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if a valve seat got in the oil then the engine wouldnt be in running condition. what shape were they? curved? bearing insert posible? magnetic? ----- Original Message ----- From: "hisham bakr" <hbakr@surfside.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:48 PM Subject: [T3] metal shavings > Greetings & salutations, I was cleaning my oil strainer yesterday and out > comes a bunch of metal shavings/chips, about 4 of varying sizes the biggest > was about 1/4" across and maybe 1/64 in thickness, almost like pices of > sheet metal, and greyish in color. Whats the read on the such a symptom? Is > a valve seat disintegrating on me here? > TIA > hisham > 70 FI sq > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >