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VetteMed · 03-08-2012

I hit the 500 mile mark today, so I changed the oil. The magnetic drain plug had about a 1mm thick layer of fine particulate adhered to the tip. The drain pan had some very very fine sparkly metallic material present, visible but not able to be detected by touch. I am assuming that is fairly normal and is associated with break-in.

I also am going to amend my prior finding of 70% of the vibration issue being resolved. It's more like 90% now that I adjusted the hood properly. It only was 1/4 turn of the passenger side hood bumper, but it was enough to take the slack out of the latch assembly. Previously, the hood was visibly vibrating, and audibly rattling, giving the impression that the car was much shakier overall. I'm quite happy with the level of smoothness now that the hood is stable.

03-08-2012	#289
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,816	Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project I hit the 500 mile mark today, so I changed the oil. The magnetic drain plug had about a 1mm thick layer of fine particulate adhered to the tip. The drain pan had some very very fine sparkly metallic material present, visible but not able to be detected by touch. I am assuming that is fairly normal and is associated with break-in. I also am going to amend my prior finding of 70% of the vibration issue being resolved. It's more like 90% now that I adjusted the hood properly. It only was 1/4 turn of the passenger side hood bumper, but it was enough to take the slack out of the latch assembly. Previously, the hood was visibly vibrating, and audibly rattling, giving the impression that the car was much shakier overall. I'm quite happy with the level of smoothness now that the hood is stable.