My oil filter does not look good.

Sad and a pain in the wallet to have this happen. I think many of us have been there. Good job stopping, cutting open the filter and regrouping.

Once this happens, everything will need to be taken apart, cleaned inspected and passed/rebuilt or replaced, even the heads. I had an engine built several decades ago that had dirt and debris in the oil passages that were supposed to have been scrubbed, but had not been. The guy who built it nicked the crank with the rods when he threw it together, and it gouged the rod bearings as well.

I was just a kid at the time, and ended up suing the guy in small claims court and won. It was a shallow victory. Best of luck.

It's just a motor. Plus I really can not sue myself. Now if someone wrecked into my car and it was totaled? Then I would be singing a different tune and I would be devastated. Truth is that I need to go through the transmission so this will just be an excuse for some downtime.

It's just money. :)