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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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My ls3 lost oil pressure so i deceided to drain the oil and found this piece attached to the drain plug. Can someone please tell me what it is? Thank you so much.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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I'm pretty sure thats a piece of the timing chain dampener.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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Yup that would be my guess too! **** them damn tensioners! How's the motor? Any damage? I hope you caught it in time!
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 04:35 AM
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I dont know for sure about the motor. I am going to pull it this week. I know for sure the cam is junk. Thanks guys.
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Dam. Hopefully didn't cause too much damage
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Are you guys sure about it being part of the dampener? Only reason I ask is when I took off the timing cover there wasn't a timing chain dampener even on. No bolts, not anything. It seems to me the engine builder might have forgot a major component.
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Damn VVT motors
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Yea when I pulled the cover and seen that, I was ready to take out some frustration with a sledgehammer. As I am sure most people would also be pissed off if this happened to them.
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