Plastic and Metal in Oil Pan

[GMEshortSqueeze]

1997 LX450 - I recently dropped my oil pan to reseal the leaking RTV and found a variety of plastic and metal parts inside. But they don't look at all like any internal components I can think of, especially the small metal coils (springs?). Does anyone have any guesses as to what these are?

 

[simple]

You ought to sell some of those Gamestop shares son.

Oil seals usually have those little springs. Plastic is consistent with a seal as well. Good luck and get ready to tear down the engine.

 

[GMEshortSqueeze]

You ought to sell some of those Gamestop shares son.

Oil seals usually have those little springs. Plastic is consistent with a seal as well. Good luck and get ready to tear down the engine.

Yep that checks out. luckily I sold my shares near the peak

 

[Saito]

Plastic is most likely timing chain guides. And agree on the springs being something you’d see on the inside lip of a seal . . .good luck man.

 

[calokie]

Valve cover, spark plug grommet?

 

[BILT4ME]

I'm guessing a front main seal spring that got hooked by the broken bits on the ting chain guides as they tumbled around in the timing cover. The red stuff is probably silicone from someone replacing the oil pan to find the parts you now have.