I find small specs of aluminum on my oil filter element whenever I change the oil on my Redline.
This has been going on since I bought the car in August of 2020. I've put about 7000 miles on it. It currently shows just over 35000 miles. I change oil and filter every 2000 miles.
What's baffling is that the total quantity of aluminum found on the filter is about the same whether I put 20 or 2000 miles on the oil and filter. Car runs fine, with zero oil or coolant usage. Plugs look fine, although cylinder #3 looks just a tad darker than the other 3. Blackstone oil analysis comes back normal. I used a Teslong borescope to look at the cylinder walls. All 4 look pretty much like new, with the crosshatch still prominent.
The car has a Big Wheel K04 turbo, ZZP HPFP, custom Trifecta E85 tune, RPI GT Exhaust with Hi-Flow Cat, Dejon intercooler and cold air plumbing. It performs extremely well, better than a GMPP tuned car. But whether I go easy on it or flog it to no end, the results seen on the filter are the same.
I'm beginning to think that whatever condition causes this only occurs when I start the car immediately after an oil change. I tend to be anal when I drain the oil. I let it get up to full temp before removing the drain plug. Then I let the oil drain out for several hours before R&R'ng filter and adding oil. Could I be draining too long allowing oil to drain from places it shouldn't, causing engine to take too long for the oil pressure to come up?
If anyone has any thoughts on this I'd like to hear them.
This has been going on since I bought the car in August of 2020. I've put about 7000 miles on it. It currently shows just over 35000 miles. I change oil and filter every 2000 miles.
What's baffling is that the total quantity of aluminum found on the filter is about the same whether I put 20 or 2000 miles on the oil and filter. Car runs fine, with zero oil or coolant usage. Plugs look fine, although cylinder #3 looks just a tad darker than the other 3. Blackstone oil analysis comes back normal. I used a Teslong borescope to look at the cylinder walls. All 4 look pretty much like new, with the crosshatch still prominent.
The car has a Big Wheel K04 turbo, ZZP HPFP, custom Trifecta E85 tune, RPI GT Exhaust with Hi-Flow Cat, Dejon intercooler and cold air plumbing. It performs extremely well, better than a GMPP tuned car. But whether I go easy on it or flog it to no end, the results seen on the filter are the same.
I'm beginning to think that whatever condition causes this only occurs when I start the car immediately after an oil change. I tend to be anal when I drain the oil. I let it get up to full temp before removing the drain plug. Then I let the oil drain out for several hours before R&R'ng filter and adding oil. Could I be draining too long allowing oil to drain from places it shouldn't, causing engine to take too long for the oil pressure to come up?
If anyone has any thoughts on this I'd like to hear them.