Metal pieces in oil drain plug
06-27-2010, 08:12 PM
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Metal pieces in oil drain plug Got around to changing my oil and found this on the tip. Should i be worried? anyone know what its from? The car is running fine for now.
06-27-2010, 09:37 PM
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It looks like the tip that is broken off when a heli-coil is used. As anyone done any thread repairs to the engine recently?
My first thought was a ground strap from a plug but you would have to have one hell of a problem for it to end up in the oil and surely it wouldnt be running right.
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My first thought was a ground strap from a plug but you would have to have one hell of a problem for it to end up in the oil and surely it wouldnt be running right.
My .02
06-28-2010, 01:36 AM
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Looks like helicoil to me. I wouldn't be to concerned about it though (unless you find out its plug related, then how did it get in the pan). It looks like the magnet did its job.
02-03-2013, 10:19 AM
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So what ever happened? Did you find out where the metal chunks came from? I would love to know. I have an identical picture of my drain plug. Thanks
