Well here's hoping that I lost the hardness off the lifter rollers only and not the cam lobes as well. I would think that the hardness on Woods cams is a lot better that those cheap a** HD lifters and it is still on the cams. Time will tell.

 

The lifter didn't flake it just seems a if the hardness wore off. I had 204 cams in and they are toast as well. Wore the exhaust lobe and the intake as well on the rear cylinder. I have run Amsoil since new and change every 5000 miles. I've never seen metal anywhere after a drain. I also check my oil very carefully after the drain.
On a good note though, my crank run out was only 1.25 thous. I couldn't believe it so I un hooked my dial caliper and reinstalled and got the same number. I was ecstatic. My oil pump on the inside still has the machine marks all the way around. So just the lifter was bad and the roller was still free fyi. Hopefully this won't happen to anyone else but at 25,000 to 30,000 if you don't have the ESP you might think of taking a look.
One more thing, here's my cam tensioner's, there was hardly any wear at all.

 

No. That I know of.

I believe your correct. BUT they SHOULD for all the loot you pay for these toys!


YB