I really doubt the metal shavings are from a stripped oil drain bolt. Bits of stripped out bolt thread should remain in the thread area. Not travel to the magnetized tip or into oil. And it would only be bright steel pieces. Not dark metal or bronze powder.

Sorry, about that.

 

Well the shavings are bright steel/silver color

 

Aluminum isn't magnetic, so that should eliminate one variable.

 

I've dealt with a bunch of Honda stripped pans. No real practical way or "good" repair for cast aluminum. Replace pan. It's not crazy priced.

 

It's not, and I am going to buy one. But just worried about the shavings floating around in motor. Hopefully they didn't destroy the bearings

 

I doubt it, large/heavier particles tend to sink and collect to bottom of pan rather then get picked up by the pump pickup which hovers a bit off the bottom of the pan. But to confirm engine circulation of the shavings, remove the vtec unit and check for them in the screen. Easy to do.

 

Well I took off oil pan guys. The oil pick up tube has no metal shavings and the oil pan had very little to

none on the very bottom. Just that black sediment at bottom

 

I just replaced my oil pan because of a stripped drain hole too. A few years back, a Honda dealership stripped the drain hole and then re-threaded it. I've had oil changes since then, but I guess the last one was too much for the re-threaded hole. I bought a used one back then, as I suspected it wouldn't hold up and I'm glad I still had it. I've never removed an oil pan before, and it took me about 4 1/2 hours to remove it this past Saturday. All seems to be well so far, but make sure you use the right silicone gasket material when you put the pan back on. RTV grey is what I used.

 

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