Oil Change Surprise

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by TMB

'29 Murray Town Sedan. After changing my oil I noticed some small pieces in the bottom of the bucket that look like they could be broken off teeth fragments of some type of gear. Am suspecting it is my fiber timing gear (have not verified yet) but wondering if this could be something worse? Car runs fine. Areas for me to inspect?

IF you cam gear is still of fiber variety, and bits are of fiber...pull timing cover..voila !
If this cam gear must be replaced, good news is that you can improve your engine overall by replacing fiber gear with McEachern alum or bronze cam gear.
Now, possible bad news is....you most likely have these bits in places where you would not want them..i.e.- oil pump/bearings/passages, etc...

Best to get that cover off first to see how much fiber is loose in your engine.