Thanks for accepting me to your group.
Just wondering if you can help me please, I have a 2003 td5 which has done 120k. I've always done all my own maintenance and did head gasket 2yrs ago. Last week I was on A12 and lost all drive, coasted into lay by. Engine was fine no oil light. It took RAC 11hrs to recover me home and whilst waiting had engine running occasionally to charge phone still with no oil light. Next day thought auto box oil level low, started engine but now engine oil light on. Has oil so took sump off as know about oil pump bolt working loose. Found oil pump chain loose and head of oil pump bolt in the sump along with a small steel pipe and pieces of plastic. I'm going to replace bolt, but does anyone know where pipe and plastic have come from?
There are and were no noises from the gearbox prior to breaking down, was thinking the loss of drive could be the torque converter or autobox pump? Appreciate your help, Thank you

 

I've now found the cause of no drive, it's a sheared drive plate at the crankshaft

 

That tube almost looks like the tube that cools the underside of the piston.