I drained my oil last week and this was stuck to my drain plug. Thank god its magnetic. I have no clue what it is or where its from. Anyone have any ideas?

 

wrist pin or a cam bearing maybe. kind of hard to tell.
is the car making any abnormal noise?

 

no noise and appears to be running fine but I'm afraid to beat on it.

 

It looks a bit small to be a cam bearing.

 

Could possibly be part of a valve seal. I have seen it happen on other engine types.

 

It could be part of a valve seal. I have seen it happen on other type engines.

 

I dont see how this could happen and the motor still run..... piece of a timing chain link?

 

i'm thinking its something from the valve train. If I pull the valve covers off this weekend will I be able to see the valve steam seals from the top.

I have been pushing high rpms, (6700) but i have double valvesprings, and ARP everything..

This forged motor is not even a year old..

 

i hate to say it but that looks like cam bearing to me...

 

lets say it is the cam bearing, is that an easy fix?

 

Unless that piece of paper is about 15 feet wide, I doubt its a cam bearing. I liked the idea of part of a timing chain, but its too big for the rollers that go around each pin. Also, looking at both styles of valveseal, i cant see it coming apart like that. Do you have internal valvespring dampers or are they normal duals? To be honest, it looks to me like something that dosnt belong in an engine...

 

Sort of has the shape of a valve keeper, but that is straight up strange. I doubt that's what it is... if it has a lip, it's a possibility. Hard to tell. Keep us posted!

 

i think they are normal duals. they are crane duals, I did not put them in, the shop that built my forged motor installed them.

It looks like those 3 little pieces for a circle. i'm not sure what the hell it is.

So for the most part are you guys thinking its something in the heads? if i had a broken valve seal would the car always run rough? My car is a little rough on start up but i think that's more because my tune is way off. same stupid subpar shop tuned my car..

 

That sure as hell isn't a wrist pin, and is WAY to small to be a cam bearing, which is about 2" in diameter. It is most likely part of the valvetrain, piece of a rocker, stem seal, or valve lock. Pull the valve covers and inspect thoroughly.

 

Jeff, I think it's valvetrain. Look at ALL the rockers and springs real good with a bright light. I think you will find the problem. I wouldn't run the motor anymore until you correct the problem! Andy.

 

looks like a vavle lock....

 

maybe a piece off of a lifter

 

True, I hadn't considered that, that is another possibility.

 

I think it's a spare part your installer dropped in there for you.
There is no notch for it to be a valve spring lock.
Maybe some sort of crush sleeve or a cheap pinky ring but I don't think it belongs in there.

Unless the rollers on our lifters are rings pressed in concentrically (like spagettios), I can't see it being a part of a lifter.

 

have you changed oil before this, after your forged internal setup? if so then something valvetrain, if not, looks like they accidentally dropped something...