Re: [T3] Should I be alarmed?

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 1 Mar 00, at 14:46, Mark Healey (formerly AKA Edmond Dantes) wrote:

> Today I changed the oil in my car for the first time since I bought it.  There
> was a lot of crud in there of pretty good size.  Some pieces were about the size
> of a fourth a popcorn kernel (unpoped).  Is this normal?

Depends on what it was made of. If it was carbon then it just 
should have been changed sooner and is a sign of neglect, so 
change it sooner and see if it looks better. If it was hard rubber 
then it was just bits of the rubber washers that VW put on the valve 
stems and called seals; these crack off and are commonly found in 
pieces in the oil sump. If it was metal then you should worry.

> Mark Healey (formerly AKA Edmond Dantes)

Welcome to the list (out in the open.)

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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