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Old 11-18-2012, 01:11 PM   #3
san rensho
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Nothing to worry about. A few flakes of ferrous metal is completely normal. And so is a film of "sludge" on the magnetic drain plug. Just pull the filter halfway tjrough your oil change interval to check for metal.
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