How Screwed am I? (metal particles in oil)

[997_986]

Originally Posted by Petecomplete

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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.