Metal debris in the oil

[78F350]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Regardless of how the engine is still running, that is on Hell of a lot of ferrous metal from a mostly alloy engine. Something is seriously wrong, and continuing to run it is likely to make it even worse. Shut it off, hide the key, and take the engine out before something bad becomes disastrous.

IMHO, if it still runs well, ignore JFP.
Get a friend to record the video and go have some fun with what's left of it:


...and maybe another friend with a fire extinguisher.

[Jamesp]

I'm going with IMS bearing. Don't run the car. Turn it over to TDC by hand. Lock it there. Remove tranny and follow the procedure to remove the IMSB cover. That means loosening tensioners etc. I'll bet the bearing is missing the bearing cage and a side shield. I'm way less squeamish about metal in the oil than most forum members. If it is the bearing there's a good chance you caught it in time and can just slap another $10.00 fully sealed greased bearing in its place. I know heresy, but more likely than not you'll fix the problem. If you put an open bearing in, the metal debris will kill it in short order. You need a fully sealed bearing.

[Jamesp]

One other note is the chain ramps should be replaced as they have metal embedded into them.