Aluminum Shavings in my engine oil

[#941]

No. 941 has aluminum debris in the oil. The shavings are curled up about 1/16 inch wide and approximately 1/4 inch long. It looks like metal that came from machine work.  the Bike has 10,000 plus miles. It runs great.  No evidence of engine problems.  I spun a left main bearing at 1700 miles.  I disassembled the bike and had new main bearings put in. However, I never noticed the engine shavings until this year. Does anyone have any experience with this problem?

Bill

[franknsr]

Hmm, never experienced that, but then again, could have had something in my oil and never noticed. Think I'll start screening my oil.

[wytfut]

Obviously very hard to tell where it came from.... And I won't deny tha it'd be an eye opener.

But whats a guy gonna do?        Unless I had signs of something amiss..... I'd just keep riding. Hard to predict how long those have been floating around.

Really watch the oil the next couple oil changes

Bruce

[#941]

Thanks for the comment. That is pretty much what I decided to do. It is possible that the shavings have been there since the mains were replaced and I didn't notice. I have now ridden about 1000 miles more since I learned about the shavings.
Bill