How Screwed am I? (metal particles in oil)

[997_986]

Originally Posted by Petecomplete

[...] I might get the work to sort this before it blows covered.

I would highly recommend this, it is probably the cheapest solution ;-)

[Petecomplete]

Originally Posted by 997_986

I would highly recommend this, it is probably the cheapest solution ;-)

I just had an epiphany.. and it might be a embarrassing one. I suddenly came to think of, that when i took the oil plug out, the torx slipped and filings came of. I had to use a different torx to even get the plug out. Now there is a big chance that filings stuck to the plug went into the container below when the oil started flowing out.

There is i big chance, i think, this happened and that the metal is not from inside the engine at all. Makes sense since there was no metal at all in november.

I apologize for making a thread out of my own amateurness. I will however take your advice and do an oil and filter change, and inspect for debris. If there is none to be found, I belive i know what happened.

Now i feel like a moron. But its better to be a moron than to have metal debris in your engine!

But does the picture of the oil look somewhat normal?

[997_986]

Originally Posted by Petecomplete

[...]

But does the picture of the oil look somewhat normal?

Absolutely not. This shiny oil is not normal and definately points to a problem --if -- your catch can was clean befor you poured the oil in ;-)

[Petecomplete]

Originally Posted by 997_986

Absolutely not. This shiny oil is not normal and definately points to a problem --if -- your catch can was clean befor you poured the oil in ;-)

Unfortunately, the container was clean. I found out the company doing oil analysis for my workplace (work on a ship) was not too expensive, and have ordered test containers.

But will the the results point towards what is failing/causing metal/metal contact? What can cause it? Can a failing ims cause this?

The fact that the oil is like this after 100km/2-3 hours of driving is pretty bad i guess. Cant remember it looking like this in november either.. weird.