I changed the fluid about 5 months ago. There was a thick, grey, sand-like substance in the bottom of the pan. It took quite a while to clean it all out. I thought it was just dirt or some other type of natural deposit at the time. I suppose it could have all been metal shavings. I was not even considering that there could be shavings in the pan when I did the fluid change, so maybe they were and I did not even know. There was a lot of this matter though (it coated the bottom of the pan), and it was all a dull grey color.

psfred: About how large a quantity of shavings should be expected to be in the pan if there is a problem? Would these shavings be shiny or dull?

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