Blown 997 Engine: What are these little balls in the pan?
02-16-2013, 06:04 PM
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Blown 997 Engine: What are these little ***** in the pan?
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So last summer I blew the 3.8L in my 997s
We finally got the block apart and found a burnt main bearing and broken rod.
That being said, we also found something quite unusual. Little ***** of some unknown material???? They do not feel rubbery. They are grainy and somewhat hard, but you can crack them. Some areas there are chunks of them like they are melted together. They are in the oil filter and other places in the engine (oil side) Also quite a bit at the bottom of the pan.
Does anyone have any idea what these little ***** may be?
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...his-video.html
So last summer I blew the 3.8L in my 997s
We finally got the block apart and found a burnt main bearing and broken rod.
That being said, we also found something quite unusual. Little ***** of some unknown material???? They do not feel rubbery. They are grainy and somewhat hard, but you can crack them. Some areas there are chunks of them like they are melted together. They are in the oil filter and other places in the engine (oil side) Also quite a bit at the bottom of the pan.
Does anyone have any idea what these little ***** may be?
02-16-2013, 07:24 PM
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02-17-2013, 11:49 AM
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Had you recently swapped oils from one type or brand to another?
Thats a good looking post-mortem, looks like what we see once every week or so :-)
Thats a good looking post-mortem, looks like what we see once every week or so :-)
02-17-2013, 12:34 PM
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My WAG is they look like a cam chain rail cover (hard composite plastic) fragments but if you tell me all the chain rails are intact then I'm at a loss.
02-18-2013, 05:10 PM
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