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Old 03-14-2009, 10:00 PM
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Tod74
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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
uuuhhh...bearings don't 'break in' ,...they wear out....and start knockin'...

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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