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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:43 pm 
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did an oil change to my car for the first time since ive had it and this came out..

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They look copperish - are they magnetic?

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they do indeed.. and no they arnt magnetic (which is probably why my sump plug didnt pick them up


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Thrust washer?

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i have no idea what it is...


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its not part of a copper washer from your sump plug?


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its not part of a copper washer from your sump plug?


doesnt look like it, if it is its been rather mutilated.. and the copper wash on mine was perfectly intact.. could have been replaced tho..


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Could be the PO lucky brass antique coin :? I suggest you put it back in through the oil cap so the engine can absorb it's luckiness :wink: :lol: .

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A piece of the selector fork??

Yuk, better out than in anyway...

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watever it is.. its very stiff i cant bend it easily


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Whatever it is, I think it will be expensive! :lol:

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I think Scott's on the money ....

Nick , what do you know of the cars service history , motor or gearbox ever been changed that you know of ? One of my many mini blunders was not stripping and checking a gearbox after the motor had dropped the center main thrust washers and I missed a chunk of the thrust washer that was then ground up by the gearbox and run through the oil stuffing the engine bearings ....

There are a few parts in the engine that look like that , thrust washers are one of them so keep an ear out for any strange noises and if it seems to be making more noise and vibrating more than before see if you can move the bottom pulley at all (if it drops the thrust washers the crank and pulley can move in and out a couple of mm , or at least mine did :oops: ) . It could also be a bit of random metal that found it's way into the oil filler cap or oil , or even something that was sitting in the oil tray you didn't notice beforehand . Basically keep an ear out for any noises for a while anyway as you can save money by shutting it down before it does major damage .

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as far as i know it had been serviced by link automotive.. and my engine makes a few noises im working on getting rid of them.. and it definatly wasnt in the pan beforehand.. thanks for the info :)


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Might pay to take them into a mini mechanic and see if they recognise them , how big are they (thickness as well) ?

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They could be the Copper washers that sit under the sun gears in the diff.

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