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OK inmates, I was behaving myself and fixing leaks on my van.
(2006 Mk 6 TD 2.0 no air con FWD RHD).
As I pull off the sump, I notice three bits of stuff in the sump that are NOT supposed to be there.
Well, I'm pretty sure not.....like not even in a Ford.
There MIGHT have been more pieces: like I pulled the sump off and was busy rinsing down my passages from the top valve cover to the oil sump/oil filter.
I've been drilling and adding glow plug helicoil, so was flushing away any debris.
But these guys were there, swimming in the oil, just chilling.
(1) Metal clip: well, it IS a metal clip, for what??? A sensor?
But INSIDE the engine??
(2) Brass piece: part of a sensor housing?
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I'll look, but I don't THINK I'm missing any of them.
The Cylinder Head Temperature Sensor is brassy looking, but mine is still there.
(3) piece of metal casting: THIS has me a bit concerned....it LOOKS like part of a bearing.
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So (3) is only PART of the "bearing" it came from.
Seems to be originally 18-20mm in diameter max.
So THAT means it's NOT part of a big end or small end bearing: is too small.
Like the small end (piston ring) is 30mm.
This is not that big.
All agreed?
Well, is hard to measure really accurately, but I REALLY don't think so.
So what else???
Is not from oil pump: that looks intact, and has a wire mesh screen that stops anything important falling out, or going in.
And I checked: wire mesh screen is intact.
Obviously not fuel pump.
Not water pump.
Don't have an air con.
Sortof makes you think it's fallen off Mr. Ford's Puma Duratorq.....but what??
And maybe fell off a while ago, and got fixed.....
Or MAYBE my Van ate another car, and this is all that's left?
Like maybe a small Fiat?
A scooter for a snack?
So maybe this was just in the oil sump being digested, a bit like boa constrictor does when it easts a frog??
Do Transits do that?
I had the Timing Belt cover off, but I don't THINK anything important had fallen off.
Like I wasn't looking for this specifically because I only saw this stuff AFTER I re-installed it.
And what else is there??
OK, like the tensioner, but the chain seems to run OK.
OK, so looking at the camshaft, and valve springs etc, they look OK.
Nothing obviously missing.
And it wasn't actually doing anything bad there.
Like there are lots of screens and filters that keep it there.
But I AM sort of puzzled....
Not quite puzzled enough to pull off Timing Cover again, or remove engine and put apart.
But puzzled.
Should I be worried???
Like OK, so maybe this stuff is necessary.
But what's worse that can happen?
Well, engine stops.
And I have to take it apart...sigh.
Well, might as well wait.
Maybe it IS part of a scooter the van ate....
Or maybe a KTM.
Now THAT makes sense: KTM sux.
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And I don't even LIKE scooters, I'm a big bike guy, a BMW guy...:-}
Alan
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