metal in oil pan

[1991vert]

well my friend's oil pump seized up on him and we pulled the pan and he reached around in thereand pulled out like 5 good size pieces of metal. we took out the pump and took off the plate to find something that resembles a pin or something. as thick as a paper clip, but not close to being the size of a paper clip. the oil wasn't "metallic" so there weren't any small shavings in it. there's no way this came in through the top end. the pieces of metal almost look like a washer cut in half. they look too small to be a part of a piston ring. the distributor shaft did wiggle around. could it be a part of the distributor that fell down in there? that's the only way that i could see big chunks of metal getting into the pan.

any thoughts are welcome

thanks,
chris

 

[1991vert]

ttt no one?

 

[garystocker]

You're distributor shaft wobbles??

Get a new distributor and check that the cleaned oil pump still works...when it seized the gear may have stripped...watch that.

 

[vristang]

Can you post some pics?


It will help alot.

 

[1991vert]

it was on my friend's car and i will try to get pics soon. we replaced the oil pump . wasnt going to risk having oil pump failure or crappy pressure due to a shot oil pump after we got the car all back together.

yes, the distributor wobbles so we replaced it with one that doesnt.

 

[1991vert]

pics

 

[vristang]

I'm at a total loss. Maybe someone put it in the pan, instead of it coming from some part of the engine though.

 

[srothfuss]

Doesn't the part on the right look like a piece of the ring?

The other parts look like a shim of some sort.

 

[1991vert]

if you look at the curve of the ring it seems too narrow, too much of an arch. piston rings are thicker material too, aren't they?