Unfortunately not. Was in a bit of a hurry and just tossed it. I believe it was a Champ filter, if that matters..SeattleJeremy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:23 am Did you cut open the oil filter and check inside that?
I concur with bookworm. We've ran small amounts of diesel through our El Camino with fair success. It does work as a good cleaner, plus it's a natural lubricant.Bookworm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:34 pm It could be several things, most of which aren't good.
However, it doesn't mean that it's going to kill the car. For me, personally? I'd drive it a bit, then do another basic oil change and check for particulates again. You might even get some kerosene. (Drain the oil, let it drip, then pour some kerosene (or motor flush - it's pretty much the same) into the valve cover. Without risking any damage, the kerosene will help flush out anything sticking to the bottom of the oil pan, and sometimes loosen things in the various channels. (No, the kerosene will not damage the new oil. It burns off within a couple of minutes of running the engine. I believe that Marvel Mystery Oil contains a lot of Kerosene as a carrier)
You might want to put a fine mesh screen over the pan to help catch any chunks.
If you see little to nothing after the change, the damage is done. Heck, it could even be pieces _from_ the old filter, if it was rusty when installed. That's sort of the best case scenario - that the bits are just 40,000 miles of wear done in 2,500 miles, and it's done.
With the Ford Escort, and even the Mazda 323, I'd drain the old oil, pour in a gallon of kerosene, start the engine, run it for 30 seconds, then shut it off, drain the kerosene (to be filtered and reused later), let it cool a bit, swap the filter and fill with oil.zbyers wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:10 amI concur with bookworm. We've ran small amounts of diesel through our El Camino with fair success. It does work as a good cleaner, plus it's a natural lubricant.Bookworm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:34 pm It could be several things, most of which aren't good.
However, it doesn't mean that it's going to kill the car. For me, personally? I'd drive it a bit, then do another basic oil change and check for particulates again. You might even get some kerosene. (Drain the oil, let it drip, then pour some kerosene (or motor flush - it's pretty much the same) into the valve cover. Without risking any damage, the kerosene will help flush out anything sticking to the bottom of the oil pan, and sometimes loosen things in the various channels. (No, the kerosene will not damage the new oil. It burns off within a couple of minutes of running the engine. I believe that Marvel Mystery Oil contains a lot of Kerosene as a carrier)
You might want to put a fine mesh screen over the pan to help catch any chunks.
If you see little to nothing after the change, the damage is done. Heck, it could even be pieces _from_ the old filter, if it was rusty when installed. That's sort of the best case scenario - that the bits are just 40,000 miles of wear done in 2,500 miles, and it's done.