"MooseKnuckles" (andyschenk)
03/24/2018 at 10:50 • Filed to: None
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"MooseKnuckles" (andyschenk)
03/24/2018 at 10:50 • Filed to: None | 2
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Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Synthetic
Noticed this in the jug after doing an oil change on my Silverado. My funnel filter caught some. It’s goop chunks/blobs. Normal? What’s up Pennzoil?
just-a-scratch
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 10:57 |
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Scary. I assume there was no evidence of tampering with the jug. I would be tempted to dump that oil for a fresh refill.
Nibby
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:04 |
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mmm
MM54
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:07 |
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I use pennzoil all the time and have never seen such a thing. Are you certain the seal wasn’t broken when you got it?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:09 |
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“Pennzoil”
Well there’s yer problem
Urambo Tauro
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:14 |
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I remember hearing rumors a while back about Pennzoil being sludge-prone. I never put much faith in those rumors, but I always found myself buying other brands instead. This isn’t helping put my mind at ease.
Is there any chance that it’s been on the shelf a long time, or sat in extreme temperatures, or been opened, or something?
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MooseKnuckles
> Urambo Tauro
03/24/2018 at 11:18 |
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Possibly on the shelf. But I just bought it today. Seal/lid was uncracked
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MooseKnuckles
> MM54
03/24/2018 at 11:19 |
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Lid seal wasn’t cracked
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Urambo Tauro
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:31 |
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Then it’s unlikely that it was exposed to extreme temps, or humidity, etc. Huh. I guess you could check for a date code on the jug... Maybe it’s some old stock that the store neglected to rotate?
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MooseKnuckles
> Urambo Tauro
03/24/2018 at 11:34 |
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Oh good call I’ll check the date. I’d be alarmed if temperatures affected t since it needs to handle -30C to 100C in an engine.
I emailed Pennzoil. I wouldn’t expect this from Walmart brand oil let alone Pennzoil’s top shelf
I always used Mobil1 Syn in the past but switched to Penn Ultra Platinum because it was supposed to be the next sliced bread
wafflesnfalafel
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:42 |
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it just all the ultra platinum that settles to the bottom...
(can’t say I’ve ever seen that before with any motor oil product - maybe tail of the batch goo? weird..)
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Dogsatemypants
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:46 |
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I have seen it before. Not with the ultra, just the platinum. Got a 28qt ecobox and it had that mung.
BigBlock440
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 11:47 |
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Wow, I’ve used pennzoil for about half of my changes, both synthetic and conventional, never seen that before. Send them the pictures, maybe you’ll get a free oil change out of it.
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Urambo Tauro
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 12:10 |
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They say that very hot or very cold ambient temperatures can still affect oil if it’s being stored for an extended period of time. I once found some old oil in my garage that must have been at least 25 years old. I don’t recall the brand, but there were some pale solidified flakes in it. Kinda looked like wax.
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MooseKnuckles
> Urambo Tauro
03/24/2018 at 12:31 |
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huh interesting. i guess sooner or later molecules bond or separate, or science and whatever..
E92M3
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 12:51 |
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That’s just the minimum requirement of the mandate that all oils must now contain a percentage of recycled oil.
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> MooseKnuckles
03/24/2018 at 15:12 |
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“Pennzoil. We sludge, so you will invariably have to deal with what we started.”
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MooseKnuckles
> MooseKnuckles
03/25/2018 at 22:12 |
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Well I tried to get help on Bobistheoilguy Forums and got treated like it was YouTube comments. What’s the point of a forum if it isn’t helpful. Sheesh