211º Posted July 5, 2020 Report Posted July 5, 2020 My wife gave me a GoPro for my birthday... so I've been making some videos. This short-ish video shows what I do once I get the actual filter out of the filter casing. 3 Quote
PTK Posted July 5, 2020 Report Posted July 5, 2020 You can wash the filter element really well in a small bucket with mineral spirits. Then put a strong enough magnet under the bucket and decant the liquid while gently agitating it. Anything left on the bottom of the bucket has to be ferrous material and can be easily quantified. 2 Quote
carusoam Posted July 6, 2020 Report Posted July 6, 2020 Nice work 211°! happy birthday! (starting off in a proper manner) What causes the slivers Vs the flecks...? Just wondering... Best regards, -a- Quote
211º Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Posted July 6, 2020 5 hours ago, carusoam said: What causes the slivers Vs the flecks...? I've always thought that (for the most part) flecks are (relatively speaking) normal wear and tear - unless there is an amount that could be seen/gathered in a teaspoon. And slivers are pieces of metal being shaved (stripped?) from the cam-shaft and indicate that the cams are getting past the very hard (and thin) protective metal/layer. I'm open to hearing more/other opinions. 1 Quote
skykrawler Posted July 6, 2020 Report Posted July 6, 2020 https://www.blackstone-labs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Aircraft-2008-03-01-March-Newsletter.pdf 1 1 Quote
211º Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Posted July 7, 2020 19 hours ago, skykrawler said: https://www.blackstone-labs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Aircraft-2008-03-01-March-Newsletter.pdf That is a good read. Thanks much. I also appreciated seeing the photo with slivers in it - lots of slivers - just as a comparison of how bad it could be. Quote
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