burbguy82 $100 site donor 2024 Joined Jan 21, 2024 Messages 3,873 Location NC, USA Jan 19, 2025 #21 wwillson said: No, the chips are from machining during manufacturing. Click to expand... I see. I assume they are all gone now.
wwillson said: No, the chips are from machining during manufacturing. Click to expand... I see. I assume they are all gone now.
wwillson Staff member Joined Aug 20, 2003 Messages 7,988 Location Colorado Jan 19, 2025 #22 burbguy82 said: I see. I assume they are all gone now. Click to expand... I wouldn't assume that. The oil filter that's on there now will almost certainly have some, but fewer chips.
burbguy82 said: I see. I assume they are all gone now. Click to expand... I wouldn't assume that. The oil filter that's on there now will almost certainly have some, but fewer chips.
burbguy82 $100 site donor 2024 Joined Jan 21, 2024 Messages 3,873 Location NC, USA Jan 19, 2025 #23 wwillson said: I wouldn't assume that. The oil filter that's on there now will almost certainly have some, but fewer chips. Click to expand... Amazing that there are any at all. Or maybe not I guess.
wwillson said: I wouldn't assume that. The oil filter that's on there now will almost certainly have some, but fewer chips. Click to expand... Amazing that there are any at all. Or maybe not I guess.
wwillson Staff member Joined Aug 20, 2003 Messages 7,988 Location Colorado Jan 19, 2025 #24 burbguy82 said: Amazing that there are any at all. Or maybe not I guess. Click to expand... My experience with new vehicles is it takes about 20k miles for all the machining chips to make it to the filter.
burbguy82 said: Amazing that there are any at all. Or maybe not I guess. Click to expand... My experience with new vehicles is it takes about 20k miles for all the machining chips to make it to the filter.
burbguy82 $100 site donor 2024 Joined Jan 21, 2024 Messages 3,873 Location NC, USA Jan 19, 2025 #25 wwillson said: My experience with new vehicles is it takes about 20k miles for all the machining chips to make it to the filter. Click to expand... wow 20k. I would have thought they would be more proactive about getting chips out, but then again..... I reckon those chips are not small enough to get in between stuff anyway.
wwillson said: My experience with new vehicles is it takes about 20k miles for all the machining chips to make it to the filter. Click to expand... wow 20k. I would have thought they would be more proactive about getting chips out, but then again..... I reckon those chips are not small enough to get in between stuff anyway.