What was the last lot of oil you had in there? Did that look normal when you drained it. Not had a any Castrol R anywhere near it have you? Or any other separate additive?I'm a regular user of the green Comma 20/50 stuff and it's always been fine......NickPS. I think it would be worth contacting Comma technical just for some pointers as to what may have gone wrong even if you ultimately have to go back to the original supplier for redress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmk1est Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 this can is the twin pack i got off ebay,,,first can ok,just changed it last week and this happened....ive used comma quite a few times and never had this but then i got it from automotive shop near me but then these turnd up on ebay 2 for £40 del`d....automotive do them for £27.50 a can and no to castrol r/addsstill got the old oil and its good but thin n black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Were the cans from ebay sealed in any way?Just wondering if something else could have been put in that can.It would be interesting to have a Comma chemist analyse it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Ughhh!I'd give it a run with flushing oil and change it again.If buying good oil on the internet, I recommend VR1 from Europarts. Its normally expensive £33 but they often do 20%, 25% off the list prist. At the moment its 30% off with a discount code. Let me know if you want the promo code, and their price includes free delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 NicI guess you (luckily) didn't run it the next morning, probably saved you a mountain of heartache.I reckon it wasn't Comma 20/50 in the cans, never seen anything like that before. I would send some for testing, you still have the other can and hopefully some of the jelly.I can recommend the VR1, at about £25 it's good value. Though it does seem to produce a lower pressure than the Millers I also use. 10psi less, never wavered from that all the way round britain, always 10psi less. I wasn't the only person who noticed that.Cleans the engine out nicely as well, so must have qite a bit of detergent in it.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Some thoughts herehttp://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=176490Quite a bit of stuff about it on the web (you are not alone) with lots of conflicted theories about it. The saner ones include:- interaction with antifreeze from small internal coolant leak- ethanol interaction (from fuel)- very old stock oilIf you ever do get a good answer please share it as I'd like to know what not do to so I can avoid doing it.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicmk1est Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Nick_Jones wrote:Some thoughts herehttp://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=176490Quite a bit of stuff about it on the web (you are not alone) with lots of conflicted theories about it. The saner ones include:- interaction with antifreeze from small internal coolant leak- ethanol interaction (from fuel)- very old stock oilIf you ever do get a good answer please share it as I'd like to know what not do to so I can avoid doing it.Nickwell,after cleaning everything,its all back together with the old oil,not the jelly stuff! everything running ok good oil pressure and wet top endim hoping it not antifreeze getting in,might have to change headgasket to be surenot sure about the fuel interaction,,,would the oil smell of petroly?fingers cross its bad oilnot fussed about investigating the jelly oil,il just stay away from crap on ebay! oil,rubber etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yeah, given your oil was new (to the car at least) it would seem unlikely that it would be affected by fuel/antifreeze contamination in such a short time when the old oil was not.Pleased to hear the engine has survived!Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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