first oil change.... should I be worried?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by maxum_101

I'm hoping that its not a bearing problem, if it is bearings what am i to see or hear from my engine, what signs, noise? the engine runs great an idels at 800/900 rpm and no noise, oil pres sits at about 40/45 psi at idle...

If you have no noise and 45psi at idle I can assure you your bearings are fine. Bad bearings will drop your oil pressure and create a tell-tale noise that increases with RPM -- it's a whack/rap noise that even if you've never heard it before you'd recognize it as something that shouldn't be there. Do yourself a favor and quit thinking about this -- take your wife out to dinner instead.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

If you have no noise and 45psi at idle I can assure you your bearings are fine. Bad bearings will drop your oil pressure and create a tell-tale noise that increases with RPM -- it's a whack/rap noise that even if you've never heard it before you'd recognize it as something that shouldn't be there. Do yourself a favor and quit thinking about this -- take your wife out to dinner instead.

zacctly, your worrying about mostly nothing.......On one of my motors I had the dark/black kunky looking stuff on the magnetic drain plug after a one hour dyno session, changed the oil/filter, ran that motor really hard for 4 years,no problems......

You should see less and less of this with each oil change...don't sweat the small stuff, enjoy the car........

David