CDNTAHOE
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Should I be alarmed I found a little metal shavings on my oil magnet. I put a brand new oil plug on my Tahoe and that is what I found. The amount was very little but noticeable. I am freakin here.
Oh crap
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A little is normal. Show us a picture and send a sample into
https://www.blackstone-labs.com for an analysis. They will tell you what’s going on and if your engine has any issues with wear. You need to follow their directions exactly when pulling a sample.
https://www.blackstone-labs.com for an analysis. They will tell you what’s going on and if your engine has any issues with wear. You need to follow their directions exactly when pulling a sample.
swathdiver
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Probably, got a picture? Can you tell what if it's aluminum or nickel or?
HiHoeSilver
Away!
X2.
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CDNTAHOE
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I don't have a picture I was just thinking after I did the oil change. But on the next one I will. It is not like it was covered the whole magnet tip just a little .
HiHoeSilver
Away!
What kind of oil/filter are you running? What's the interval? Honestly, there's no way to know without sending it to the lab.
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CDNTAHOE
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Napa gold and Castrol syntec high milage. I will send sample in.
You’ll have to wait now that you changed your oil. The sample should be taken at an oil change interval but you can do it at 500-1000 miles.
You didn’t just ask if he found aluminum on the magnet did you?
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CDNTAHOE
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Yup
swathdiver
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Duh! I did! LOL!!!!
LMAO!
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CDNTAHOE
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lolol
trippy
The part where the magnet ball falls through the aluminum tube like it’s in slow motion is pretty cool.
silver is magnetic as well (they used silver wound electrical motors back in the day WW2 i think it was)
Silver is not magnetic just like copper is not magnetic. If you pass current through silver wire, it will generate a magnetic field, just like copper wire. As current flows through a wire, it generates a circular magnetic field around the wire.
As well as what, the aluminum which is NOT magnetic and was just discussed and demonstrated?
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CDNTAHOE
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Well peeps took back AC Delco got SKF.
Wha? You lost me there.
