I changed the oil in my 89 turbo van today and when I was pouring the old oil from my drain pan into a jug I noticed some shiny metal (silver) at the bottom of the pan. It was real sunny and I was able to see the spekles of metal. It looked like metallic in paint. The metal is very tiny pieces and if you rub it between fingers it fells like a paste. The engine has about 6K on it. I have done several oil changes prior to this because since I was tunning it I wanted to make sure there was no gas in the oil. This oil has been in the engine for about 3K. It was full synthetic valvoline I never noticed this before but it was also never sunny so if there was I never noticed it. I cut open the oil filter and I was not able to see any on the filter. The engine sounds fine other than some light piston knock (forged pistons) when the engine is cold. I have had several engines and machine work done by the person who built the engine and have never had any issues. A friend of mine who had an engine (5.0 ford) rebuilt by the same machine shop said he also noticed the same type of metal when he changed his oil. He has a few hundred miles on his engine.
Has anyone ever found any metal particles before?