Interesting find during oil change
03-09-2014, 05:47 PM
#1
Interesting find during oil change
Last time I changed my oil I found some metal flakes in my filter. I was worried but nothing had changed in the way the car ran. Wasn't burning oil or suffering from a loss of power. Today when I changed my oil I noticed there were a very, very small amount of flakes in the filter. Then I discovered this.
Has anyone else ever noticed this and does it look like it could get any worse or cause any damage? I don't think that these flakes are getting into the engine since it's on the outside of the filter but I don't know.
Has anyone else ever noticed this and does it look like it could get any worse or cause any damage? I don't think that these flakes are getting into the engine since it's on the outside of the filter but I don't know.
03-09-2014, 06:07 PM
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Well thats unfortunate, I'm trying to figure out how the hell that could happen and the only thing I can think of is over torquing the filter cap. Even then, not sure….
03-10-2014, 04:22 PM
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Maybe I have the oil flow backwards, but doesn't it flow from outside the filter to inside? So if it was flaking from there its going directly to the filter and not through the oil passages
03-12-2014, 08:49 AM
#20
Do you run any additives in the oil or fuel? Throwing my scientific .02 in. Maybe something in either or in the oil could contribute. I use a socket to open and snug my cap. Tighten until it stops and then give it a light tap. Cap looks fine as well as the threads. In for results
03-12-2014, 08:56 AM
#21
Do you run any additives in the oil or fuel? Throwing my scientific .02 in. Maybe something in either or in the oil could contribute. I use a socket to open and snug my cap. Tighten until it stops and then give it a light tap. Cap looks fine as well as the threads. In for results
Also, I'd like to see results for said experiment.
03-12-2014, 09:15 AM
#22
^ are you sure it has deteriorated at all? do you inspect that area everytime you change your filter? Im willing to bet, as stated above, that it si like that from the casting process. When they cut the threads for the cap, there just wasnt any material there.
03-12-2014, 09:53 AM
#23
No, unfortunately I can't be 100% sure that it was like that before. This was the first time I saw it cause usually I just take out the old and put in the new. I'm kicking myself after seeing it that I didn't look for it last oil change.