Small strip of metal fell into oil filler

mty12345

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I found it. I drained the oil, no luck there, i loosened the rocker cover to fit a borescope in between en kept looking for over an hour, still hadn't found it, then I talked to a mechanic and he said I should just cut the timing belt and take the rocker cover off to find that piece of metal so I did. I'm getting it towed to a mechanic next week so he can retime my engine en install new belts and a waterpomp. Glad I found the piece.
Nice work, glad you found it ok :)
 
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BadBoy03

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I found it. I drained the oil, no luck there, i loosened the rocker cover to fit a borescope in between en kept looking for over an hour, still hadn't found it, then I talked to a mechanic and he said I should just cut the timing belt and take the rocker cover off to find that piece of metal so I did. I'm getting it towed to a mechanic next week so he can retime my engine en install new belts and a waterpomp. Glad I found the piece.
That's great news! The things we do to save our rides 🤗 (& the ££'s!)
 
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