First Oil Change

[cerbomark]

At 1200 miles I changed over to synthic oil. Upon doing this first oil and filter change I saw what appeared to be alot of metal particles (almost like sand) at the bottom of the oil draining pan. There was a little metalic goo on the drain plug which I ve seen before in new vehicles. What are those particles about? Will there be a problem in thre near future??

[Costas1966]

I don't know for sure, but I've been told that the motor components are still 'seating' into place for the first 1,000 miles, so it would appears that the metal in th e oil is a normal thing......maybe some motors more than others.

 

At least that's my guess......

[Nytemare]

yeah I would say its pretty normal. I would have to see the metal to say for sure but it sounds ok.

 

you have all the assembly lubes in there, any rough surfaces have to wear themselves in. Break in is a messy time for an engine

[ewood01]

Metal particles in the oil is common on a new motor. Also sometimes it is not uncommon to find what appears to be sand like particles in the oil. The sand like particles are leftover from the casting of the block. And the metal also. It should go away. If not then there is a problem. Brass is what you dont want to see. If it is gold in appearance this is bad.

[cerbomark]

thanks,it was a silvery/white looking color. It just more than i ve ever seen before on a new engine.

[KB06YUKONXL]

Break in "debris" is very normal in all engines.....I drain my Harley engines at 100 miles because they are such loose tolerance motors and the oil is loaded with debris. My 6.0L GMC was a demo with 3300 miles and I ran home and changed the oil first thing......very black and the magnetic drain plug wwas loaded and doing it's job well. I flushed it with some cheap oil for 500 miles then installed Mobil1. All is fine now at 12000 miles.