The color/texture was much better this time around; however, the oil was no where near as old as when I did the change a month ago. There wasn't enough time accumulate as much debris and oil wear.
I called BS this morning because I had some questions regarding some of the fields to fill out on the submission form. While I had the rep on the phone, I explained to him my situation. He said that from what I explained, this sort of thing is normal to see on new cars. He said that during the manufacturing process, they can't get the copper/brass components as smooth as the metal ones. It's just the nature of the beast. So because they're a little more rougher than the metals, it is expected to see more of copper shavings than any other metal or alloy during break-in, as they're getting smoothed out. I guess my engine has some really rough copper/brass components.
But if there really is something alarming, it'll come up in the report. I told the rep that I'll be sending them the pics from the last oil change to go along with the sample to help explain my concern. For now, it seems like I shouldn't be too worried.
However, the car does drive weird at random spots on through the RPM range. It's very unresponsive at times. I hear the engine's response to the throttle input but the car itself shows no response for a second or two. It kind of bogs down. Perhaps it's fuel starvation that I'm experiencing. I thought it was a result of my internals.
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