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Lol will a video of the engine running and the glitter floating by the camera work? Because I have already drained the oil
Originally Posted By: ChevyGuy3100
I took the old filter off and the glitter stuff was extreme (the oil draining out of the filter) I put a light to it. But tearing the filter open showed nothing. Not one single piece of metal in the media. Strange.
Water droplets can look silvery in oil. Could you have a blown head gasket? (or, more depressingly, a cracked head or cylinder block)
When it was "boiling hot", was there anything that looked like steam?
I took the old filter off and the glitter stuff was extreme (the oil draining out of the filter) I put a light to it. But tearing the filter open showed nothing. Not one single piece of metal in the media. Strange.
Water droplets can look silvery in oil. Could you have a blown head gasket? (or, more depressingly, a cracked head or cylinder block)
When it was "boiling hot", was there anything that looked like steam?
Probably unlikely though. In a running engine I'd expect water to form an emulsion (so it'd look milky) and boil off pretty quickly.
Extending the brainstorm/[censored] theme further, you'd tell us if you'd dropped a mercury thermometer down the dipstick hole when you were worried about oil temp, wouldn't you?
(Wonder how mercury would do as a lube. Would puzzle/poison Blackstone a bit, Mad Hatter stylee)
Extending the brainstorm/[censored] theme further, you'd tell us if you'd dropped a mercury thermometer down the dipstick hole when you were worried about oil temp, wouldn't you?
(Wonder how mercury would do as a lube. Would puzzle/poison Blackstone a bit, Mad Hatter stylee)
Are you being a smart [censored], or are you kidding? Because I can never tell... LOL. No, I'm not that dumb, I wouldn't measure the oil temp that way. I would use my laser temp gun.
OK, sorry for the big delay. Everbody wanted pictures and stuff, but I had already drained the oil. It was too late. I have drove the car a whole lot and changed the oil yesterday..I think. And I started recording it at the almost end of it draining. Got good video of the metal "dust." Ill upload it to YouTube and post a link! Thanks.
OK here is the link to the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMTtQ97I4Lk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMTtQ97I4Lk
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Try some mos2 in the sump. It will help the engine make a few more miles but know you've got terminal bearing issues.
Not sure I've ever heard of Mos2...What is it?
Originally Posted By: Clevy
Try some mos2 in the sump. It will help the engine make a few more miles but know you've got terminal bearing issues.
I opine that it's not worth the money if he has major issues- and it looks like he does.
It would be nice if you can get an actual clear, high quality still photo, but from what little I can see, I would agree that there is metal in the oil. Now, is it magnetic?
Try some mos2 in the sump. It will help the engine make a few more miles but know you've got terminal bearing issues.
I opine that it's not worth the money if he has major issues- and it looks like he does.
It would be nice if you can get an actual clear, high quality still photo, but from what little I can see, I would agree that there is metal in the oil. Now, is it magnetic?
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