Boxster is up for yearly maintenance, dumped the oil and coolant today, going to be doing the coolant reservoir / expansion tank, thermostat, water pump and front motor mount. I also just noticed that the secondary oil pump fixture on the drivers side is "sweating" oil a bit, looks like a quick o-ring fixes that. Who know what else I will find
So, dumped the oil (sending off a sample to blackstone as well) and inspected the filter. Went through every pleat and found the following:
My best guess from reading is that they are shavings from the chain guides, but I would love to hear what everyone else thinks. Definitely plastic, found no metal. The biggest one is the one in the second shot hanging from my finger.
Judging by what I have read, I am not super worried. (oil analysis results could always change that :P) Engine runs great, no oil consumption, no noises, nice even consistent power. Would love to get everyone's take though from those who have gone through many more filters than I have, on a scale of 1 to 10 how worried should I be? Any recommended action at this point other than monitoring?
Background: 01 S, 53k miles, 3k on yearly oil.
Thank you!