Pics of my magnetic drain plug.
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Pics of my magnetic drain plug.
Car has about 22k miles. This was the first magnetic plug. It was in the car for approximately 2500 miles.
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We had "Gearbox Chip Detectors" in some of the aircraft I used to fly (UH-60) that also had a magnetic tip like your oil drain plug.
Looking at yours ... We would say: ... "It's ok, clean it off, it's just normal fuss"
Looking at yours ... We would say: ... "It's ok, clean it off, it's just normal fuss"
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True, the engine block and heads are aluminum alloy, but the rotating assembly (IE: crankshaft) is steel, along with the camshaft, roller valve lifters, oil pump rotating parts, timing chain, rocker arm needle bearings, piston rings, cylinder liners, as well as many other small moving parts.
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Not really 'sludge' ... just a pasty combination of oil mixed in with very very fine metal particulates from the rod and main bearings along with all the other moving parts.
Perfectly normal.
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Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
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Perfectly normal.
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Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
.
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Not really 'sludge' ... just a pasty combination of oil mixed in with very very fine metal particulates from the rod and main bearings along with all the other moving parts.
Perfectly normal.
_____________________________________
Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm.
Perfectly normal.
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Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm.
Ok, I feel better.
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Not really 'sludge' ... just a pasty combination of oil mixed in with very very fine metal particulates from the rod and main bearings along with all the other moving parts.
Perfectly normal.
_____________________________________
Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
.
Perfectly normal.
_____________________________________
Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
.
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Not really 'sludge' ... just a pasty combination of oil mixed in with very very fine metal particulates from the rod and main bearings along with all the other moving parts.
Perfectly normal.
_____________________________________
Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
.
Perfectly normal.
_____________________________________
Here is an example as to what you DONT want to find on your magnetic drain plug:
BTW ... those steel pins you see are from a failed rocker arm. There some of the needle bearings from the rocker arm
.
The easiest to check was to pull the oil plug and presto needle bearings were on the tip, found one bad rocker on the drivers side
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Just for reference; are you using Mobil 1? I'm getting ready to change my C5 before I take my next road trip......I'll post a pic if it looks any different, but I doubt it will.
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The proper way is to clean the tip with spray solvent / carb cleaner . So all the oil and carbon is rinsed off , wipe the chip plug on a white tissue or cloth . If it looks or feels like crushed glass or larger pieces its bad . If its like paste gray / black graphite no worries . Bigger machines , bigger chips are allowed . View under the microscope if required .