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I changed the oil in my Integra at 1,000 miles and my analysis was almost identical to your results but along with a low flashpoint the viscosity was at bare minimum too. I am pretty sure the high moly result is assembly lube and the factory fill oil is not special break in oil or Honda would...

You are correct that I can't substantiate my statement, but I was not willing to keep running that factory fill oil after finding all the blue debris in the oil filter and drained the oil mainly to remove any circulating debris from the engine. When the oil analysis came back that the factory...

I wouldn't say my 1.5 produces a lot of metal but it is producing more than I expected. So far it has all been small aluminum flecks and shavings and no steel. Also the quantity of metal is decreasing so I am fine with it. On another note, I received the oil analysis on the last oil change with...

I just did the next oil change at 4,000 miles so there were 3,000 miles on the oil and this time there was a lot less blue debris but still a good amount of metal shavings in the filter. The metal was all aluminum though and not steel so that is good. I sent off a sample of the oil to be...

I finally received my oil analysis result and am happy to say it does not show anything out of the ordinary for a new Honda engine on the factory oil fill with 1,000 miles on it. The only reading that was somewhat higher than expected was silicon which typically comes from gasket maker and...

I used a standard oil filter cutter with cutting discs that slice through the can and don't leave metal shavings or paint residue. I had initially thought that I had possibly contaminated the media with paint from the can but once I saw how the majority of the blue flecks were on the inside...

I appreciate all the comments and I am not looking for problems, just trying to verify this isn't a problem. I tend to keep my cars for a long time and doing maintenance on them with my old school methods has made sure they were all in excellent condition throughout my ownership and didn't cause...

Does anyone know the color of the plastic timing chain tensioner pad or the chain guide in these engines? I'm just trying to think of plastic parts in the engine that could be getting chewed up.

They look and feel like thin plastic shavings or possibly paint. They do not crush easily or turn to powder when pressed and rubbed between my fingers. My biggest fear is that there are larger pieces of this stuff that are getting caught in the oil pick up strainer in the sump and could...

Yes and yes. This is the first thing I've done to the car so everything is stock including the air filter. I checked and the air filter and box is spotlessly clean. I've only owned the car for a month now.

I just did the first oil change on my '24 Integra A-Spec and found this when I cut open the oil filter and examined the filter media. I have never seen anything like this in any filter I have cut open in the past much less one from a new car with only 1,000 miles on it. Have any of you seen all...