Plastic at bottom of oil pan
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Plastic at bottom of oil pan
I removed my oil pan yesterday and at the bottom of it i found a few small pieces plastic... a friend of mine said it could be the timing chain tensioner anyone have an idea?
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i dont have pics it was like maybe 3 or 4 really small pieces i thought it may have been old gasket but wen comparing it was differant so idk does my 87 jeeo have a tensioner? or should i just slap the oil pan bak on and hope for the best/
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You could pull the engine apart and find the source of the plastic (the expensive scavenger hunt),
Or simply go on the assumption that no critical engine parts are made of plastic and button it back up.
If it were mine and it were running fine without any oddball noises, I'd run it as-is until it gave me reason to do otherwise. I can't say if that's the right decision for you.
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Originally Posted by Radi
Well.. define "best thing".
You could pull the engine apart and find the source of the plastic (the expensive scavenger hunt),
Or simply go on the assumption that no critical engine parts are made of plastic and button it back up.
If it were mine and it were running fine without any oddball noises, I'd run it as-is until it gave me reason to do otherwise. I can't say if that's the right decision for you.
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This is a go piece info to know.
Thanks for posting it.
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