Cam installation woes

[hbsky]

I installed a new cam/timing chain and oil pump gears and changed the oil after 100 miles. I was a little worried when I found a slight metal glaze in the oil. I drove it around another 60 miles on the new oil and when I changed it again it was clean. I have changed cams before but never had this happen, anyone ever seen the metal glaze before? Could it be from the oil pump housing(new)?

TIA

 

[fc227]

Did you open the oil filter , to see if there was metal in there?

 

[TurboDave]

Sometimes, what appears to be a slight metal glaze turned out to be nothing more than the cam lube down in the oil (it had some kind of shiny substance in it).
Scared the &)*)(* out of me when I first saw it. But never saw it again after the first oil change. That was a little over 35,000 miles ago.

 

[JDSfastGN]

yeah i would not freak yet, turbodave has a point, did it look like it could have just been the break in lube?

 

[hbsky]

I cut open the filter and there was nothing. I am inclined to agree that it was probably the cam lube. I changed the oil one more time to be sure and it was still clean after another 200 miles.

Thanks for the reassurance.