who can identify these

[Kyle]

They were in the oil pan of the motor I hope to use in my buggy.The guy I got the motor from said he thought it had a rod knock.
Its a 1991 dodge 318. it has multi port injection
which is wy I want to use it instead of my 360.
Any help is appreciated
thank you in advance
Kyle

 

[mbryson]

wow, I'm far from a Chrysler expert but those look very valve train oriented to me. I can't think of anything else that small in the bottom end unless those are part of the cam bearing system. The question if that is correct, is how did things that big get down into the pan. Looking up a LA engine rebuild kit to see if I can figure those parts out. Curious to see what the Mopar folks think.

 

[Shawn]

Cam bearings.

 

[Greg]

Cam bearings.

Must be a pretty small cam... did you see the Quarter?

They almost look like some kind of valve seal retainer, but I wouldn't think they would have made their way down to the oil pan!

Have you pulled the valve covers by chance?

 

[Greg]

Would they interlock, if you turned one over on top of the other?

 

[Shawn]

What is interesting is they are all the same shape with a cut out. They also look to be the actual size rather than broken pieces. I wondered about valve seats but not sure how those would end up in the pan.

 

[Shawn]

Must be a pretty small cam... did you see the Quarter?

They almost look like some kind of valve seal retainer, but I wouldn't think they would have made their way down to the oil pan!

Have you pulled the valve covers by chance?

It is a 318 you know..........

 

[mbryson]

What is interesting is they are all the same shape with a cut out. They also look to be the actual size rather than broken pieces. I wondered about valve seats but not sure how those would end up in the pan.

....and there's seven of them.....

 

[BCGPER]

Like Marc, I steer clear of anything Mopar. Judging by the scale against the quarter, way too small to be anything cam related. I've seen some umbrella type valve seals use a similar locking devise, but they appear a bit large for that. If it turns out to be something like that, there's about 9 more peices floating around in that engine somewhere.

 

[Coco]

Almost looks like parts of the pistons?

 

[mbryson]

Almost looks like parts of the pistons?

I was trying to make them some kind of wrist pin lock or something, but he'd know for sure if those had gotten loose

 

[Shawn]

I was trying to make them some kind of wrist pin lock or something, but he'd know for sure if those had gotten loose

Dam, I was just thinking that too. Those are pressed in though...

 

[Bart]

Finger nail clippings from Iron Man? Sorry, nothing else to offer.

 

[bryson]

Maybe they got there the same way the 1/2" bolt got into Braden's rear axle...?

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

Those are too uniform to have been broken. They look to me like something inadvertanly left in the pan when it was built...My .02

 

[Darwin]

Its been many years since I've worked on that motor, but I'm thinking that the rocker arms for that engine ride on a common rail, and those pieces are some kind of keeper to make sure everything lines up. Pulling off a valve cover could confirm or shoot that theory down.

 

[mbryson]

Its been many years since I've worked on that motor, but I'm thinking that the rocker arms for that engine ride on a common rail, and those pieces are some kind of keeper to make sure everything lines up. Pulling off a valve cover could confirm or shoot that theory down.

I think you're right. Kind of a like a Buick rocker system

 

[jackjoh]

Gotta be cam bearings thrown in for good luck.

 

[snowboard3r411]

Cam bearings.

x2 and that's pretty bad if they were in the bottom of the pan

 

[Darwin]

cam bearings are pressed into the block, and they are one piece. i'd bet the farm if i had one, that they are not bearing material