thunder550

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So....I pulled the oil pan to change my oil pickup tube o-ring (low oil pressure problem), and I got a little surprise!!

Any idea what these are from? Some are metal and magnetic and some are not metal. None were stuck to the oil pan drain plug. Spun bearing? I didn't have any weird engine noise.

FarmerBeau

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That does look like bearing material. Cut open your oil filter and see what you can find.

thunder550

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Oil filter is clean inside

phasemaster1

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piston skirt or just casting material?

thunder550

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I can hope for that.....seem to big and too many to be something normal....

I pulled the windage tray but don't see anything obvious. Everything looks clean without tearing into the motor any more...

TurboGibbs

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That is hard to tell believe it or not. Those are pretty good pics. Maybe a few more details of individual pieces at different angle on your finger tip? It is hard to tell in 2 deminsions. Also, which ones exactly are magnetic and which are not?

thunder550

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Question....if I pull the bearing caps and the bearing is good, do I still need to replace it? Or can I just put the cap back on it?

thunder550

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The shiny ones are metallic, and the darker ones are not even metal (or don't feel like it). The dark ones are brittle and not magnetic.

phasemaster1

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I wonder if thats from your oil pump? causing low oil pressure and not o-ring.

phasemaster1

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When i removed my pan i recall having a couple of the dark one's myself they looked like plastic. but no metal like that.