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91stockcoupe
08-09-2016, 11:39 AM
This is probably a long shot but I took my valve cover and I found a piece of metal laying next to the intake cam. Engine runs fine, except for a rattle which is why I took the valve cover off, I think it's from the tensioner but I'm not sure, upper guide is removed. So if anybody knows what that could be and any tips on the rattle let me know please.

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brndck
08-09-2016, 11:50 AM
what engine?
STR8 H8N
08-09-2016, 12:44 PM
piston sleeve
tuzzio
08-09-2016, 12:46 PM
flux capacitor
91stockcoupe
08-09-2016, 03:11 PM
what engine?

Twin cam ka
brndck
08-09-2016, 03:15 PM
how big is it? put something next to it so we have a reference.
91stockcoupe
08-09-2016, 03:24 PM
how big is it? put something next to it so we have a reference.

It's pretty small
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justinbyrant
08-09-2016, 04:17 PM
hard to tell but maybe a piece of a valve guide or a keeper but looks to big to be a keeper
Mcflurry
08-09-2016, 07:00 PM
If the engine runs fine I wouldn't give it too much thought.
It may be well something that's fallen into the head while someone was servicing it and it hasn't affected anything.

I can't figure out what it could be however through process of elimiation...

Is it valve related? Unlikely.
Is it Cam related? Very unlikely.
Is it Valve cover related? Unlikely.
Is it HLA related? Unlikely.
Is it timing related? Very unlikely.

Personally I wouldn't be too concerned.

Do you intend on removing the head in the near future?
91stockcoupe
08-09-2016, 07:06 PM
If the engine runs fine I wouldn't give it too much thought.
It may be well something that's fallen into the head while someone was servicing it and it hasn't affected anything.

I can't figure out what it could be however through process of elimiation...

Is it valve related? Unlikely.
Is it Cam related? Very unlikely.
Is it Valve cover related? Unlikely.
Is it HLA related? Unlikely.
Is it timing related? Very unlikely.

Personally I wouldn't be too concerned.

Do you intend on removing the head in the near future?


No I just plan on replacing the tensioner or the whole timing chain. Thanks for the response, eases my mind a bit haha
Bnr32gtr
08-09-2016, 07:23 PM
Not shore what that pice is but the rattle is prob the timing chain on the upper Gide
kruked
08-12-2016, 03:13 PM
Not shore what that pice is but the rattle is prob the timing chain on the upper Gide

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shore
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/pice
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gide
jedi03
08-14-2016, 11:13 AM
What does the back side of that look like? It looks like a retainer keeper to me with what I can see on my phone...can easily remove cams and look at the tops of your retainers to see if any are missing
kruked
08-14-2016, 11:57 AM
It's not a keeper because,

A) it's too long.
B) it doesn't look thick enough.
C) it's not going to fold that easily