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

algiorda posted a topic here recently about an oil change. Don't want to hijack that thread, so here's mine.

I did an oil change (13000km, one year since last change) and dissected the oil filter with the following result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tik82e0sXw4 Should I be worried about the metallic and plastic bits?

Are the metallic bits magnetic?

Forgot to check.

Since you found debris,in the filter pleats you should also drop the pan. This time use a magnet?Post pan photo here for more advice.

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?

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02/oil1496518502.jpg

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