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How much metal in oil normal? 120-130

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posted by  JohnMc on  Thu Apr 28 09:43 CST 2005
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It's normal. For an engine with some severe internal damage going on inside. Normal wear won't produce visually mettalic debris, jsut a sort of microscopic sludge. If you are getting shavings something has gone from bad to worse inside that motor.

I'd be skeptical of that motor lasting much more than a couple of hundred miles more without needing some sort of repair.

I'ts not necessarily the *WORST CASE SCENARIO* of a a bad rod or main bearing, it could also be a lifter/lobe having a severe disagreement - which means taking the head off and replacing the cam and lifters. If metal shavings are ending up in the pan from a lobe going flat it should be obvious to the eye - pull of the valve cover and the coil wire, and crank the motor round and round while watching the lifters one at a time. If one moves noticeably less than the others, bingo.

If it is the bottom end, continuing to drive it until it completely conks out could result in needing a new crank and rods, possibly a new block too.
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