Originally posted by livinsvt: Has anybody that has had a "spun" bearing done an oil analysis. Surely if sand was the issue it would show up in the oil. I'm sure its some type silicate not your normal beach sand, and would be noticed.
Silica/Silicon is a listed element.
On my 2.5L the Silicon readings were always right at the normal range.
Zircon is not a specific thing they look for.
Most likely it would just show up in the insolubles table as a parts per million count.
You might be able to ask for it to be a "counted" element???
However if these small granules are visible to see they'd never make it past the oil filter. That or collect in low pressure areas like the heads maybe.
Makes me want to cut apart my filter at the next oil change...
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