[6pack] New Engine AUTOpsy

[Robert Lang]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 DLylis at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/11/2008 4:16:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mailkendall at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> There is  a possibility that the spin on
> oil filter adapter could have been installed  improperly and it was letting
> the
> oil by unfiltered. I haven't checked into  this yet though.


Hi - I've seen this (unfiltered oil) from the improper fitment of the 
spin-on adapter. The result is unmistakable and obvious. In less than 100 
miles, the oil will take on a metallic look to it - it is very obvious 
that things are not right.

If this happened AFTER the initial break-in, you shouldn't get big chunks 
(which block or accumulate and block passages), just fine metal. But you 
cannot mistake the presence of the metal in the oil. It makes the oil look 
like metal-flake paint.

regards,
rml
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