Junk in Oil - Help Identify

[Topless]

Hmmm,
That much stuff in the filter makes me pretty uncomfortable. Did someone pull the pan a while ago and use way too much sealant (white stuff)? I have not seen the green stuff before but finding the source for all this could be very important.

[Mike_Yi]

Pasta salad?

[Kirk]

Originally Posted by Topless

Hmmm,
That much stuff in the filter makes me pretty uncomfortable. Did someone pull the pan a while ago and use way too much sealant (white stuff)? I have not seen the green stuff before but finding the source for all this could be very important.

Yup, when I bought the car six years ago the drain plug was seized in the pan. I had to remove the pan to get the drain plug out. I re-sealed the pan with black RTV sealant. Did I use too much? Probably. I didn't expect it to turn green or white though.... The stuff still stuck inside the pan this time was still black, despite constant contact with the oil in the pan. So, I'm thinking it's something else.

Again, I think I'll worry about it if I start to get a leak, the engine runs rough, or if I find more junk at my next oil change.

Kirk

[JTP]

Charles Navarro looked the white rubbery sealant remnants in my oil filter and he called it Drybond or something like that. A Porsche factory sealant.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Kirk

Yup, when I bought the car six years ago the drain plug was seized in the pan. I had to remove the pan to get the drain plug out. I re-sealed the pan with black RTV sealant. Did I use too much? Probably. I didn't expect it to turn green or white though.... The stuff still stuck inside the pan this time was still black, despite constant contact with the oil in the pan. So, I'm thinking it's something else.

Again, I think I'll worry about it if I start to get a leak, the engine runs rough, or if I find more junk at my next oil change.

Kirk

Ok, if you used black RTV to seal the pan and the remains are still black then the white and green stuff came from elsewhere. If it were my car I would shorten the oil change interval and as you said: keep my eyes/ears open.

[jhandy]

It is my understanding that chain pads are brown-tan, and the tension rails are black plastic. however, look at the porsche gasket set for the 986. There appears to be a lot of green o-rings in the bag.

http://www.****************************************.com/Part-Number/Engine-Gasket-Set-NOTE--Does-not-include-head-gaskets-or-valve-stem-seals-NOTE--Also-use--(1)-000-043-204-35-Loctite-5900-__98610090500_O-prd-E_6BB4EABD.aspx

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Porsche_911_3.6_2001/p/Car-Parts/Engine-Parts/engine-parts1/car-gasket-seals/?361330085&1&88a8a23cab73e482554f05e3940ea876b516ffca&ENGS

surely someone like Jake who has torn these motors down should be able to give us a top 5 list of green plastic parts in the motor.

[jcb986]

Anything that is rubbery is a sealant...chain guide tensioner should be of a very hard material.