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'98 4.2
Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
Edited by TwinKam on Sunday 29th January 16:17
Thanks Paul, that had crossed my mind, it doesn't look like any part of an engine that I can think of and I've had a fair few apart, but never an AJP8.
I was going to start a thread concerning the most random item found in the valley, just a couple of coil bolts and a deep fried bee in mine... rather disappointing!
I was going to start a thread concerning the most random item found in the valley, just a couple of coil bolts and a deep fried bee in mine... rather disappointing!
TwinKam said:
'98 4.2
Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
It looks like a straightened staple to me! I am being serious.Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
Edited by TwinKam on Sunday 29th January 16:17
ukkid35 said:
TwinKam said:
Is that a lock-tab lurking in the darkness?
It's a fairly beat up washer, and it isn't coming out anytime soon.However it's been captured by the plug magnet so I doubt it can do any more damage.
Fastpedeller said:
TwinKam said:
'98 4.2
Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
It looks like a straightened staple to me! I am being serious.Found this in my drained oil... does anyone who's had one of these apart recognise this? ('Expensive', is not a desired answer )
It looks as though the ends were once spot welded to something, forming a 'bridge', not unlike the top fastener on a pair of trousers.
Edited by TwinKam on Sunday 29th January 16:17
I don't think it's been altered by passing through the engine ie hasn't been bent or straightened, and the areas of flattening at each end are identical, it's definitely been made in that form.
I think ukkid was correct when he suggested that it was foreign to the engine, could be from a tool.
Foreign = Bad... it's like effing Brexit all over again...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
tangerinedream said:
Foreign = Bad... it's like effing Brexit all over again...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
In this instance, Foreign = Not belonging in this place... oh dear... that'll be the next word to be banned by the PC brigade then! http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
So, sump removed today (with the block upright) and found this little lot, all ferrous. Another 10 of the same stapley things (incl one broken) to add to the original that came out with the drained oil, and enough slightly curved bits to make an 88mm () diameter circle... and some to spare... Of course, there may have been more that fell out with a previous oil change.
I've not taken the heads off yet, but what I can see of the bores and pistons is perfect, all skirts and lower ring lands are intact, the outsides of the skirts (visible when pistons are BDC) are like new with no scuffing whatsoever, no scratches in any of the bores, in fact the cross-hatching is still present. Therefore I can't see it being bits of ring material.
On a positive note, I had a couple of caps off and the shells are good. So as far as the oil starvation situation goes, I think I got away with it (see separate thread).
But this debris is bothering me. Your opinions please, Gents...
From a previous post there was an outside chance of it being foreign debris......but now......eeekkkk!!! Doesn't look at all good!!! Has to have come from somewhere......and you make an excellent case for a lower ring giving up the ghost!!!!
I've fished odds and sods out of the v of mine .. but you win hands down the game of worrying engine debris top trumps.......
Any feed back from Powers as to what is could be ??? I'd want Doms opinion....
I've fished odds and sods out of the v of mine .. but you win hands down the game of worrying engine debris top trumps.......
Any feed back from Powers as to what is could be ??? I'd want Doms opinion....
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