This is normal, right?

[5150abf]

2018 F50

Shutting the boat down and doing my first 20 hour service, drained the lower and there is an astonishing amount of super fine metal dust, that is normal yes?

No chunks or anything just a really super fine dust, I assume from everything mating, just want to know that is normal.

 

[robert graham]

How much is an astonishing amount?...a teaspoon, a tablespoon, more?.....normal would be a bit of metal dust/particles on the drain plug magnet....Maybe just refill with clean oil, run the motor for a few hours, then drain and re-check....

 

[dingbat]

New gear sets shed metal as part of the break in process. The reason you have a 20 hour lube change.

Suggest installing a magnetic drain plug to collect particles for future monitoring

 

[5150abf]

This is my first new-new engine so just wanted to make sure.

It has a magnetic drain plug in it that had a decent ball on the tip but the dust was mixed clear through all the oil, I was just surprised at the amount that came out but I don't think it was out of the ordinary.

In Indiana, probably wont run again till late march but I may do a mid year oil change.

 

[mike_i]

is it too late to post a picture of your drain plug?

 

[robert graham]

The particles floating in the oil may have been non-ferrous like brass, bronze, aluminum....otherwise they'd have been stuck to the magnet. It doesn't take a whole lot of metal flakes floating around in the oil to make it look like a lot, especially if you were looking at the oil in the direct sunlight glinting off of it.