[Petah78]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

THANK YOU!
Although a sample size of one this is a data point that has been missing.
Your finings show exactly what I was afraid of in my earlier essay!
In all probability you had run the engine long enough to catch all the particles so none showed up during your oil change. Of course some would have made it through the whole system but eventually got caught.
To make a wild guess I would say that if your engine is still good now you are probably out of the woods.

Just to make sure i am understanding your theory, because there are small pieces of silicon in my oil filter, you are thinking that the smaller oil galleries, inside crank/rod journals, are NOT blocked thus from that angle, I should be ok. But this does not eliminate the possibility that my pick up is blocked......correct?