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Very interesting topic, especially for a new owner such as me and frightened witless by the AOS and IMS discussions. The car is a 3.2S on 60,000 miles.
So, the car I have has a dripping drain / sump plug so I have to swap it out with a new plug and washer, it's only done 1000 miles since the, last owner oil change and I was thinking of draining the oil and re-using it again / or just trying to swap the plug quickly without draining (is that possible?)
The question is - is it best to to drain and replace the filter and then dissect the filter and check for metal fragments in both the filter and the oil - and then re-use the oil if clean?
Does it do any good or does it just lead to more worry and more paranoia? Is it better to be happy and ignorant because the question is - what do you do if you do see a little metal - opinion here is divided.
By the way, I am swapping to a magnetic drain plug so that's feeding my paranoia in itself.
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