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redpepperracing · 04-08-2026, 06:59 AM

The oil pressure spring is similar, but nowhere near that long:

I have no idea what that could be, but it's also hard to tell what size it is, perhaps a banana for scale?

As an aside, this is what I found in my strainer when I took my pan off:

04-08-2026, 06:59 AM	#3
redpepperracing Registered User Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 236	The oil pressure spring is similar, but nowhere near that long: I have no idea what that could be, but it's also hard to tell what size it is, perhaps a banana for scale? As an aside, this is what I found in my strainer when I took my pan off: