Car mechanics..ever see anything like this??

[worldtalker]

I had the gaskets for the intake manifold replaced,coolant leaking into my oil.I am very meticulous on lubrication,oil change every 3000 miles,synthetic at that.My mechanic called me over to look at this,He asked if I

ever change the oil..I could not believe that is what the engine internal looked like,it's the consistency of soft butter,150,000 miles on it.

black and white

What is that crap

GOD Bless

Chris

 

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[hvacker]

looks like what happens when oil and water mix.

 

[Gold Maven]

Did you buy it knew, Chris, or could a previous owner messed it up?

Enemy perhaps putting something in the engine?

Weird.

 

[joee5]

Sludge buildup perhaps

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Been through a whole lot of cars. When cooling leaks into the oil, it tends to look like whipped cream and then you begin to hear little rat-tat-tats. Often is head gasket blow out. Left my cousin's 57 Chevy in Denton, Tx over that.

Engines have changed since I was a shade tree mechanic. Kinda looks like your oil hasn't been changed in a long time. Using synthetic you should be able to squeeze as much at 10k out of an oil change - using the good stuff. Me = lost trust = time to change who you use as a mechanic.

That "oil" is cooked!

But I'm not paranoid about stuff like that....

 

[worldtalker]

Did you buy it knew, Chris, or could a previous owner messed it up?

Enemy perhaps putting something in the engine?

Weird.

It had 42,000 when I bought it in 06 it's a 98 Silverado,it was MINT.

 

[gunsil]

Looks like oil/water mix sludge. I worked for Porsche for 45 years and a certain model had oil cooler gasket problems, mixing oil and water. We would always see what looked kinda like a chocolate or mocca milk shake in the coolant overflow reservoir. We had to flush the coolant system with "Shout" detergent and water and twice more with water and change the oil after repair.

 

[worldtalker]

Been through a whole lot of cars. When cooling leaks into the oil, it tends to look like whipped cream and then you begin to hear little rat-tat-tats. Often is head gasket blow out. Left my cousin's 57 Chevy in Denton, Tx over that.

Engines have changed since I was a shade tree mechanic. Kinda looks like your oil hasn't been changed in a long time. Using synthetic you should be able to squeeze as much at 10k out of an oil change - using the good stuff. Me = lost trust = time to change who you use as a mechanic.

That "oil" is cooked!

But I'm not paranoid about stuff like that....

Been through a flywheel,3 fuel pumps,starter,1 universal,water pump.I'll run it till it stops.

 

[Nitric]

I had a few cars do the same thing...What we thought it was after sitting around trying to figure it out.....

The car was started and drove to work, a couple miles away, then drove home and sat until the next morning.. and so on.....Never really driving it far enough,or long enough to get good and hot to evaporate the condensation that builds up inside the motor. Then it eventually turns to that white creamy stuff mixing with the oil..

Have no clue! That's what we came up with on one of my cars.. Not, sure!

 

[worldtalker]

I had a few cars do the same thing...What we thought it was after sitting around trying to figure it out.....

The car was started and drove to work, a couple miles away, then drove home and sat until the next morning.. and so on.....Never really driving it far enough,or long enough to get good and hot to evaporate the condensation that builds up inside the motor. Then it eventually turns to that white creamy stuff mixing with the oil..

Have no clue! That's what we came up with on one of my cars.. Not, sure!

You hit it on the head,most trips are short and with the leak..messy.

 

[releventchair]

Looks hydrogenated.
Engines used to run right at around 111 degrees (pre fuel injection , carb intake anyway)..
Some have a p.c.v. valve allow an air wash into the nearest cylinder which is hard on that near valve. Exhaust in my previous case.
I'd be more curious of if the oil was falling through the heads as it should without obstructions.

 

[austin]

Looks pretty typical after the problems. Flush the motor and keep driving. I did and I'm now on 255,000. It's a Chevy and made to take it...

 

[worldtalker]

OK,short drives took it's toll,taking the Wife to work is a 4.5 mile round trip.I never gave it serious thought!I hope I get another 100,000 out of it.I just don't see how someone can afford a new car payment,my last new car was 36 years ago,it cost 5200.00!

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[hvacker]

I remember when I had a job after school fixing flats at a gas station. The station had real mechanics.
Some cars used non-detergent oil and sludge would form. I've seen mechanics scooping sludge out of the
engine valley by the hand fulls.
But once in awhile they would put a quart or two of oil and the rest kerosene, add it to the crankcase, run the engine awhile, then
drain the mix to get the sludge out. Didn't seem to be a problem but the engine wasn't under load either. Lots of smoke.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Been through a flywheel,3 fuel pumps,starter,1 universal,water pump.I'll run it till it stops.

Heck fire Chris, pretty soon you gonna HAVE a new car, in all them new pieces parts.
Save the receipts, if it ever gets totalled, make 'em pay ya fair market value for all the new parts.

I had to do that once on a car, actually got more, than what the insurance originally wanted to give.
Sometimes it can pay to hiss, spit, scratch, and claw.
Now, if I just knew how to file all this excessive paperwork, I tend to hold on to, too long.

 

[TheHarleyMan2]

I remember when I had a job after school fixing flats at a gas station. The station had real mechanics.
Some cars used non-detergent oil and sludge would form. I've seen mechanics scooping sludge out of the
engine valley by the hand fulls.
But once in awhile they would put a quart or two of oil and the rest kerosene, add it to the crankcase, run the engine awhile, then
drain the mix to get the sludge out. Didn't seem to be a problem but the engine wasn't under load either. Lots of smoke.

Yep! I know when I was wrenching in the 1980's I would work on cars and in engine rebuilds or repairs find a lot of black wax type stuff built up in the valve covers, heads and other parts of the engine. Found out by most of the customers they used Quaker State motor oil which had parafin wax in it back in the 60's-mid 80's! (Don't know about that now, but I am sure they removed it out of their products). Any you old timers wrenchers remember that? There was one way to clean that crap out, dig and scrape, varsol, or acid dip!

I only use 1 type of motor oil, Castrol Synthetic for my cars, and Castrol 15-40 in my diesel, my Harley I run Amsoil Synthetic

But yes, if you drive less than 15 miles round trip every day for work, you will leave condensation in the engine block!