So I did something stupid... metal dust on cams...

[PJT]

So I was grinding something made from brass about 2 meters away from the engine bay, stupidly still had the valve cover off the engine. Noticed when I went to put it back on that some of the brass 'dust' had blown over the engine. Solutions I've found so far have been:

-Do nothing now, but change the oil and filter a few times in the near future.

-Clean up what I can and run new oil over it and through the head and drain the pan. Do this a few times.

-Completely disassemble the engine and clean everything, but still assume that I'm f*cked in the long run .(hope I don't have to go through this).

FYI, I have left it as it stands, have not started the engine or touched it since, save to place the valve cover back on it without bolting it up.

Would love to hear from anyone with personal experience with this. And yes, I know it was stupid, I know it's not good and I know I should have never done it in the first place :)

Edit: Typos

[cbauto]

clean as much off as you can.

just dust or shaving chunks?

[PJT]

Just dust :/

[cbauto]

should be ok

[chez00]

It's not great but as you say, just swap out the oil and filter a couple of times in quick succession and you should be fine.

[EKVTIR-T]

Steamclean head

[PJT]

Steamclean head

Should I remove it first? Cause I was kinda hoping to avoid that if possible..

[cbauto]

dont steam clean it.

[PJT]

dont steam clean it.

Yeah, I'm thinking water might be worse than the dust? :/ ?

[munster42]

Put some of this in your oil. should fix the situation

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/oncirrus/3/images/product/enlarge/abr_grind-paste.jpg

[EKVTIR-T]

dont steam clean it.umm please explain why not

remove head and send to head shop,let them disassemble and clean....


or take a gamble


Should I remove it first? Cause I was kinda hoping to avoid that if possible..yes of course

I didnt mean steam clean it while still bolted in engine bay ...........

[PJT]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/21/9e6utadu.jpg
I'm thinking of just flushing it a few times. You can see the tiny specks on the nut how fine it is.

[cbauto]

thats nothing man, waste of time taking head off.

[PJT]

Thanks man. I had already cleaned around it in that pic, but just cleaned the nuts too. I will just give it a rinse through. I'm a paranoid fool at the best of times, so I'm happy to be reassured :)

[mocchi]

shieettt engine gonna blow man
dont touch it

[PJT]

Hehehe, I'm 51% sure that was sarcasm... ;)

[Jasemas]

Thanks man. I had already cleaned around it in that pic, but just cleaned the nuts too. I will just give it a rinse through. I'm a paranoid fool at the best of times, so I'm happy to be reassured :)

If you're paranoid to hat extent you should of had a rag/cover over the exposed head :P

[PJT]

Paranoid and stupid. And I totally appreciate the extremely constructive advice =D

[MAZ.827]

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=nulon+engine+flush&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=pHbQU-PqJcvl8AXwh4CACQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1280&bih=702#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=CWRgUy7yMKN2ZM%253A%3BajDisbozOUcK9M%3Bhttp% 253A%252F%252Fblog.nulon.com.au%252Fuploads%252F20 13%252F09%252F1143.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.n ulon.com.au%252F2013%252F09%252Fwhy-use-and-engine-oil-flush%252F%3B400%3B400

use some of this?
Nulon oil flush

[PJT]

Didn't know about that. I'll give it a try, thanks.

[dougie_504]

Don't worry, just drive it and change the oil. Looks quite light.

[PJT]

FYI: Used the oil flush and it all came out along with other junk. Engine still alive... :)