GoFastRacer
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Posted: May 04 2004,6:21 am |
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| Quote (miller19j @ May 03 2004,2:12 pm) | I know I was supposed to do this after I broke in my motor last year but I was having too much fun using it and my oil never got dirty. As a matter of fact it was rather difficult to check my oil last summer because it was so clean.
Anyway I decided to change my oil and filter a few weeks ago (first time for the new motor) and took the filter apart to check for metal. I cut it open and separated the paper filter to inspect for foreign material. I found a few blue plastic bits that I canﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢t explain (Gasket material maybe?) and a few metal chips. The metal chips looked more like cutting chips from a machining operation that from wear. Maybe a total of three little chips. Other than that the filter was clean no residue no gray powder in it. Is this normal? Are these machining chips that were left in the block during machining that slipped past my cleaning or is it a sign of trouble to come? |
Are you sure the blue stuff is not Silicone  It's very common for that to happen if there was too much being used on gaskets and it squished out, as it's being sucked at the pickup little chunks will break and make it's way to the filter!...Metal chips is some scary shit  , put a magnet on it and see if it sticks, if it's steel it's time to look around in there. The most you should have is a slight dust and it should not stick to a magnet, that's normal bearing break in but metal chips is a bad sign!. The only other thing is that maybe the oil pan was not perfectly clean when you put it on!.
When I break the cam in, I dump the oil and cut the filter, if it looks good, I put a fresh batch of oil in and a new filter. Then I take it out and hammer the shit out of it while watching the oil pressure, then I'll cut that filter open and if it's nice and clean, it's good to go!.. 
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7-22-2026 Three Word Post.....The Next Generation.... (Rep.#20,238) from: GoFastRacer
This is what I use to cut the filter open!. 
If there's nothing on top of the heads, you might run it again and cut the filter again "with an appropriate tool" and see what happens, if you find junk again then there is something wrong somewhere!.. 
