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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 3:03 am Post subject: Mystery pieces in oil pick up |
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Hopefully somebody has an idea
These pieces were dug out of the oil pick up opening screen from a turbo motor circa '82. Its one of my spare engines of unknown origin but was hoping to use for a temporary swap
So far I haven't thought of anything they might be. Any ideas??? Size wise is pretty small considering opening of pick up is roughly 17mm (Guessing since I am at my computer)
Some of the pieces including a thin metal ring
Assembly of some in probably too tight a radius. Plastic or similar
Metal piece - bronze maybe
_________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
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Carrera RSR
Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2309 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 4:29 am Post subject: |
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Plastic piece looks like valve stem oil seal? _________________ 1980 931 - forged pistons, Piper cam, K27/26 3257 6.10 hybrid turbo, 951 FMIC, custom intake, Mittelmotor dizzy & cam pulley, H&S exhaust, GAZ Gold, Fuch'ed, Quaife
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 5:08 am Post subject: |
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So you may be on to something there. At first I was thinking it was too big but it explains the other piece. That piece could be from a valve guide
The head was rebuilt by somebody before I owned the car.
Thanks! I am going to dig deeper and compare _________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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morghen
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 8868 Location: Romania
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 5:48 am Post subject: |
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i also say valve stem seal _________________ https://www.the924.com |
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Cool, thanks!
This engine came out of a badly crashed '82 that still had fresh moly on a new Cam (might actually be a Piper by looks but I will see if I can reverse eng specs). I seriously think it was crashed on a test run
There was a lot of 'interesting' stuff going on with it. Like a 2660 compressor in a 2664 housing and they dropped something down there to beat it up for good measure. One head bolt seemed loose and they tried to port the head a bit. I've ported my fair share of heads in my life so this hurt a bit to see. They didn't do too much but because of all this I am checking everything!
The short block seems untouched stock however so I am happy at least in this department. Just this stuff I found in the oil pick up. It was doing its job
Thanks again guys _________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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Brockoli
Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 621 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 8:15 am Post subject: |
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I had similar pieces in my oil once I started to drive my 924 more and do some auto-x my 924. My car sat for a long time before I got it. Doesn't smoke on start up and doesn't burn much oil. I believe the engine is the original to the car. I think I remember reading other posts about other people finding these pieces in their oil as well. Mine looked like valve stem seals. Have driven the car for the past 9 yrs and havent had an issue yet. And have completed a lot more track days in the last 4-5 yrs. _________________ '80 924 M471,Wideband O2, Full coilover susp,23/19 sways,Bilstiens,KLA Strut Brace,Roll Bar,Test Pipe,BBS RS, Willwood BBK
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924RACR
Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 8794 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I was wondering about valve stem seals; it's not hard to have original ones break when pulling them out... _________________ Vaughan Scott
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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The best thing for me then, is to acquaint myself again with an original valve stem seal. My memory of them is next to non-existent. Just need to dig an old head off the shelf.
Thanks again everyone _________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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ideola
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 1:48 am Post subject: |
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Definitely a valve stem seal...was my first thought before reading thru the thread when you mentioned the thin metal ring...maybe the spring retainer of the stem seal:
Was this the motor that dropped a valve? Would explain the seal and the valve guide piece.
Are those other pieces metal or plastic? _________________ erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made |
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 2:10 am Post subject: |
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Yes this is that motor. Most of the pieces are plastic except for that brass/bronze appearing piece which mildly magnetic.
I have only been visualizing a replacement seal. I can't seem to remember how a stock seal looked like? Otherwise these parts are foreign to me
This valve stem / seal theory from everyone seems like the 100% reasonable guess
I'll see if I can get better pics _________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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DZGunner
Joined: 18 Nov 2014 Posts: 191 Location: Great white north
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Had the same in my oil pan. Almost certain its old valve stem seals also.
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1977 924
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Cedric
Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 2600 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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I had number 4 exhaust valve seal in my oil pickup, or at least the top part of it. It could be seen since the exhaust port was a bit moist and burned oil on the walls. But it ran fine and didn't consume much oil during the year or so it ran with it broken. _________________ 1980 924 Turbo
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Those pieces look identical. I took the pick up off to back flush. Couldn't find a screen to catch the debris right away so I put that project aside.
You guys are allaying my fears for sure
The head is off too. I am breaking it down to check everything out. So this way I'll know for sure if there are seals there. Everything else points to a recent head rebuild by the PO but I am checking everything they did. I am assuming I will find new seals
Not even sure yet if this will be the head I use just yet. Just need to pull valves/springs and it will be bare
Much more spare time this week. Been jumping from this engine, to 82 931, to 81 931 to keep me busy. Then the cycle repeats _________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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Mike9311
Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1678 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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I found some original valve seals and it looks very much like the pieces.
Then I started checking out this "rebuilt" head to see if I could use it temporarily. The more I dig the less I want to use it, even for a summer
It had one valve stem seal "doing its own thing". The rebuilder actually tried, no not tried, actually crimped the bottom of an oversized seal. It fell off when I was removing the seals.
They also had one eccentric guide since they had it valve stem slim all the way down to the head.
_________________ 1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car |
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