209trucker

Hey guys. Just finished an oil change and there were small metal shavings on the drain plug, mushy consistency almost like wet sand I guess. And one metal sliver maybe 3/16 long. I dipped my finger in the oil and it doesn't look glittery, and I didn't see anything stick to my magnet besides what was on the drain plug. There were also two scars on the magnet if the drain plug, one pretty small like just a simple and the other a fair sized scar. I'm expecting its nothing, but I just got back from a 600 mile round trip through the mountains, and on the way home I was getting paranoid about my oil for some reason so I pulled over about 30 miles from home and checked my oil and everything seemed fine. Small leak from timing cover and from rear main.

I'm sure it's nothing and I apologize for the long post, but after being so freaked out about it last night on my way home I had to ask. 7k since last oil change. Uploaded pictures from scars on plug.

patdaly

You should be fine, there is always a small amount floating, and someone has put a magnetic plug in there to catch it. Most of us run stock plugs and blindly just drain the small metal particles into the catch pan when we change the oil........

oliver foster

I have a magnetic drain plug on some of my trucks and there is a small amount of fine metal "sludge" that is on the plug when I change the oil.
Not to worry.

209trucker

I figured it was nothing, I just couldn't help it. Another weird thing, a couple of times yesterday when I first take off after start up I heard a squeak noise, nothing really annoying, about the same noise that these trucks make when you turn them off. I just don't get why it only did it right when I was taking off?

mknittle

Mine started "chirping" before the water pump went south.

Alec

It'd be odd on an auto, but I would check the crank end-play. I had a little burst of shavings when the main thrust bearing failed. I put a bar on the ring gear, and it was obvious that the thrust face had fallen off the bearing.

209trucker

I'm putting in a new water pump when it gets here on Monday, but since it has stopped making the chirping noise. Another thing to throw out there, when I was going through the mountains my truck would blow a little smoke when going up hill and under heavy acceleration. But halfway home it stopped smoking, and the truck has recently starting to feel sluggish. Would this indicate a failing VE pump? Also feels like the truck shakes more when in park or stopped.

Sorry for the late response.

NJTman

Out of curiosity, did you ever do your KDP ?

209trucker

Yes sir, it was the first thing I did to the truck. Ill be pulling the timing cover off some time this week to replace the crank seal, so I can check over everything again.

Happy Easter everybody.