General topics » Metal shavings in final drive oil change

Hi all

My mechanic messaged me today to say that on changing the final drive oil, there were metal shaving stuck to the magnet.

He didn´t take a pic so I don´t know how much exactly, but a quick search online tells me that it´s at the very least a bad sign, and at the very worst my final drive is going to fail any second.

So now I am panicking (again) and wondering what needs doing to confirm if this is the issue.

Thanks!

Thanks

I've changed FD oil many times on the BMW's I've owned, and I've always noticed some fine particles sticking to the magnetic drain plug. Fine dust like particles or filings are no cause for concern, that is what the magnet is there for. Distinct metal shavings or pieces are another story. I assume your mechanic knows what he is looking at. I would not panic until you are sure.

Zitat von Steady Eddie im Beitrag #4

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I've changed FD oil many times on the BMW's I've owned, and I've always noticed some fine particles sticking to the magnetic drain plug. Fine dust like particles or filings are no cause for concern, that is what the magnet is there for. Distinct metal shavings or pieces are another story. I assume your mechanic knows what he is looking at. I would not panic until you are sure.

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Zitat von spainy im Beitrag #5

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I spoke to him again after going into a complete panic spiral and sending him images of magentic drain plugs with massive slivers stuck to them, and he assured me that it was not that bad and to stop worrying.

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