Steve Tinker;
You are spot on with what I am interested in. These particles are much smaller than they appear in the pictures with the oil film on them. After I removed them and let dry on a paper towel for inspection they are approximately the size of a grain of salt. I do not know if this is the first time the sump was removed, no records were included in the purchase, so I am trying to establish a baseline to work from. This engine does have a start up rattle of about 1 second then about 6 lifter clicks before runs smooth and quiet, similar to some of my previous air cooled engines. This is the driver of switching to Castrol from Mobil 1. I know the 0W of the M1 should flow faster on cold start up but, I am thinking the better film strength of the Castrol may help prevent the tensioners relaxing . I suppose next step will be to check for cam deviation and possibly change the tensioners and or paddles.
KK2002S: I am using Locktite 518 and I will be putting on the pan.
Thanks guys and keep the replies coming.