Funky Oil

[HeavyFuel]

Does this oil look funky to you?  

It's been in my rebuilt engine for 5 years and getting ready to fire it for the first time.  I pulled the valley pan to re-lube the cam lobes, and noticed the oil looked like this.  I think there are puddles of oil because the builder slung oil with the drill cause we knew I wouldn't be starting it for while and wanted to lube things up a bit.

I think I'd better change that stuff out with some Rottella plus break-in additive.

Also....shouldn't a Purple Shaft be purple?

[areibel]

It looks a little foggy, like it picked up some moisture?  I think I'd change it (or at least draw a quart off of the bottom of the pan and see if there's water sitting)?
And I think the Purple Shaft is just a paint mark towards the front, not the whole thing.

[HeavyFuel]

I drained everything out of the pan, and it turned out to be nice, smooth, uniform looking, good smelling oil.  Just a hint of green from the assembly lube running down into it.

It's now back in the pan....hate to waste it and the EOS the builder added.   

[areibel]

Cool! 

[Bobs69]

I can't remember how much purple was on my cam.  Enough.

[Slowpoke]

I have a purple shaft cam from about 1980, it was painted all purple except where it was machined off.