Thank you for the reply.
I just really need a sanity check from someone more knowledgeable than me before going full hulk on this on a gut feeling.
The plastic is definitely brown.
So from what I've been able to read that indicates the guides rather than the pads.
Although if I'm changing one I figure I'm changing all.
As for change over time, that's a little bit more complicated.
We recently bought this car so this is my second oil change.
And honestly, from the workmanship I've seen elsewhere on this car, the previous owner wasn't the greatest.
So really. All I can say is that I did not notice anything on the first oil change where I also installed the magnetic drain plug.
Now on the second oil change I do.
So that could mean something or nothing.
A point that I'm fully aware of, which is yet another reason I'm looking for a sanity check.
But as far as I can figure out, the only ferrous wear components in this engine will be ball bearings and chains.
Hence my concern at finding ferrous material on the plug.
I do wanna take care of this car and do what needs to be done to keep it in good running order.
I do not wanna "fix" what ain't broken coz of ignorance.
But I'm a very slow wrench turner.
So if I'm pulling the engine then I wanna make sure I get everything that needs to be done to maximize the possibility that I don't have to do it again anytime soon
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