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Title: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Privateer on January 02, 2009, 02:16:54 PM
searched but didn't find anything that looked right.

04 620, 18,000 miles.
Changing oil today I noticed some gold flakes in the oil.  They're small, like if it squashed a small grain of rice, and very thin.  I got hold of one with the tip of a screwdriver and it was very thin, crumbled when I put any pressure on it.

It was more than just a couple flakes, maybe 10-15 that I could see of varying sizes.  I don't recall seeing this many, if any, last oil change.  Flight Cycles did my 12k and we didn't see any then either.

Something to worry about? 


Thanks
Andy
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: woppini on January 02, 2009, 02:29:10 PM
Depending on the size of the flake (can you post a photo?) maybe valve guides are starting to wear?
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: ducpainter on January 02, 2009, 02:39:57 PM
Are they magnetic?
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Howie on January 02, 2009, 02:54:03 PM
Are you sure the flakes are metal?  Maybe run the flakes over to speeddog and see what he says.
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Privateer on January 02, 2009, 04:01:29 PM
they're shiny like metal.
they're not magnetic.

click this picture for a full size one.
(http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5787/oilchangeflakes009wu5.th.jpg) (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oilchangeflakes009wu5.jpg)

There is one silvery-looking one in that photo, which I didn't realize until I'd dug it out of the oil, but the majority of the flakes are gold-ish.


Andy
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Speeddog on January 02, 2009, 04:30:23 PM
Hmmm, well, more flakes than I'd like to see, but I wouldn't panic.

Were they on the screen or came out with the oil?
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Privateer on January 02, 2009, 04:37:18 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on January 02, 2009, 04:30:23 PM
Hmmm, well, more flakes than I'd like to see, but I wouldn't panic.

Were they on the screen or came out with the oil?


Came out with the oil.
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: clubhousemotorsports on January 02, 2009, 05:29:30 PM
I would bet that if you remove the exhaust valve covers you will see the paint is flaking. I would guess this is just the old paint oil and heat stained.
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: red baron on January 03, 2009, 07:46:27 AM
What is that 620 got a guilded motor in it. [cheeky]
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: Privateer on January 03, 2009, 08:59:40 AM
Quote from: trouble on January 03, 2009, 07:46:27 AM
What is that 620 got a guilded motor in it. [cheeky]

does that mean I get to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory?


Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: duclvr on January 03, 2009, 09:38:26 AM
Quote from: trouble on January 03, 2009, 07:46:27 AM
What is that 620 got a guilded motor in it. [cheeky]

(http://www.1-stopmarket.com/Liqueur_Pictures_001---Goldshlager.jpg)
Title: Re: oil change - gold flakes?
Post by: clubhousemotorsports on January 03, 2009, 04:38:40 PM
Well the Goldschlager  would fix the problem. be sure to drink a bottle before each oil change and you will not care what comes out . [drink]
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