# changed oil today, found metal in it :/ **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 28, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changed-oil-today-found-metal-in-it/248665 "2009-11-28T09:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changed-oil-today-found-metal-in-it/248665/23 "2009-11-28T14:59:28Z")
> [@RIP Stefano Moran-Guiati](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rip-stefano-moran-guiati/26416/4): > > that doesnt look like metal to me/… > > and before you start flipping out, I changed my oil about 10k ago and I had Metal at the bottom of my oil pan that was so fine, it was like glitter…but more like grinder shavings. Like you, I freaked out and talked to a bunch of people. I even cut my oil filter inhalf to see if their was any metal in it, and not a single thing…clear as hell. > > New motors, need to break in. Some take longer to break in then others. From the factory, the motors arent 100% clean from metal shavings and what not from the oil gellerys being drilled out. As parts start wearing in, they leave shavings. > > I have done two oil changes sense my shavings and my oil was clear as day…and this was during dyno tuning periods, dyno pulls, racing etc… > > What I did notice is that all my metal flake flushed out and down to the oil pan after I used a little thinner oil…this prolly helped all the break in shavings and what not to work its way through…I sense then thicked up my oil a little and havent had a problem. oil pressure hasnt dropped a beat, car runs perfect, no more burning oil sense my catch can and shit. > > Moral of the story of this long post is, check things over before you freak out…that doesnt even look like metal to me tho. this is what i was goin for --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changed-oil-today-found-metal-in-it/248665)._