I agree with Ctopher - oil analysis is helpful - our Porsche 3.8L race engine has shown
some metals appearing and when we opened up the engine for a look found some rod
bearing wear - photo attached - Its a good thing we opening up
the engine because our engine tech found a crack in the case that is being repaired by
Ollie's - also were needed to replace the crankshaft and found a good used one at EBS . . .
The reason we took a look at the engine is because we had a clutch pressure plate
failure that froze the engine/transmission while on the race track and we thought it
was an engine part failure - turned out to be the clutch . . . when the engine oil was
drained to drop the engine there were some shinny bits in the oil . . .
However for your use it might be easier to just open up the oil filter each time and look
for shinny bits - and also run a magnet in the old oil . . . IMHO of course (from an "Old
Guy")
Regards,
Roy T
Rod bearing wear photo - -
