I trust my mechanic, but, might as well ask strangers on the internet for their opinion too. :)
2013 Hyundai Genesis 3.8L V6 - 185k miles - check engine light came on, a little overdue for an oil change. Took it in, said it was over 4 quarts low, dry dipstick, found metal bits in the filter (see pic). Diagnosis: severe engine damage.
There was no evidence of a leak on my driveway, I guess it was burning oil off, leaking some other way?
Anything I can do here other than sell it to a junk yard? Their quote for engine replacement is probably 3x what it’s worth. What’s the worst case scenario if I just keep oil in it and drive it locally to the store and back?
You’re fine, these filters are designed to catch small shit like that so it doesn’t do any more damage to your motor, when you drain the oil, if you see metal bits there, larger than that, then you’re fucked. Do a full flush, (flush it with trans fluid, then flush trans fluid out with extra motor oil, then fill up in oil and you should be fine.