Metal in oilpan

[microgalant]

Hi all.
I have a question that I need an answer for.
About 1 weeks ago the engine of my car was rebuilt.
.20 over pistons was put in, so they rebore the block.
When we started the car, we saw a small leak from the oilpan, the car stayed running for about 30 minutes then I ride it home took another 30 minutes.
The next day took off the oilpan and when I was cleaning it, I saw in the bottom of the pan some sort of metal powder.
My question is, is that normal for a recently built engine?

 

[ziggo0]

Can you describe the metal better? After a rebuild its normal to have some...but not a lot of metal in the oil pan.

 

[microgalant]

Can you describe the metal better? After a rebuild its normal to have some...but not a lot of metal in the oil pan.

It's just like metal powder, not big pieces of metal.
You can barely see them, with some light you can see it

 

[nyTalonTsi]

Yeah, shavings sound normal, after a rebuild. Take some pics of the shavings and post it up.

 

[microgalant]

Yeah, shavings sound normal, after a rebuild. Take some pics of the shavings and post it up.

With shavings you mean the cylinder rub on the cylinder wall right?
I'll tried to get a pic tomorrow

 

[EclipticalGS]

If there was a ton of shavings in your oil pan, I can just imagine your oil filter is filled with them..

After my rebuild, and 400 miles on it, I had no powder shimmery anything in the oil pan, just had little silver/copper flakes in the oil filter...Also my oil pan slid a little copper/gold flake out that was in the bottom, Its probably my cam bearings or turbo....Or the fact that my old motor was ran by the previous owner with a rod knock till it detonated, and those flakes could be in the OFH, oil pump and Turbo I re-used.

But yours sounds a little worse...Was the rod bearing plastigauged with the crank..in spec?? Also were the mains in spec??

 

[BogusSVO]

you may be seing som of the moly lube break down and floating in your oil ( I hope)

but if the block crank, and head was not cleaned ( the oil galleys) toy may have issues fixing to show.