Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 5, 2012 .... never had an oil change by the looks of it! http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5631086-Change-your-oil-kids Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFoster 0 Posted April 5, 2012 Surely, the garage are larking about and have 'dressed' it up to look like that?! Looks like it's spent the 60k going backwards and forwards on the Paris-Dakar! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 5, 2012 Yeah I did think that. Looks suspiciously like axle grease :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted April 5, 2012 Holy sheeite! I've never seen anything like that! I know several people at work who "can't afford" or "don't see the point" of getting the oil changed on their cars.. :| I wonder if their engines look like this. Certainly won't be long before one of them seizes I'm sure.. I can't wait for the day it happens! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 5, 2012 Adds new meaning to "Longlife servicing" doesn't it :D Just goes to show the resilience VW build into their engines, cause they have to expect people to do things like that. I think that is legitimate. The OP is well known and doesn't post Bullsheet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DriverVR6 11 Posted April 5, 2012 (edited) I don't think this is just simply not doing an oil change even though it says 60k with no oil changes. It looks like the oil has reacted or been contaminated. I read a really good article a while ago which was put together by a group of oil engineers. It talked about caking and sludge, which seems to affect some engines/manufacturers more than others. It was a really interesting article, and made me take notice. I'll see if I can find the article. Edited April 5, 2012 by DriverVR6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat_McCrotch 0 Posted April 5, 2012 Can of oil flush and away you go :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floppyman 0 Posted April 5, 2012 I had one at work exactly the same... But it was a 1.6 golf v... Gearbox problems, radiator, timming chain jumped a tooth, oil pump (oil pickup pipe was full of that slime) among other things... Bill came close to 3k... Incredible Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted April 5, 2012 Dry sump system innit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattPc 0 Posted April 5, 2012 looks like 1000w-4000 oil from the nutella oil company Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted April 5, 2012 Christ what a mess ,how an earth can you let an engine get in that state . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristolbaron 10 Posted April 5, 2012 Thats pretty special.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
