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Paul Hill (348paul)
New member
Username: 348paul
Post Number: 34
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 12:15 pm: | |
Have a look at:
http://www.expeditersonline.com/2002/November/Road_Issues1343.html
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TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 2643
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 7:23 am: | |
Neville
Sorry to hear your troubles - long time no chat. I would do the oil analysis |
Kurt Kjelgaard (Kurtk328)
Junior Member
Username: Kurtk328
Post Number: 183
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 3:32 am: | |
Pictures? |
Neville Pugh (Nevpugh68)
Junior Member
Username: Nevpugh68
Post Number: 65
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 8:03 am: | |
Nope ... again, that was whole. Anyway, the biggest bit was "rounder" than the height of the sump plug washer, if you see what I mean. :-) |
Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
Member
Username: Craigfl
Post Number: 541
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 6:54 am: | |
Could it be pieces from the copper seal washer on the plug? |
Neville Pugh (Nevpugh68)
Junior Member
Username: Nevpugh68
Post Number: 64
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 6:29 am: | |
Good question, but no, it was completely clean (I always clean it out after I use it, coz it hangs on the wall ... it would drip on the floor otherwise :-) |
Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Junior Member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 219
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 6:18 am: | |
Philip, that's a great point, I've done it to myself, not cleaning the drian pan first, then you'll not know until the next change. |
Philip (Phil_good)
New member
Username: Phil_good
Post Number: 8
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 6:06 am: | |
Maybe a stupid question but are you totally sure that your draining pan was totally clean before oil change otherwise it may be coming from elsewhere. |
Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Junior Member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 215
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 5:52 am: | |
There is copper in the babbit material of rod and crank bearings. The bearings are a composite of materials, colors are silver and copper-ish. |
Neville Pugh (Nevpugh68)
Junior Member
Username: Nevpugh68
Post Number: 63
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 5:47 am: | |
Plus aren't bearings soft white metal on a steel shell ? This is definately copper (or maybe brass ... I never can tell the 2 apart) |
Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Junior Member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 213
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 5:40 am: | |
My first thought is bearing material, but usually you'll also see a million tiny flecs of other particles, too, not just 12. ???
Worth further investigation. You can try an oil analysis, too. |
Neville Pugh (Nevpugh68)
Junior Member
Username: Nevpugh68
Post Number: 62
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 2:46 am: | |
Changed my engine oil yesterday on my 308GTS carb, after draining the old oil out of my draining pan, left in the bottom of the pan were about a dozen or so copper "bits" or small chunks, most smaller than 0.5mm, three or four about 1mm, and one about 2mm in size. They are basically just "scraps" of copper, though the larger one looked slightly spherical. The engine is running fine otherwise, with no funny noises.
Any ideas anyone ? Anything to be worried about ? |