My oil filter does not look good.

This could very well be the culprit. I know for a fact all clearances were perfect on the mains and rods. The oil did not have fuel in it that I noticed. After I saw this I kept all the oil that came out of the engine and I kept the oil filter also. I'll go back this week and clean up all the material that came out of the filter to look at it better. I may start taking things off the engine but I likely wolnt start pulling it apart until this weekend.
stick or automatic?