Weird metal on magnetic drain plug..what do you think it is??

[August76]

found this while changing oil. Last year i found a smaller peice but definitely the same stuff. It is magnetic and was stuck on drain plug.
It on my 03 tahoe 5.3

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[alpinecrick]

Piece of the piston skirt? That's only a slightly educated guess......

 

[stutaeng]

Is it ferrous? Isn't the tip of the drain plug magnetic? Or was it was just floating in the oil?

 

[August76]

Is it ferrous? Isn't the tip of the drain plug magnetic? Or was it was just floating in the oil?

Its magnetic. I found a similar curved peice last year too

 

[August76]

Piece of the piston skirt? That's only a slightly educated guess......

Are they magnetic??

 

[Supercharged111]

That's a good one. I'd try to forget about it.

 

[August76]

That's a good one. I'd try to forget about it.

Lol, i did a year ago but its my old ladys car. And now this peice is bigger than the first one i found last year.

 

[studigggs]

Could it be a chunk of metal gasket material dropped in the valley/oil pan during the scraping process? I know I've lost some bits down there despite my best efforts. Timing cover ever been off?

 

[August76]

Could it be a chunk of metal gasket material dropped in the valley/oil pan during the scraping process? I know I've lost some bits down there despite my best efforts. Timing cover ever been off?

Its way too thick and not soft. And its ferrous and curved. So off something circular like a piston skirt . I dont know what these pistons are made of

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Its way too thick and not soft. And its ferrous and curved. So off something circular like a piston skirt . I dont know what these pistons are made of

Pistons are usually made from aluminum which is not magnetic. Sounds like maybe your LS is fixing to wet the bed....how's the oil pressure?