<VV> mystery objects in oil pan

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

Almost certainly valve guide seals.  More common to find them in a oil pan 
then not on an older engine.  I found a 8X6 pice of sandpaper in the oil 
pan of the engine in my convertible.   Can't explain that one.

-Geoff Johnson


On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 rgubser at zoomtown.com wrote:

> Hi, everyone. I had put a finned oil pan on my '62 Spyder when I bought it last year. Today when I took the pan off while preparing to change the bellhousing seal I found some black plastic (nylon?) pieces in the bottom of the pan. Some of the pieces look like segments from a circle. My guess is that it came from a valve guide seal. Does anyone else have another guess as to what this stuff is? The car doesn't smoke and runs fine, so I'm not worried, just curious. Thanks!