Oil drain bolt pics. Input/Feedback welcome.
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Oil drain bolt pics. Input/Feedback welcome. Here's my drain bolt from changing the oil just recently. This is a HPE N/A 408 with about 3000 miles on it. Let me know what you think about the accumulation on the plug.
ummmm,that looks like quite a few fine shavings.i'm about to change mine and i hope like hell i don't see that many shavings on the plug.have you noticed any change in oil pressure or any tapping ? anyways maybe a clearance was alittle too tight and now it is right 
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I notice my oil pressure is a bit lower than I'd like. I have ported LS6 and my hot pressure is something like 25ish and 35ish cruising. It's not starving for oil, but the pressure could definitely be higher. Of course, the pump isn't exactly the highest pressure one out there.
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From: Alexandria, VA
Keep in mind, this is not a regular 3k interval. I do my oil changes about every 1.5k miles as that works out to about every 6 months b/c I don't drive the car much. So this had 1500 miles, max, on it.
normal. mine did that for the first few oil changes when it was brand new build. I see plugs come out like that all the time changing oil at work. but def. keep an eye on the oil press. any sudden changes should raise a huge flag. Im sure it did have a bit higher oil presure when the eng. was new, but after this many miles, shouldnt drop anymore IMHO.
good luck.
good luck.
Originally Posted by Tiger2o69
My bolt has about that many shaving on it. At idle it hits 0 oil pressure.. Is this a for shure bearing or could it be something else... Sorry to butt in here...
dayum!!! I wouldn't turning that motor over again until I resolved that.
Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
I notice my oil pressure is a bit lower than I'd like. I have ported LS6 and my hot pressure is something like 25ish and 35ish cruising. It's not starving for oil, but the pressure could definitely be higher. Of course, the pump isn't exactly the highest pressure one out there.
