We all know one of the rules of car maintenance - change your oil regularly. Your engine will love you for it.
But for those who think that changing the oil can wait, watch this.
How does oil get like that? I mean, it looks like an eel; or someone out of one of those Alien movies; or the Blob.
Jalopnik believes this video was taken in Brazil and this could be a 'B2' VW Passat. Whatever it is, there may not be any saving it.
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