All,
Good news/bad news...good news first...lots of GOLD in the filter...( a cynic would say it looks like copper) but I am SURE its gold...oh, joy. At $1600/oz...maybe enough to pay for the new bearings...I'd post a picture, but it would make everyone jealous.
Real good news, there does NOT seem to be anything FERROUS in the debris...ran a large magnet under the aluminum pan and just a very few tiny pieces of ferrous type junk move around.
Total volume is about a full, large thimble full of flakes and particles...I assume that is too much...random flakes, ok...this much, no.
About 1500 miles on this filter, so all the debris is recent, and probably from Thursday's track day.
Will pull a rod cap and main cap later, but judging from the swarf looks like a bearing(s) are/is toast...no ferrous so maybe the crank is good with a polish.
As this unfolds I will see how much can be reused on an otherwise tight engine...ie:
oil cooler and lines...if the mess is soft copper, and not iron, flushing should be OK...? I HATE making new hoses...etc,
This thread should provide lots of material for opinions on how far to go in a clean up/rebuild...I will post a few follow ups as I tear down the engine.
Thanks,
Pete