So I cut my filter open... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

chef-beavis · 02-06-2013, 08:46 PM

588 miles of pretty stout break-in miles before the bad weather ended my fun for the year. I changed the oil and filter and cut the filter open with a tool I borrowed from my neighbor. Nothing big in the can. Nothing came out of the pleats with a magnet. When I cut the element out and spread it out however HOLY COW! It makes me wish I never looked. It not like I found a valve spring retainer or anything but there are a lot of little bits and shavings. I'll try to get a pic in the morning but what's normal for a new motor?

I got a juiced up 95" twin cam in my Harley. I ride it pretty hard. 20000 miles or so on the build. I cut that filter open for comparison. Nothing. The filter looked better than the AC though...

So? What say you experienced engine guys? Normal for a break-in filter? I'm guessing so. (Hoping)

JohnnyBfromPeoria · 02-06-2013, 09:38 PM

Yep, normal. The filter is doing its job.

John B.

chef-beavis · 02-06-2013, 10:01 PM

Thanks. I feel better after seeing the other guys pics posted right after I had my thread started. My pieces look very similar. I would have thought they would subside after awhile. Was that 7500 miles example his first oil change or can you find this much crap in the filter from a seasoned engine?

JohnnyBfromPeoria · 02-07-2013, 10:16 AM

Typically you might find stuff like that in the first and possibly the second change. Not typical after that.

John B.

chef-beavis · 02-07-2013, 11:12 AM

Thanks!

willhe64 · 02-07-2013, 11:20 AM

After that you are going to see tiny glitter like flakes from normal engine wear. For the first few you are going to get metal bits from machining/assembly and break in that are finally washing through the engine.

This is bad:

chef-beavis · 02-07-2013, 11:25 AM

Bad after the engine is well seasoned? I have pieces in the first filter that resemble those.

02-06-2013, 08:46 PM	#1
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,602	So I cut my filter open... 588 miles of pretty stout break-in miles before the bad weather ended my fun for the year. I changed the oil and filter and cut the filter open with a tool I borrowed from my neighbor. Nothing big in the can. Nothing came out of the pleats with a magnet. When I cut the element out and spread it out however HOLY COW! It makes me wish I never looked. It not like I found a valve spring retainer or anything but there are a lot of little bits and shavings. I'll try to get a pic in the morning but what's normal for a new motor? I got a juiced up 95" twin cam in my Harley. I ride it pretty hard. 20000 miles or so on the build. I cut that filter open for comparison. Nothing. The filter looked better than the AC though... So? What say you experienced engine guys? Normal for a break-in filter? I'm guessing so. (Hoping)

02-06-2013, 09:38 PM	#2
JohnnyBfromPeoria Drives: 2012 LS M6, Black Join Date: May 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,045	Yep, normal. The filter is doing its job. John B. __________________ 12 LS M6, IPF S/C, ASA GT-5 wheels, VMax PTB 1995 Mitsubishi Montero SR 1987 Dodge Raider Turbo Project 1986 Mitsubishi Montero 2.4l FI Transplant

02-07-2013, 10:16 AM	#4
JohnnyBfromPeoria Drives: 2012 LS M6, Black Join Date: May 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,045	Typically you might find stuff like that in the first and possibly the second change. Not typical after that. John B. __________________ 12 LS M6, IPF S/C, ASA GT-5 wheels, VMax PTB 1995 Mitsubishi Montero SR 1987 Dodge Raider Turbo Project 1986 Mitsubishi Montero 2.4l FI Transplant

02-07-2013, 11:20 AM	#6
willhe64 Drives: 2012 45th Vert, 2011 4x4, 9sec Vega Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,188	After that you are going to see tiny glitter like flakes from normal engine wear. For the first few you are going to get metal bits from machining/assembly and break in that are finally washing through the engine. This is bad: __________________ I feel it only fair to warn you, I have a black belt in CAPS LOCK.

02-06-2013, 10:01 PM	#3
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,602	Thanks. I feel better after seeing the other guys pics posted right after I had my thread started. My pieces look very similar. I would have thought they would subside after awhile. Was that 7500 miles example his first oil change or can you find this much crap in the filter from a seasoned engine?

02-07-2013, 11:12 AM	#5
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,602	Thanks!

02-07-2013, 11:25 AM	#7
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,602	Bad after the engine is well seasoned? I have pieces in the first filter that resemble those.