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Old Jan 14, 2022 | 04:57 AM
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When i had that issue at 18k it turned out to be the spring plate common issue
 
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Old Jan 14, 2022 | 04:38 PM
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Thank you all for the information.
I'll keep monitoring the situation and see how it goes.
Changing the oil in the primary first and see if it gets better.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2022 | 07:32 PM
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When you change the primary oil check it for tiny brass glitters, the rivets in the spring plate are brass and that would indicate they are failing.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 05:39 PM
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I changed the primary oil 3 days ago.
It was black but no brass glitters and even the magnet on the drain plug was pretty clean.
 
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