I change the oil in my Accord every 6 months / 5K miles. This month marked the 6th month with a total of 3500 miles on the oil and 1 year on the filter (changed every other OCI). So today I figured I would look at the drained oil to see if there were any surprises. Sure enough, small shiney metal flakes / sparkles. I cut open the filter to check it out and it did have some very tiny shiney pieces but nothing large. I have never examined my oil and filter this closely before so I have nothing to compare too. Is this normal or is my engine doomed? There are no abnormal noises and it runs great. I drive easy for the most part with an occasional WOT pull onto the interstate.
These pictures make the flakes look larger, they were pretty small and hard to see without direct light.
These pictures make the flakes look larger, they were pretty small and hard to see without direct light.