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Thank you IanP for telling your story. I am really sorry to hear about your vehicle and you experience with its repair. The information, however, is very helpful for me.
Still waiting for the parts to arrive, tonight I have taken apart the oil filter part of the lubrication system - detached all the hoses and purged them with clean oil and compressed air, dismounted the filter housing and thoroughly washed it with Varsol. Overall everything was not too bad - no visible chunks of Al shavings any more, although I could see shining clouds of tiny Al particles in the varsol while cleaning.
Thank you for pointing out to the oil pump. I will take my chance of not dropping the oil pump - this will be a separate project, if I need to. Instead I will attach a tee at the pressure switch outlet of the oil filter housing and run a copper tubing to a pressure gauge (thank you for the hint) that I am going to install inside the cabin to monitor my oil pressure during this transition period (for a couple of months). I will also change the filter and drop the oil pan and clean out any residue and build-up in the pan and suction pipe again in a couple of days after firing the engine after repair. Most likely I will change the oil, too (will be pending on the condition of the filter).
BTW, what is the pressure range in the oil line for a regular operation? I will size the pressure gauge accordingly.
Thank you.
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