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Originally Posted by olddog
The material has to be identified, in my mind. If this is copper RTV, I would not be concerned. Well maybe a little. By grinding the oil filter open, again I'm not certain the grit was in the filter before the grinding. I hate to see you tear an engine down for nothing. Also hate to see it damaged more by doing nothing. |
Unfortunately my tin snips weren't sharp enough to get it done. I figured any metal dust coming from a dremel wouldn't get into the middle of the pleats and wouldn't be as chunky as the stuff on the side or bottom of the filter housing.
Anyway to tell if it's copper RTV? I've never really use it, so not sure what it looks/feels like in it's dried form.
I just don't see how I can get to a place at this point where I won't feel comfortable pulling the motor and figuring out the problem.
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