spazio10

So i did an oil change today and when i was draining the oil pan i found little pieces of metal in the last little bit of oil. it wasn't a whole lot but it raised some concern

now this is the first time i did an oil change myself on this car so i am not sure if this is the first time they have appeared but i did just recently seafoam my car and i am wondering if maybe it could have something to do with it.

does anyone know where these pieces of metal could have come from and how serious this could be????

imported_hdave

the first oil change i did on my neon had metal in it (198k) i just did an oil change like normal and kept doing them every 5-6k
the motor died (seized up after timing belt snap) with 240-somehting km on it, but it had quite a bit more cuz then cluster didnt work

im pretty sure it isnt super serious or anything but im not 100% sure.

spazio10

the car doesn't seem to have changed at all

it feels and sounds the same to me

i have read in the forums that all cars will produce metal shavings in the oil but i don't see how that would be normal???

Cynikal.Mindset

get yourself a magnetic drain plug, help stop that crap from circulating in the engine scoring the piston walls and destroying bearing surfaces

DefconDave

Little bits?

This sounds bad, I would be very worried about bearing failure. Either way you should get some sort of magnetic drain plug, you don't want to circulate that stuff around. Aswell it will give you the oppertunity to collect and examine the metal particles.

imported_GOT_RICED

nashall

where would you find these drain plugs?

Xscorpio

bad thing for sure

DefconDave

I know there's cheaper ones out there, but Spoon makes one.

Cynikal.Mindset

if u look at the selection at crappy tire u can find one for 5bucks

imported_BLKSHEEP

U can also put some strong magnets on the outside pan itself to help

spazio10

The metal flakes look like they are aluminum though
I could be wrong but that’s what they look like to me so what good is a magnetic drain plug going to do???

I guess if the metal was coming from a bearing it would be steel right? So if I do get a magnetic drain plug and try that, it should help me source where these shavings are coming from right?

If there is no trace on the plug at my next change could this mean that the metal is aluminum and may be from something other then the bearing

any input

what parts of the engine cooled by oil are aluminum???

DefconDave

Metal Flakes are bad!!! from what I've seen flakes, are usually from the rod or crank bearings.

BOND007

sorry to hop in to this thread but dave get back to work

spazio10

what do i have to remove and what do i have to look for to inspect this???

is it possible or even worth looking into fixing???

imported_Moe_Mentum

What kind of oil are you using? I know when I wasn't using the proper grade oil in the winter I got little bits of metal during my next oil change. After I switched to synthetic I've never had them in my oil again.

spazio10

it's not synthetic and the previous owner never used synthetic

DefconDave

OMG WTF?? LOL I come here to give some sound advice, and still I get hasseled. ahhahahahha

007 we should be ready for Friday!!!