Debris in Oil filter after oil change (another one - less scary)

[PaulDash]

Dropping the pan sounds expensive. I'll show the video to a local mechanic.

During the oil change I took a sample and sent it for analysis. Result came back with only a note regarding the slightly higher fuel content that could be caused by making short trips, which is exactly how I often use the car.

What do you guys think?

[paulofto]

The one to worry about is iron but at 24 ppm there are no alarm bells going off. Elevated iron would be in excess of 50 from what I have read.

see this article

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Also, 13,000 km (8000 mi) is at the top end of intervals. 3 - 5k miles (5 - 8K km) is preferable.

Frequent oil changes is cheap insurance