Metal Flakes Found in Oil Filter

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Originally Posted by san rensho

Thanks for posting all the pics. One set of the chain paddles were really chewed up. Were they from bank 1 (backside of the motor)? Were you able to determine definitively where the metal came from?

You're set for good long time. Drive it hard and sleep easy.

As for the metal flakes, I am still waiting for feedback from the shop, as to confirmation of their source. They did say that they found metal debris when they removed the IMS bearing and I am trying to see if they took photos of that or not. Not sure, but the metal flakes may have come from the pitting of the inner surface of the IMS flange and not directly from the IMS bearing itself, as seen in the photo below.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2q-Fifzb5G3SXWpA6rl4Bw?feat=directlink