Glitter in oil

[DFERA]

What’s up, is it normal for these voodoo engines to have some glitter in oil?
Was doing some maintenance while I am waiting on the title for this new to me 2016 GT350 with 59k mi.
I’m freaking out because this looks like metal to me. Cut the filter open and I don’t see any flakes in the paper filter element anywhere or the top of the can. There was some glitter in the oil in the filter but maybe that was from the cut off wheel I used to cut the filter open? Idk I didn’t have anything else to cut it open.
Let me know your thoughts.
probably doesn’t matter that the car passed a pre-purchase inspection where I also wanted a leak down test but upon the initial compression test there was zero percent lost across all cylinders so the tech at ford said a leak down would be pointless.
but if glitter is bearing material I guess that doesn’t matter huh.
Thanks in advance.

anything else I can check?

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[DFERA]

Also no glitter in the catch can

 

[NGOT8R]

Looks like your motor has spun a bearing. I’ve seen that twice before on motorcycle engines. That’s a lot of bronze or copper in the oil. Here’s a pic of the oil from my Harley Sportster engine which spun cam cover bushing.

 

[Booboo]

3 oil changes done so far, no glitter in oil (knocks on wood) or the catch can or the filter. Good luck. Pic of the corrado? yellow?

 

[Jaymar]

That is not normal. It may not seem as such now, but catching it when you did you very likely had a short window before a catastrophic failure that would have left you in much worse shape.

 

[btown93]

You might consider a used oil analysis

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/

 

[Mike Pfeifer]

How could it be suspended in the oil but none be trapped in the filter element? Every single spun bearing I’ve ever seen had plenty of glitter in the paper filter element.

 

[DFERA]

Here are some videos

 

[NGOT8R]

How could it be suspended in the oil but none be trapped in the filter element? Every single spun bearing I’ve ever seen had plenty of glitter in the paper filter element.

I don’t know, but that sure is a lot of flakes.

 

[MrMike]

How long have you had the car and how many miles have you driven it?

 

[ice445]

Yeah one or more bearings are definitely chooched

 

[DFERA]

3 oil changes done so far, no glitter in oil (knocks on wood) or the catch can or the filter. Good luck. Pic of the corrado? yellow?

 

[DFERA]

Nah silver

 

[DFERA]

How long have you had the car and how many miles have you driven it?

Had the car a week. Not even registered yet waiting on title

 

[MrMike]

Had the car a week. Not even registered yet waiting on title

Any chance this is a dealer that had a 30 day warranty, return policy or some other sort of guarantee?

With that kind of situation, I'd want to plop it right back on their lot.

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