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Technically Speaking => General Technical discussion => Topic started by: Dale Booth on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 05:18 PM

Title: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Dale Booth on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 05:18 PM
I found this changing the oil. It's rubber or hard plastic dies anyone know what it us please. Thankyou
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: ARH on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 06:26 PM
Looks like a grommet of some sort... kinda difficult to tell as it looks pretty chewed up.  I'm sure someone will be along shortly with a better idea tho.... :onya:
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Mick_J on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 06:45 PM
Have you had any covers off recently?
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Del on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 07:05 PM
not sure of the diameter of the coin but to me it resembles ong one of the rocker cover bolt gaskets
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Snapey on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 08:07 PM
Quote from: Del on Saturday, 18 February  2017, 07:05 PM
not sure of the diameter of the coin but to me it resembles ong one of the rocker cover bolt gaskets

I thought so to but it's nothing like it when you compare the two.
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: kja on Saturday, 18 February 2017, 10:13 PM
The only parts internally that are black plastic are the cam guides as far as I can remember, however they don't really anything like that, my guess is its something thats dropped in when someone had had the camcover off.
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: lawrie on Monday, 20 February 2017, 03:39 AM
That looks like a seal from the sump, either the oil-valve assy, or the oil outlet by the strainer.
I think I'd drop the sump & take a peek, just to be on the safe side.
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: froudy on Monday, 20 February 2017, 04:09 AM
Quote from: lawrie on Monday, 20 February  2017, 03:39 AM
That looks like a seal from the sump, either the oil-valve assy, or the oil outlet by the strainer.
I think I'd drop the sump & take a peek, just to be on the safe side.

From memory when I dropped my sump it was just an "O" ring on the oil pressure tube, a gasket on the pickup strainer assy and the copper seal?

Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Dale Booth on Monday, 20 February 2017, 12:44 PM
Thanks every one it just has me at a dead end
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: RickC on Monday, 20 February 2017, 01:14 PM
Could it be one of the 8 seals from  under the top camcover bolts?
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Snapey on Monday, 20 February 2017, 06:39 PM
Dale & I took the cam cover off today thinking the previous owner might have cocked up the gasket ... all good there. Next is sump removal where hopefully the culprit will be found.
Title: Re: Foreign matter in oil
Post by: Dale Booth on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 06:11 PM
Quote from: lawrie on Monday, 20 February  2017, 03:39 AM
That looks like a seal from the sump, either the oil-valve assy, or the oil outlet by the strainer.
I think I'd drop the sump & take a peek, just to be on the safe side.
. Yes I will have to do that fingers crossed I find it.