Author Topic: half circle bits of metal in my oil pan (Read 3331 times)

bmwm42 · « **on:** March 14, 2011, 11:03:06 AM »

Changed my oil pan gasket a few weeks ago and found half circle metal pieces in my oil pan. What are they my car runs great doesnt have loud ticking noise except at start up for like a couple seconds. It has a new tensioner and the sprockets werent pointy car has about 265k miles im getting about 35 mpg hwy on this thing i run 15/40w oil just curious as to what the hell they can be from and how close this engine is to death

monko141 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2011, 11:41:37 AM »

pieces of the chain.

bmwm42 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2011, 11:53:25 AM »

serious wow how do just pieces of it come off

DesktopDave · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2011, 04:40:23 PM »

Yeah, they do. They're only the outer row of the timing chain if my guess is right. I was skeptical too, but the chain was apparently somewhat overbuilt.

RED IS 91 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2011, 05:51:43 PM »

Did it look like this..............

bmwm42 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2011, 10:52:59 PM »

Yup just like that though not that many

B318M42W · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2011, 11:06:59 PM »

rollers from the chain... chain is dying!!!!!

a930rocket · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2011, 03:50:52 PM »

I'm guessing it's time to replace that chain, etc. YESTERDAY!

rac3r · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2011, 10:54:12 PM »

I saw those in my oil pan too, and I couldn't figure out where they came from. So that's what they are!