Thread: Found this on my sump plug ID anyone?

That looks like a valve lip. Can't imagine it would be running well if that was the case though. Or how it could have made it to the sump.

Damien

Is it a thread stripped off something?

If you find leaks around the cam cover gasket a new one might not cure things, for a good job you need 13 x new ERR7266 grommets then it will be dry like a bone.... as about that piece of metal i can't imagine anything

Could possibly be part of a helicoil? Maybe someone has helicoiled the sump plug thread at some point?

you need 13 x new ERR7266 grommets

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Thanks for that I was wondering how I might ID them!
Regards Philip A

Td5 Diagrams - Land Rover Workshop

G`day , don`t know if you have this type of thing .

Thanks for the exploded views.
I still cannot ID anything that it could be.
I have taken some better photos with an actual camera.Attachment 122778Attachment 122779Attachment 122780
There are some things that I can pick up.

1It has been cracked for it appears a long time. There is only one tiny spot where the break is still shiny.
2It is hardened machined steel
3 It appears to be something that moves inside something else, as there is a polished area on the outside.

My first thought is that it could be a plunger inside the timing chain tensioner but the exploded views are too small to make an assessment.
I am not going to disassemble the entire engine to find it but if I can ID the part I can (maybe ) replace it.
Regards Philip A

I had a look at some images on Google but doesn't appear to be the tensioner plunger as it is solid on the external end and even if it is a rim at the other end the bit could not get out.

So it looks to be cast iron ?
Could it be part of a conrod ? Hard to say with out something to gauge the size to
Maybe take a photo next to say 20 cent coin as it might help to judge the size and culprit