Dirt in engine oil!! M271 engine

[monteith.jason]

Hi all, I have a 2011 c250 cgi with the 1.8 turbo petrol engine. 44000 miles
I recently changed the oil about 2000 mile ago.
Checked the dipstick on car today and I'm finding small specs of dirt/carbon like flakes on the dipstick.
Any ideas what this could be?
Car sounds/running ok

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[brucemillar]

Probably just normal as the oil you used may have some strong detergents. You could give it a flush, filter and oil change again if really worried. Also use that time to open the old filter and have a rummage for debris.

If it is something more sinister? You are unlikely to discover what that is, until such time as something goes bang.

 

[190]

The oil in the sump has to pass through the pickup screen and then the filter before it gets to the engine bearings. It's messy in the extreme but I have sometimes cut the end caps off the filter and then stretched the filter media out into a long strip to look for any debris on the outer surface. You can do that initially without changing the oil at the cost of a new filter then if you find anything a flush might be in order.

 

[monteith.jason]

Checked it again when engine was warm and there's no sign of any particles this time

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