How bad is it doc?

[jdirty]

I was doing my lower pan. And to my surprise i saw chunks of my timing guide.
It was two weeks ago since i last had my lower pan off so my estimate would be somewhere along the guide broke and it's been hanging out in my pan.

I'm deciding to either

• replace the guides, chains, sprockets.
• let it grenade while a refurb a new m42 on the side
• Or just put an m54 since this is my spare m42 car anyway.

Any suggestions?

[jdirty]

Somebody on r3v (RogueToaster) mentioned:

That looks like #7 below, if so you should be fine for quite a while.

Has this ever happened to anybody?

[wazzu70]

I agree it looks like #7. Mine was really brittle and broke upon removing.

The real question is...what shape are the rest of your guides in?

[jdirty]

I agree it looks like #7. Mine was really brittle and broke upon removing.

The real question is...what shape are the rest of your guides in?

they look "OK" from when i did my headgasket and lower pan like two weeks ago.
How important is that bottom piece?