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

    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

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    clean as much off as you can.

    just dust or shaving chunks?
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    Just dust :/

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    should be ok
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    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.
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    Steamclean head

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    Quote Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T View Post
    Steamclean head
    Should I remove it first? Cause I was kinda hoping to avoid that if possible..

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    dont steam clean it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cbauto View Post
    dont steam clean it.
    Yeah, I'm thinking water might be worse than the dust? :/ ?

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by cbauto View Post
    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

    Quote Originally Posted by PJT View Post
    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 ...........

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    I'm thinking of just flushing it a few times. You can see the tiny specks on the nut how fine it is.

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