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[twpd]

Originally Posted by Rattler

There's a good reason why there's a magnet fitted to the drain plug.

Indeed. SO you can hang it on the garage door when changing the oil

[swannymere]

I did'nt think you needed a reason to slap a Hardley Ableson rider

[DEMON]

You may find also :-
water deposits (from condensation, or internal leak,ie head gasket)
White metal from your main bearings
silica deposits...from sand left in the castings of the crankcases
Carbon deposits...from the products of combustion (blow by)
Sulphuric acid formed through the combination of carbon deposits and the water (although very small amounts)
Varnish like deposits from oxidised oils

Plus a load of toher constituents !!

[baylissboy]

Blimey, i only get oil!!

[rockhopper]

I've never yet owned a car or bike that hasn't left bits of swarf on the sump plug at every oil change.

[zhed44]

the leftovers of my last oil-change contained swarf, chrome, gasket sealer and a fly.

btw: only one rocker needed doing and the motor is still going strong!

[spinoli1]

Many moons ago when I changed the oil screen on my old DR750 (no really), I found a complete cam chain tensioner, in bits, resting in the bottom of the engine.

I checked, and there was aonother one up top tensioning the cam chain.

Spin

[ducasa]

Anything curly is generally machining swarf. But any con rods, bearings, gear teeth etc stuck to the magnet could mean significant wear! Look out for holes in the side of the casings or barrels accompanied by difficult starting with probably a dark liquid (almost oil like) in fairly large quantities inside the fairing, around the engine cases and on the floor.