Should I be worried?
Should I be worried? I have an 05 5.3 that i stuffed into my S10. I replaced valve springs, put in new lifters, new head gaskets, and installed a 228r cam. Unfortunately when I was done with my swap I had too tear the mtor right back out because my frame had bent really bad so now im waiting about 2 weeks or so before I get a new sonoma to stuff the 5.3/4l80e into. I did get to drive the truck a little before I striped it back down and it consistently held about 55psi of oil pressure. Fastforward to last week.... I drainer the oil and noticed a VERY slight silvery glitter. Very very small. No chunks. You could only see it if you let all the oil drain down the catch pan with only a film of viscosity. But I will note that I used sanderson swap headers which require you to ggrind down the chunk of metal on the passenger side of the block so they sit correctly. Not paying attention I forgot that I had my dipstick tube removed while I ground down on it which wqs quite a bit. Im hoping I can chalk it up to that because I cant afford to take this kind of loss after already dealing with the truck being totaled pretty much.... if I remember correctly, there werent any metal flakes on the drainplug magnet.
On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 110
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From: Lancaster, CA
Probably just a bit coming off the cam that you put in there. But to be sure and put your mind at ease, pull the pan and check things out a bit closer since it looks like the motor will be out of service for a bit anyway.
Im talking this stuff is so small you need a magnifying glass to see it. The exhaust ports on cylinder 1 & 2 indicate that there misfiring too. They look ALOT cleaner than the others. The others have black soot.
