Swallows some pride.......

[Amphiron]

i didn't see any after the 20 minute change and even then there was only some tiny tiny flakes, i figure thats normal as the bearings wear in. I just replaced the bearings as preventative maintenance the old ones were very healthy.

[terrets]

You do realize replacing bearings is the main cause of spun bearings right?

[CoreyB]

You do realize replacing bearings is the main cause of spun bearings right?

?????? First time I have heard that one.

[Amphiron]

You do realize replacing bearings is the main cause of spun bearings right?

I thought it was dented oil pans.

[CoreyB]

It is.

[terrets]

That was mean. .

Low oil can cause them too. That can cause dented pans. You can get rod knocks without spinning a bearing also.

[CoreyB]

I think you mean that dented oil pans causes low oil pressure, not that low oil pressure causes dented oil pans. And yes you can get rod knock without a spun bearing but it is sign that a spun bearing is on the way.

[terrets]

Not talking pressure...Talking the amount of oil in the engine....I thought thats why sometimes the pan becomes dented because the oil is low and the strainer is trying to get oil but cant and sucks up the pan.

[CoreyB]

NO. That is incorrect 100%. They become dented from people using the pan to support the engine and from hitting things. The oil pump has nowhere near enough suction power to bend the pan, and if it did then low oil would prevent it due to air being easier to suck than oil.

[terrets]

Okay, thanks for the clarification. I could have sworn I read on 3si somewhere that low oil can sometimes cause a dented pan. But that never really did make sense.