derek537

i was told that metal shavings in your oil is sometimes normal, is that true? i seen on horsepower tv that small particles of metal are not something to worry about, true?

derek537

oh i forgot to mention, they are small, as small as peach fuzz from a babys ***...

2002GTAUTOVERT

umm any metal in the oil id be worried... spun bearing maybe..

how much are we talking here

2002GTAUTOVERT

does it look like this???

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...amp;q=oil+pans

derek537

barely any at all, at first i thought it was just dirt particles but i wiped them between my fingers and seen that they reflected in the light. when you say bearing, what bearing are you talking about? i was told that rod bearings are made from aluminum so they wouldnt have been picked up by the magnet. is that true?

2002GTAUTOVERT

possibly a rod bearing.. aluminum isnt as magnetic as iron but some of them would have been caught.. if its just a little, and the motor is running fine. i wouldnt worry about it right now. id do another oil change in about 500 - 1000 miles and see if there are any. if there is.. something is out of whack

derek537

wow! not at all, im talking about just enough to rub between my two fingers.

dutman98

Holy mother of god.......that is bad.

kev2369

Its normal for a break in engine or a high mileage engine... Just because it is normal doesn't mean it is good... Bearing wear is about your only option... Might try to run some Lucas oil stabilizer to help coat the bearings...

tbirdscwd

Lets put a size on it what do you say. If the light hits it right you will almost always see that little metallic sparkle on oil that has a few thousand miles on it. But those particles shouldn't be any larger than maybe 1/10th the size of a grain of sugar. You shouldn't be able to really feel them if you rub them between your fingers. All you should feel is the oil. I would definitely run some Lucas Oil treatment or switch to a good synthetic if you already haven't.