Solidified Oil

[andypandy60]

hi everybody can anyone help please

i have had a estima lucida for about two years now and i had no trouble until last week when it started leaking water so i booked it in at the local garage but on the way it went bangand stopped dead in the middle of the road when the garage checked it they couldnt find anything wrong except the oil had gone jellyfied has anyone got any idea why

[s m smith]

hi everybody can anyone help please

i have had a estima lucida for about two years now and i had no trouble until last week when it started leaking water so i booked it in at the local garage but on the way it went bangand stopped dead in the middle of the road when the garage checked it they couldnt find anything wrong except the oil had gone jellyfied has anyone got any idea why

when was the last oil change??

[andypandy60]

hi everybody can anyone help please

i have had a estima lucida for about two years now and i had no trouble until last week when it started leaking water so i booked it in at the local garage but on the way it went bangand stopped dead in the middle of the road when the garage checked it they couldnt find anything wrong except the oil had gone jellyfied has anyone got any idea why

when was the last oil change??

3 months ago

[propnut]

Your "jellified oil" is actually referred to as sludge. It is very common in modern cars specifically diesels and is a result of a number of factors but dealt with through the use of correct oil grades for the car in question and regular oil changes.

Now you oil may have only been changed 3 months ago but how frequently was it done before that????. The diesel Estima requires the oil to be changed every 3000 miles. If it is not the sludge starts to build up and then next time you changed the oil, the clean oil partially disolves this and starts pumping it around the engine. Then shortly afterwards as the new oil combined with this dissolved slude starts getting further contaminated with bypass from the cylinders you end up with what you have.

A knackered engine.

Good luck.

[andypandy60]

Your "jellified oil" is actually referred to as sludge. It is very common in modern cars specifically diesels and is a result of a number of factors but dealt with through the use of correct oil grades for the car in question and regular oil changes.

Now you oil may have only been changed 3 months ago but how frequently was it done before that????. The diesel Estima requires the oil to be changed every 3000 miles. If it is not the sludge starts to build up and then next time you changed the oil, the clean oil partially disolves this and starts pumping it around the engine. Then shortly afterwards as the new oil combined with this dissolved slude starts getting further contaminated with bypass from the cylinders you end up with what you have.

A knackered engine.

Good luck.

thanks for the advice i will remember that for next time

it went bang on me when i got it back (blew the head, the turbo and the aircon) so i brought another lucida instead