What does very fine metal shaving in oil pan mean?

What does very fine metal shaving in oil pan mean?

What does very fine metal shaving in oil pan mean?

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:12 AM PDT

Im trying to buy a used bottom end Buick s2 3800. I was at the junkyard today and i came across this engine which had very fine dark grey shaving in the oil sump. Everything else looked good. Crankshaft looked nice and smooth, cylinder walls looked good. turned the engine by putting a socket wrench at the cank pulley bolt and it turned nicely, not too hard, not too soft. Crank shaft bearings looked fine. So basically everything looked OK except the shavings. I would say it is a good hand full of the fine dark greyush stuff. They are very fine. Imagine rubbing drak gey paint...because thats exactly what it felt and looked like, No chunks pieces or anything. Wrecker said the engine came in with bad heads. So where could the shaving have come from if not the rod bearings? I know the wrecker so he is giving me a very sweet price for it. SHould i take it, intall new bearing and piston rings, do machine work and use it. Are is the shaving a deal breaker? And where the hell did it come from?

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