Shavings in filter?

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Bought car with 600 miles. Dealers said they changed oil but don’t know if they changed filter too. This is my first oil change since. Im now 6 months and at 4k miles.
Are these metal speks normal?

every fold of filter pretty much has them.

stock engine, tune 2020 3.0.
3 track days.

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Bought car with 600 miles. Dealers said they changed oil but don’t know if they changed filter too. This is my first oil change since. Im now 6 months and at 4k miles.
Are these metal speks normal?

every fold of filter pretty much has them.

stock engine, tune 2020 3.0.
3 track days.

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They didn’t change the filter. Some gasket material and very small metal shavings are normal during the break-in process. It looks like the filter did its job.

If you see this again on the next oil change then I would be alarmed. A lab analysis from Blackstone wouldn’t hurt also.

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Nothing abnormal or worth worrying about at this point.
 

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I'm not surprised they left the filter if they did a "courtesy change" at just 600mi before sale. The bigger question is whether or not they actually changed the oil - or just said they did. :dunno:

As @Loco38SUP said... that's what the filter is there for - and break-in shavings are normal (for any car).
 

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Let's be real here, the factory fill oil has been tested to be good for at least 7,500-10,000 miles, even with the "abuse" that is likely to occur in that timeframe. In addition, I've NEVER seen any facility perform an oil change without changing the filter, no matter how sketchy you think they might be, it just simply isn't done that way. I also wouldn't bat an eye at small shavings in the filter pleats within the first 15,000 miles, as there's lots of moving parts to break in, all of which will shed tiny fragments on their way to landing home.
 

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I just had my 3rd oil change done at 10,500 miles. I had the oil changed at the dealer at 500 miles, A for break in, and B because the car sat for a year on the lot. then again at 5500, and yesterday, except no more 0w-20 water, Went with ROWE 5w-40, now that I am stage 2 e30. I took a nice water bottle full of oil out with me to send to blackstone, lets see the results. My car was tuned at around 7500 miles, has seen 0 track days, and some fun pulls but nothing crazy yet, first track day is next week! (edit)- at 10500, the oil looked very clean and no glimmers or shavings.
 

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I did my own oil and filter change at 1200 miles and found traces of metal as well.
 

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Bought car with 600 miles. Dealers said they changed oil but don’t know if they changed filter too. This is my first oil change since. Im now 6 months and at 4k miles.
Are these metal speks normal?

every fold of filter pretty much has them.

stock engine, tune 2020 3.0.
3 track days.

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Any update to your car, my car is the same, everything stock. Iv flushed it a couple of times but now i still find 1 or two pieces. Exactly the same as this filter.
 
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i have done 3 more track days and she is asleep for winter (only 700 miles since change). I will probably check/change again in spring.
 

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Any update to your car, my car is the same, everything stock. Iv flushed it a couple of times but now i still find 1 or two pieces. Exactly the same as this filter.
~ Seems to be normal.
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