04-19-2024, 04:29 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2019
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Glitter in my catch can
What’s going on guys?
So today I was washing my car and decided to empty the catch can out. I open it up and inspect the oil, and I see a little bit of glitter in there. Not sure if any of you have had the same thing happen to you but my buddy gave me the idea of ordering an oil inspection kit from blackstone so that I can send a small sample of oil after my next oil change. Hopefully it’s normal. My car is basically a stock SS except for an intake, no tune. |
04-19-2024, 04:55 PM | #2 |
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I have not seen this in mine. Hopefully it's not bearing material.. I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya.
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04-20-2024, 01:21 AM | #3 | |
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04-21-2024, 02:22 PM | #4 |
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OP I sincerely hope this turns out to not be a serious issue- but am I the only one who thought, "Man, that sounds like a song lyric" when they read your thread title- LOL!
Sorry, I may have wasted that last brain cell last night, but good luck! |
04-21-2024, 03:58 PM | #5 |
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OK- since I kind've made light of your situation, I decided to go out and check my Mishimoto baffled can as well (I think that's what your pic shows, right). Since I had changed my oil last because it was "time" and not due to mileage, I had deciced to wait until the next change to drain it. I'm back down to 65% to the good on my current oil and the car is just north of 22,000 miles. I try not to abuse her much but I do run it pretty hard from time to time- sometimes even before it's good and warmed up. Hey, a pretty, young girl asked me to!
Anyway, I pulled the whole can off- didn't just drain it from the plug and I got 1 fl.oz of old oil and saw zero particulate matter (metallic or otherwise) but I also was reminded of how fine the threads are on the Mishimoto can. Could the source of your debris be from a little cross threading when attaching the can to the top? I'm hoping thats the case. |
04-21-2024, 04:13 PM | #6 |
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Did you Probe it with a magnet to see if it is ferrous or nonferrous.
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04-22-2024, 09:35 AM | #7 |
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😂😂😂 that was actually funny. To respond to your other comment, I think it might be from the thread from the can as well since it really didn’t have any glitter on the last time I checked the catch can. I’ve had the catch can for around a year and have changed my oil twice within that year with less than 1000 miles between the oil change interval (trying to keep the car running strong) and I have emptied the catch can around 5 times. The only time I saw some sparkle was during the first time I emptied it out and then nothing after up until this last time.
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04-22-2024, 11:24 AM | #8 |
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...there-oil.html
I like the magnet idea. |
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