I just got the pan down in my 5 year old rebuilt 289. I found a spotless pan inside, except for this 2" piece of piston. It looks like the ear tabs that hang down on eith side of all the pistons. I could not see which piston it came from without rotating the engine to get a look at the pistons up in the bore. The pistons on the downstroke I could inspect and they all had their ears in tact.
The car has not been driving differently at all during the last 2 years I have had it. I suspect the piece has been there since before I got it. I did notice some vibration but none so bad to attract my attention. It seems to drive fine. No shavings in the oil.
Do I leave it like it is? Re-assemble the pan and continue as I was? Or do I replace a piston. Can that be done from the bottom? Do all the pistons need to be replaced?
If I did not need to change the pan due to a leaking drain plug, I would never even have found the piston piece.
What do you think?
The car has not been driving differently at all during the last 2 years I have had it. I suspect the piece has been there since before I got it. I did notice some vibration but none so bad to attract my attention. It seems to drive fine. No shavings in the oil.
Do I leave it like it is? Re-assemble the pan and continue as I was? Or do I replace a piston. Can that be done from the bottom? Do all the pistons need to be replaced?
If I did not need to change the pan due to a leaking drain plug, I would never even have found the piston piece.
What do you think?