Found this in sump

[Jonew]

Had a previous post a while ago, but I’ll start fresh.. cam tensioner had broken so removed head and inspected valves etc 

no damage,all ok.. rebuilt top end and it started fine.. I decided to replace the oil pick up pipe as it looked like oil had been starved to the head.. 

I found this in the sump, any ideas what it is?.

Audi a3 2.0tfsi 2005 

[Magnet]

Thanks Neil,

Very much a guessing game since we don’t have any idea of material type, dimensions etc. 

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[cliffcoggin]

  On 6/25/2024 at 11:57 AM, Jonew said:

 

I found this in the sump, any ideas what it is?.

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Not without photo that is in focus and a description.

[Jonew]

It’s metal, sheared off. 
Smaller than 5p..

Looks like part of the tensioner if I’m honest .. 

[cliffcoggin]

If you say so, but without a decent picture I can not comment.

[Jonew]

Best I can get with this phone 

like I say it’s smaller than a 5p, it was stuck next to the oil sensor along with a tiny piece of plastic..

no filings in the oil or filter..