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Hey,

Today I changed my valve cover gasket, it was a nice calm day, then all of a sudden, the wind picked up just for a few seconds and I saw alot of random crap went inside the engine, no way of getting all that **** out. Used a q-tip to get what I could see, the big pieces. Will that damage my engine or the filter should pick up most of that crap for now. Thanks.

 
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The small stuff the filter will get out. The big stuff can cause issues.

 
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Depends on what got in.

Dust, grass and insects are probably fine; basically anything softer than metal.

Things like sand are a concern though.

 
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Dunno what went in, but I saw some little bits of the engine debris that sits next to the valve cover like dirt and a little sand, but not much.

 
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Clean it the best you can, drain the oil and with the valve cover off, run 4 liters of oil through the engine, trying to get the rest out.

 
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I guess it's too late I drive alot already, what's the worst than could happen

 
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...sand entering the rod bearings, leading to loose rods and a rod through the block, no bigy.

Lol

You're probably fine though.