Glitter in oil

[DFERA]

The first oil change on my v6 at 3k mi. looked just like your pictures. Nothing ever after that. Sent my second oil change for analysis and was good.
Question, could you feel any particles when you rub the oil between your fingers? I couldn't.

No felt nothing

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[cerbomark]

No felt nothing

so maybe it s just an additive that does mix well???
Did you try and call previous owner to get some history or clues?

 

[GregO]

No felt nothing

I’m upping it to 20 grand and Two Get out of Jail Free cards……..
Any challengers ?

 

[DFERA]

On the surface everything on the bottom end looks good too. Thoughts on pulling a main cap and connecting rod cap?

 

[GregO]

Thoughts on pulling a main cap and connecting rod cap?

UOA next don’t you think ?
No one is stepping up to counter my wager…. LOL

The few cylinders I can see look fantastic.
Roll the crank to put each piston at TDC and visually inspect each bore.

 

[DFERA]

Yes I think so. I’ll send both oil samples. The old and this AMSOIL I just changed the other day.

I think I’m looking good. I at least feel way better about the motor

 

[Jaymar]

You're already there, it'd be a shame to come all this way and not pull a cap or two. At least now it's just a funny story about the time you pulled a motor apart over some weird oil additive. Doesn't look at all like any blown up motor I've seen so far.

 

[DFERA]

UOA next don’t you think ?
No one is stepping up to counter my wager…. LOL

The few cylinders I can see look fantastic.
Roll the crank to put each piston at TDC and visually inspect each bore.

I did rotate the crank they all look like that

 

[GregO]

I did rotate the crank they all look like that

That’s good news.
So the sky isn’t falling and this Jade OG doesn’t have any challengers.

 

[honeybadger]

My 3rd motor looked just like that (clean bottom end, no signs of excessive heat anywhere) but was wearing the cam journals. I agree that this engine looks good to me - but definitely pop a couple caps on the mains, rods, and cams to make sure you don't have any excessive wear and tear.

 

[furdfan2018]

DUde... pull some rod caps!! Youre killing us with the suspense lol.

I wouldn't bother with mains, but pull the rod caps.. send some pics.

Cylinders looks great BTW.. still lots of cross hatch at 59k miles.

 

[Joe B.]

Great photos! 60k miles and super clean.

 

[DFERA]

DUde... pull some rod caps!! Youre killing us with the suspense lol.

Trying to source all the bolts

 

[5doorsoffury]

well if u don't want to pull the caps u can wait for blackstones responce, keep the car apart and they will tell u if it's bearing material like bronze or al the id make that the go or no go on the caps. did you pin point that thump sound u heard to a certain spot?

 

[Snakebyte]

This definitely is an intriguing thread. I appreciate all the input from knowledgeable folks on this forum, and I definitely appreciate the OP's diligence to work through this methodically and optimistically I might add. Subscribed to see how this turns out.

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