Possible dirt in oil

If some fell in to the center hole of the filter, they are going to end up in the engine. The filter will catch them the second time around. I wouldn't worry too much though. The oil goes to the crank bearings and piston cooler nozzles first. The bearings are designed to allow particles to imbed so they don't cause further damage, and the oil from the nozzles ends up in the pan to be filtered again. You might end up with some scoring on some surfaces inside the engine, but as long as it doesn't happen regularly, and the specs aren't big, you wont have any significant damage that would noticeably shorten the life of the engine.

 

Either way, it’s not good. But as stated the filter will catch it, but will any damage be done before it does?

Todays bearings are nowhere near as soft and tolerant to absorbing debris as past engines. No more lead is used and bearing to crank clearances are much tighter and less forgiving to minimize wear and increase bearing life.

You notice how we don’t change rods and mains anymore?

 

If you knew right away, why not take the filter back off, shake it out, or better yet just toss it in the garbage, and use another new one.

 

Uh oh, if i was you, i would pull engine and completely disassemble for a full and thorough forensic investigation. Thats the only way to be sure. OR you can take option number 2. Option number 2 is to not worry so much and just drive the truck and change the oil next interval

 

Yessir, I do agree. But the overlay material is still designed with the ability to embed small particles in mind. And like you said, either way, it's not good, but once the dirt is in there, there's not much you can do. If you're into the science behind it, here's a pretty good article: https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2019.1574452