prove_it
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My oil pan started leaking and i took the pan off and found about 20-25 flakes of a non ferrous metal. Looks like aluminum. Would not stick to a magnet, and was silver in color. I'm thinking a bearing could be going out. I still have good oil pressure, and I checked the crank for horizontal play (crankwalk), and I came up with a measurement of .005". This seems good, is it? I didn't have my ARP sockets with me to take off any caps, so I couldn't visibly check. Everything is tight, cylinder walls are good. No engine noise, no knocking, no run-ability issues. Visually everything looks perfect. How worried should I be, and is it possible to just replace the bearings without an overhaul. Or do I need to plan on a rebuild, or a new shortblock swap?
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