Help! Found a small spring after oil change(pics)
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I changed my oil the other day and attached to the magnet at the tip of the drain plug I found tiny metal shavings and a long, very thin spring. I expected metal shavings but not the spring.
I've had the cam in for 10k miles.
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I've had the cam in for 10k miles.
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It's as easy as looking at all the valves and seeing which one is missing the spring. After that it's fixed by removing that spring, taking a pair of pliers to remove the old seal, take the new seal and lightly tap it on with a socket. Reinstall the spring and you're done.
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I aslo believe thats a valve stem seal spring I found one of those befor on a customers car and tripped the F-out. Afew months later car kept oilfoulding #2 plug and sure enough it was a valve spring seal. Don't buy after market get factory replacements