Metal Pieces in oil pan

[andrewdees]

Hey guys, On sunday I put a blacktop SR in and got it running just fine. But before I put it in, I changed the sealant on the oil pan since it was leaking. I found 3 very small bronze color metal pieces that when pieced together looked like a half circle. My turbo does have a lot of front to back movement on the compressor turbine. Is it possible for the center bearing to fall apart and maybe run down the turbo drain tube into the oil pan? thanks

-Drew

[discopotatoe]

[C - ROD]

how big are the peices, will they fit through the oil return, or are they the siz of a main or rod bearing

[andrewdees]

I dont have a camera to take pics, buts lets say they are about the size of pieces of oatmeal. Im sure they are small enough to fit through the oil drain tube.

[Onizuka]

You'd probably be getting alot of blue smoke or oil in the intake tubing if it were the oil seal on the turbo. If it were from anything else I would imagin your motor making some horrific sounds and then dying a horrible death.

[sr20-thoj]

sounds like rod bearing shavings..