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Metal Shavings on Dipstick

franken
@franken
9 Posts
#1 · June 25, 2023, 9:27 am

New ZC33 owner here. I have been checking my oil regularly but I usually only check my level, which means wiping the dipstick immediately after taking it out, and putting it back in to see how much oil I have. However I have noticed silver-colored metal particles on the dipstick when I checked today. The internet tells me I should be very worried, unless my car is breaking in and hasn't had its first oil change, which is the case here (3k kms from first oil change). What's your opinion about this?

About the photo: The light in the garage is definitely making the particles looking bigger than they really are. In reality the largest of them is thinner than my hair.

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Nikos Papanikolaou
Nikos@npapanik
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#2 · June 29, 2023, 11:39 am

I would definitely change my oil ASAP. What is your mileage?

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Moyz
Moyz@moyz
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#3 · June 29, 2023, 2:08 pm

If its still in warranrty get it back to the dealers mate

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franken
@franken
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#4 · June 29, 2023, 7:18 pm

I know it's no good driving around with what's potentially break-in dust, but wow, is it so bad that I need to escalate to the warranty department? The particles are almost microscopic despite how they appear in the photo.

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Soulchef
Soulchef@soulchef
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#5 · July 1, 2023, 7:24 pm

Could be some shavings stuck on the crank angle sensor.
Maybe change the oil and let them clean the crank angle sensor.

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Moyz
Moyz@moyz
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#6 · July 1, 2023, 7:27 pm

If you take it back to the dealers and its still in warranty, at the least you'll get a free oil and filter change lol

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