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Glitter in my oil
So i just finished putting my car away for the winter. I always drain the oil and cut the filter for piece of mind. This year i did the same thing. The oil in the pan looks great. I filtered some thought a paper towel as it drained and nothing bad showed. I cut the filter open and the oild in there looked great. Lastly i wiped my finger in some of the pleats and some fine gold glitter showed up. There is so little i couldn't get it to show on a white towel and cant get a pic of it on my finger but there is definitely some. Should i worry? I do run a bronze dist gear. Maybe ill pull the dist and look at it. What are your thoughts?
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My thoughts are...your filter is doing its job and your distributor gear has worn in. DO inspect the gear to be sure it hasnt wore too much!
A paint filter and if need be, a bit of mineral spirits to thin the used oil might reveal more. |
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Gold colored fine particles: #1 bronze distributor gear #2 bronze lifter bushings especially if running offset lifters. #3 Valve guide liners or bronze guides shedding a little material. If it's a small amount, I would pull distributor and look just to make sure.
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Ok ill pull the dist. I dont run bronze lifter bushings so that eliminates that. The guides on my e heads were perfect when i chaged the valve seals last winter but i will look for wear there as well.
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#6
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Drain my rear last week and saw metal glitter in the pour. Internals looked quite fine.
I defer opinion on the metal glitter on the Engine oil Filter. |
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