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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
i found it on my oil drainplug
nice to have the magnetic trap...
not so nice that the other 3/4 of this thing is still in there




[ October 04, 2003, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: Elapid ]
 

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Posted by 87 Saleen (Member # 1549) on :
 
USA!!!! USA!!!!
 

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Posted by 4.6 EATIN GM'S (Member # 1633) on :
 
it looks like a piece of a piston ring thats the only thing i can think of.but from the size of the piece to that quarter i really dont know
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
the only thing that seems to match the diameter is maybe some front camshaft part? or maybe it's something foreign that got dropped inside my engine when it was out at the ford dealer?

it is obviously worn like it was a shim on a moving part or tightened alot...

too big for a valvetrain piece...


 

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Posted by 88gt (Member # 579) on :
 
The piece has too much curvature to be from a piston ring. Is the piece flat or rounded? It looks round almost from the picture, but it's hard to tell.
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
it's flat like a washer
slightly larger diameter than the quarter.
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
so...
i guess this means a complete teardown is in order?
if i can figure out what it is first, i might be able to fix it without pulling the motor is what i'm thinking...

anyone have one of these motors fully apart?

i have a set of heads sitting here and don't see anything that looks quite the right size.

anyone??????
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 
The seat to a ring
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Email it to Sean Hiland and ask them what it is.
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
good idea!
 

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Posted by Primer GR40 (Member # 476) on :
 
a chip of the main bearing?
 

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Posted by TRIX02GT (Member # 2844) on :
 
Why not try a comp or leakdown test to see if you have broken a piece of a ring?? If that's your main concern...
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
it's not a piece of piston ring. the diameter is way too small.

my main concern is that it appears that there's metal floating around in my motor that should be in one piece.
 

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Posted by CobraSVT2001 (Member # 2309) on :
 
Looks almost like a thread to a bolt.. Maybe too deep but??
 

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Posted by azl (Member # 2112) on :
 
Are there any Spirolox retainers in Ford engines? (no experience here)

http://www.kaydon.com/spirolox/springs.asp

maybe a stray piece from a stamped part like the valve cover? like SVT2001 said, it looks like a thread to a very large hole.
 

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Posted by ihatethesesns (Member # 684) on :
 
So any updates yet?
 

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Posted by Elapid (Member # 50) on :
 
i sent a pic to SHM, no response from them. the car's in the shop getting some other stuff fixed that they left loose last time they worked on it


i have looked at all the diameters of the main rotating components and the only thing that makes sense is that something from the fromt of the motor lost a washer. if it came from the front, it wouldn't have hurt anything on the way to the pan, i hope...

i need to get the car through smog first then i'll pull the front cover off and see what there is to see.

maybe i'll get lucky and they will break it at the shop and put in a new motor for me...

lol!
 

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