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Found this in my oil pan - should I be concerned

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YOUR RESEARCHFound this in my oil pan - should I be concerned

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Replace timing chains

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A little background, the PO had replaced the timing chains.

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Clean after machining

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Hey Porsche nice cleaning after machining on that block.

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Clean after machining

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Hey Porsche nice cleaning after machining on that block.

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Clean too

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No and the magnetic drain plug was clean too.

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Hey Porsche nice cleaning after machining on that block.

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Clean too

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No and the magnetic drain plug was clean too.

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Found this in my oil pan - should I be concerned

Replace timing chains

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A little background, the PO had replaced the timing chains.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I dropped my pan over the weekend and I found these and a few bits from the chain tensioners, they are non-ferrous. A little background, the PO had replaced the timing chains. I did a oil analysis with SpeedDiagnostix over the summer and everything was good, I just sent in my sample from this oil change. What are these and are they anything to be concerned about?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Quotes source post: 18499999

No and the magnetic drain plug was clean too.

POST 4Original post

It may just be the pic but that looks like tape that was ground up by a timing chain .

POST 5Original post

Is this first time you have looked in the sump? Meaning is this new or could it have been in there for 20 years?

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Quotes source post: 18500234

This is the first time that I have looked in the sump.

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Quotes source post: 18500170

They are a thin gauge metal.

POST 8Original post

That's a curl made by a drill bit and it's probably been in there since the engine was manufactured.

POST 9Original post

Quotes source post: 18500297

Hey Porsche nice cleaning after machining on that block. Must have been a Monday morning or Friday afternoon production.

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