2025 Hyundai Palisade new engine oil changes - glitter for how long?

[STL_G8GT]

Just reaching out to see if anybody else has experienced the same. Unfortunately I don't have a picture...

We bought a 2025 Palisade brand new in summer of 2025. We live an hour from the closest dealer so I have done our own oil changes. I've used Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 and an OEM or fram titanium filter.

I changed the oil at 500 miles, 2000 miles, 5000 miles and now 7900 miles. The vehicle gets regular light use.

The reason for the post, and my main question, is that in this last oil change I'm still getting some gold glitter suspended in the bottom of the oil change container. These are not chunks or a large bits, and it's not a glittery milkshake/slurry like a failed bearing would give off. On the other hand it's more than no glitter at all, and I'm surprised to still see it. I won't have access to the vehicle for another month or so but it's going to make a 2000 mi trip, so it won't be long before it needs another oil change.

Does anybody else have experience with this and went through something similar? Is this normal? I guess I thought that any break-in glitter would be gone by the 5K mark.

Thanks!

 

[fantastic]

Give it 25,000 miles or so to flush through the break-in process. Take mental pics for future reference.

 

[shortyb]

Just reaching out to see if anybody else has experienced the same. Unfortunately I don't have a picture...

We bought a 2025 Palisade brand new in summer of 2025. We live an hour from the closest dealer so I have done our own oil changes. I've used Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 and an OEM or fram titanium filter.

I changed the oil at 500 miles, 2000 miles, 5000 miles and now 7900 miles. The vehicle gets regular light use.

The reason for the post, and my main question, is that in this last oil change I'm still getting some gold glitter suspended in the bottom of the oil change container. These are not chunks or a large bits, and it's not a glittery milkshake/slurry like a failed bearing would give off. On the other hand it's more than no glitter at all, and I'm surprised to still see it. I won't have access to the vehicle for another month or so but it's going to make a 2000 mi trip, so it won't be long before it needs another oil change.

Does anybody else have experience with this and went through something similar? Is this normal? I guess I thought that any break-in glitter would be gone by the 5K mark.

Thanks!

Sometimes, a 500 mile change can be TOO early for a modern engine breaking in. I get that the "old" practice was that this early change would get out 99.9% of break-in swarf, but some engines are still "breaking-in" and giving off metals much longer than this. Give it a bit more than "regular light use" between now and next oil change and then give us a glitter report. You've got another 9 years and 92K before you need to really worry about it.

 

[JavierH19]

I changed the oil at 500 miles, 2000 miles, 5000 miles and now 7900 miles. I'm still getting some gold glitter suspended in the bottom of the oil change container

Concerning.

 

[KrisZ]

I would say it’s normal. As long as the amount decreases each change, it simply means the engine is still breaking in.

Despite internet claims that engines are broken in at the factory, nothing of that sort is happening with the exception of some hand built and low volume vehicles.

Keep monitoring and taking pictures under direct sunlight or a strong LED light to document this, but I would not worry about it just yet.

 

[Marcozi]

To add to what KrisZ has written, if the glitter remains I recommend that you take all the "evidence" to the dealer to see what the shop manager says. You could also elevate the issue to Hyundai USA.

 

[UGASpike]

If possible, I’d suggest running a used oil analysis at your next two oil changes. The larger metallic particles aren’t necessarily causing harm on their own, but if they aren’t tapering off with each OCI, that would point to something ongoing internally. Many engines aren’t fully through the break-in process until around 10k miles, so this could still be part of that normal wear-in phase.

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

Me changing my then girl friends new 1988 Suzuki Samurai break-in oil out using a new yellow ( yellow for coolant drain that I used for oil ) at noon on a sunny day shocked me as it looked like a stream full of fools gold! As a young man in 1988 it taught me to do early oil changes the last 38 years with the exception my latest Cummins diesel and perhaps a new Honda accord as I may go out to 5K befor the first change? Reasons #1 its was a Cummins and its a Honda and the wife trades every 3 years anyway... Im not 100% as old early oil change habits are hard to change!

My point, don't know IF it was that perfect combination of a clean yellow ( not a black pan ) and being outside at noon on a sunny day but I have seen some sludgy kinda glitter stuff over the last many years but never anything like that Samurai. My Harley has no metal to the eye after that first oil change and I do look.
Perhaps a oil test from BlackStone or whomever is in order OP so you will know if you have a problem...

 

[oil pan 4]

Cut a filter open and see what's in there.

 

[JohnnyG]

I'd suspect the cam chain tensioners, are they made out of brass by any chance?

 

[shortyb]

Next oil change, take a sample and do a used oil analysis for a baseline. Do another for the next few change to develop a trend that hopefully continues downward for harmful wear metals. If not, you have something to take to Hyundai to support a problem/claim. Just make sure that Valvoline Restore and Protect fits in with approved oil for your vehicle or they could POSSIBLY blame it on the oil. Sit down boys, I said POSSIBLY .

 

[STL_G8GT]

Thank you all for the feedback. I'll take the advice and we'll get an oil sample done at the next change depending on how the oil comes out. I will admit it has been steadily less glitter at each change, I guess I was just surprised to still see it at 8,000 mi!

 

[TnT_M]

Thank you all for the feedback. I'll take the advice and we'll get an oil sample done at the next change depending on how the oil comes out. I will admit it has been steadily less glitter at each change, I guess I was just surprised to still see it at 8,000 mi!

FWIW, I had high iron numbers in my Cummins for ~30K miles before it settled in.

 

[KrisZ]

Thank you all for the feedback. I'll take the advice and we'll get an oil sample done at the next change depending on how the oil comes out. I will admit it has been steadily less glitter at each change, I guess I was just surprised to still see it at 8,000 mi!

It's hard to say what's normal because most people do not change their own oil on brand new vehicles and the ones that do, don't document this type of phenomenon or probably don't even bother checking. It's all based on sporadic accounts from people that bothered looking at their used oil and posted about it.

If you're seeing glitter type particulates, I don't see anything alarming in that. If there was something wrong going on, you would see bigger chunks in the oil. All IMO of course.

 

[KrisZ]

Here is how the break in oil at 800 miles, on my Suzuki Hayabusa looked like under direct sunlight.
It was allegedly serviced by the previous owner at 600 miles, which is the factory recommendation, but I doubt it was done.

The second oil change at 1300 miles had much less glitter (I forgot to take a pic), but it had glitter. I will dump the oil again at 1800 miles and see how it looks like then, but I expect it will still have some, just a lesser amount.

 

[1911CHAMPION]

Just reaching out to see if anybody else has experienced the same. Unfortunately I don't have a picture...

We bought a 2025 Palisade brand new in summer of 2025. We live an hour from the closest dealer so I have done our own oil changes. I've used Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 and an OEM or fram titanium filter.

I changed the oil at 500 miles, 2000 miles, 5000 miles and now 7900 miles. The vehicle gets regular light use.

The reason for the post, and my main question, is that in this last oil change I'm still getting some gold glitter suspended in the bottom of the oil change container. These are not chunks or a large bits, and it's not a glittery milkshake/slurry like a failed bearing would give off. On the other hand it's more than no glitter at all, and I'm surprised to still see it. I won't have access to the vehicle for another month or so but it's going to make a 2000 mi trip, so it won't be long before it needs another oil change.

Does anybody else have experience with this and went through something similar? Is this normal? I guess I thought that any break-in glitter would be gone by the 5K mark.

Thanks!

Ditch the Valvoline Restore and Protect and put some Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in it instead. Also, oil filter efficiency improves with mileage accumulation (to a point obviously) so with your current mileage I would run it no less than 3,000 miles until the next oil change using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum or Pennzoil Platinum. Once the glitter accumulation subsides, extend your drain intervals to 7,500 miles (or whatever the manufacturer or maintenance minder recommends, whichever comes first).

 

[STL_G8GT]

Hey all, did the 6th oil change today at 13250 and glitter is basically gone. It was mostly gone at the 10700 change, but clear again now. I did this change early cause we're about to go on a long road trip. Sticking with 3k MI oil changes on this one. Have loved the car.

Change mileage was: 530, 2000, 5000, 7799, 10751, 13265.

Hopefully this helps someone in the future. Oil drains clear at about 10k on a new 2025 Hyundai Palisade.

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

Here is how the break in oil at 800 miles, on my Suzuki Hayabusa looked like under direct sunlight.
It was allegedly serviced by the previous owner at 600 miles, which is the factory recommendation, but I doubt it was done.

The second oil change at 1300 miles had much less glitter (I forgot to take a pic), but it had glitter. I will dump the oil again at 1800 miles and see how it looks like then, but I expect it will still have some, just a lesser amount.

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As I posted above about my metal flakes in oil way back in 1988 with the girlfriends Suzuki Samurai, the metal looked like this picture but even more shinny being I used a new yellow pan, but only that one time to I recall seeing metal except perhaps a lawn mower with no oil filter?

I have done so many early oil changes after that in every gas engine I purchased the last 30 years and I just don't see this kinda metal.

The latest early oil change I did was in my new 2023 Harley at 100 miles, 500 and the dealer did the 1K but no metal to my eye. I had a cam installed new at 16 miles so I expected to see metal but nope. Perhaps assembly lube did its job? perhaps to small to see? perhaps the oil filter did its job? I wonder?

My old girlfriend only kept her Samurai a little over a year but I always wondered IF it would have issues down the road?

 

[RBT]

Respectfully, classic over think. When does Hyundai call for the first change? If it makes you sleep better at night halve that interval (understanding it is likely immaterial to the service life of the engine and the car generally) but changing it too frequently is counterproductive with modern engines.

Also I am going to poke the bear by saying this, but if you paid for the 100k mile warranty (it’s built
Into the cost of the vehicle) consider using the oil viscosity the manufacturer states and keep the invoices. No, I am not saying a 5w30 will be detrimental, it’s purely a practical point to reduce potential aggravation down the road.

Best of luck with the new car.

 

[STL_G8GT]

Respectfully, classic over think. When does Hyundai call for the first change? If it makes you sleep better at night halve that interval (understanding it is likely immaterial to the service life of the engine and the car generally) but changing it too frequently is counterproductive with modern engines.

Also I am going to poke the bear by saying this, but if you paid for the 100k mile warranty (it’s built
Into the cost of the vehicle) consider using the oil viscosity the manufacturer states and keep the invoices. No, I am not saying a 5w30 will be detrimental, it’s purely a practical point to reduce potential aggravation down the road.

Best of luck with the new car.

Yes, definitely an overthink on the extra changes (I acknowledge), but I'm glad I got the material out. Also, 5w30 is the specd viscosity, I'm not deviating there.