I finishing up my Tn kit and Im clean the last bit of oil off the pan with the old sealant. In front of the screen in the oil pump neck there is this stuff. Looks like a cut up coke can in really small pieces.

WHAT IS IT DOING THERE ?

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Thanks

T

 

I could possibly tell u but those pics are terrible----At least the way they are comeing up on my Screen

 

And take them out of the bag and lay them out on a paper towel or something

 

+10 man get a white A4 paper from ur printer or so and lay the metal things on it and then take a photo... and we will try our best... have a good day..

 

edited try those

Thanks

T (Needs to buy a nicer digi cam)

 

U forgot to attach the pics.....

 

He replaced the original links in the first post with the new pics. If I had any idea what those little metal shavings are I would have said something.

 

sorry my bad ok lets have a lok now...

 

Don't know exactly what it is, but if I found that in my oil pan I would be personally very nervous to say the least.

 

It really don't look good.

 

Does the TN kit require you to do any tapping of the block for oil? Those look like some sort of metal shavings from using a drill.

 

Yes, u bore a hole in the upper oil pan but if Im not mistaken , those appear to be steel shavings, not aluminum. First pics I thought they looked like brg. babbit but no so much with the second picks. Are they aluminum or steel ??? How many miles u have on the engine ??? Is this the first time the pan has been off ??? The TN Kit is a new addition ????

 

oh damn son! i didnt know that the metal shavings were THAT big. i thought they were the size of a human hair ;[

 

Looks like the remnants of a Campbell Soup Can

 

Maybe the motor was performing its own weight savings mod.

 

+10 million

 

The self-modding VQ FTW!

 

Screw oil consumption... metal consumption is the real kicker!!

 

Wow that doesn't look very promising... I can't possibly believe those are from tapping the oil pan. Theres no way the shavings are that big... Is it definitely metal? You said these were in the screen for the oil pick up?

 

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