Valve spring retainer
#11
07-12-2018, 05:24 PM
#12
07-12-2018, 06:20 PM
Don’t recognize either of those, but I haven’t had this engine pulled apart completely either, so others here may. While the pan is off, look past the crank up to the cam bearings and see if any have walked out. Not as common as a sleeve or oil pump failure, but a couple of guys here have dealt with that I think. That would definitely cause a loss of oil pressure.
#14
07-12-2018, 06:50 PM
Baja
Don’t recognize either of those, but I haven’t had this engine pulled apart completely either, so others here may. While the pan is off, look past the crank up to the cam bearings and see if any have walked out. Not as common as a sleeve or oil pump failure, but a couple of guys here have dealt with that I think. That would definitely cause a loss of oil pressure.
I am not totally familiar with the Rover V8 but in all honesty I don't recognise those pieces in your photo. If you have the pan off go a bit further and investigate the oil pump if the oil light is showing. IMHO I would take any advice the guys on this site have as they are really familiar with the Rover V8 engine.
#15
07-12-2018, 08:14 PM
If everything looks okay, so far, go ahead and check oil pump. If that looks good, check your oil cooler lines (if you have a model with it) for loss of fluid/pressure. If you don't find anything broken, that piece of metal might be a bit of flashing that broke off the block, possibly around the oil drains in the valley. Can be a bit rough there at times.
#16
07-12-2018, 08:21 PM
Pro Wrench
#18
07-12-2018, 08:57 PM
Yeah, the ring looks like it's from a valve cover gasket.
Someone likely had the valve covers and lower intake off, and one of the rings fell through the lifter valley into the oil pan.
The other piece being broken casting is a great guess, and I knocked quite a bit of that out of the lifter valley in my engine, but it has a smooth edge, and looks like steel, not aluminum.
It does not look like part of the oil pump.
The pump can look fine, possibly be broken into pieces(but still held together in the front cover and functioning normally), the low oil pressure would likely come from surface wear, where the gears and cover make contact.
Someone likely had the valve covers and lower intake off, and one of the rings fell through the lifter valley into the oil pan.
The other piece being broken casting is a great guess, and I knocked quite a bit of that out of the lifter valley in my engine, but it has a smooth edge, and looks like steel, not aluminum.
It does not look like part of the oil pump.
The pump can look fine, possibly be broken into pieces(but still held together in the front cover and functioning normally), the low oil pressure would likely come from surface wear, where the gears and cover make contact.
#19
07-13-2018, 06:48 AM
Pro Wrench
Yeah, the ring looks like it's from a valve cover gasket.
Someone likely had the valve covers and lower intake off, and one of the rings fell through the lifter valley into the oil pan.
The other piece being broken casting is a great guess, and I knocked quite a bit of that out of the lifter valley in my engine, but it has a smooth edge, and looks like steel, not aluminum.
It does not look like part of the oil pump.
The pump can look fine, possibly be broken into pieces(but still held together in the front cover and functioning normally), the low oil pressure would likely come from surface wear, where the gears and cover make contact.
Someone likely had the valve covers and lower intake off, and one of the rings fell through the lifter valley into the oil pan.
The other piece being broken casting is a great guess, and I knocked quite a bit of that out of the lifter valley in my engine, but it has a smooth edge, and looks like steel, not aluminum.
It does not look like part of the oil pump.
The pump can look fine, possibly be broken into pieces(but still held together in the front cover and functioning normally), the low oil pressure would likely come from surface wear, where the gears and cover make contact.
Idk what the other piece is, but it could be a piece of the casting I suppose.
#20
07-13-2018, 07:16 AM