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well its only a 4 day old motor
and there was a lil bit of fine metal dust but thats justfrom the bearings breakin in |
got the motor back in today
and apparently it was the pump that was causin the knock cus it sure aint doin it no more thanks to everyone that gave input on what they thought it was |
Originally Posted by bowhay
well its only a 4 day old motor
and there was a lil bit of fine metal dust but thats justfrom the bearings breakin in Any groovy grooves in the oil pump cap ? That might be the source of the metal 'dust'. |
bearings wear in to each particular journal
which will leave very very fine metal particles thats why if u dissasemble a motor u have to keep them matched if they arent being replaced otherwise they will catch and spin but the knocking stoped by fixing the pump so it doesnt matter anyway |
Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD
Originally Posted by bowhay
well its only a 4 day old motor
and there was a lil bit of fine metal dust but thats justfrom the bearings breakin in Any groovy grooves in the oil pump cap ? That might be the source of the metal 'dust'. I think he was refering to the silver look you always have in the oil of a new engine. |
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