YOUR RESEARCHCut open an oil filter, should this worry me? (pics attached) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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1999 Boxster with 94k, during an oil change today we cut open the oil filter and found a couple small metal shavings, but nothing too large or excessive. I had a pre-purchase inspection done at 92k and the specialist cut a filter open and told me it looked fine, but didn't mention what he found inside. My question is.. how much flakes/debris is normal in a dissection? Here are a couple pictures of my filter..
Nothing there to get worried about. A couple of small glittery bits are no cause of concern. All engines will shed a bit of metal over time, it's just something that you can't easily see with a metal bodied oil filter like most cars use.
Sleep well. Nothing to worry about. A couple of little flakes/sparklies is normal.
I used to freak out when I would discover extremely fine particles on my magnetic drain plug. My filter would be completely free of metal particles. My indie told me not to worry.............. TO
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