Help! This Thing Showed Up In My Oil!

[sparks57]

Whatever it is, it was stuck to my drain plug when I went to change the oil today! It is small and metallic, about the 3/4" long.

 

[kboettcher]

It's just the killer dowel pin... ..... don't worry about it it made it by. lololol... ..... just a wild guess

 

[nascar mark]

Looks like a KDP if you ask me. Hard to tell as there isn't anything to compare its size in the photo.

 

[sparks57]

It is exactly 5/8" long and 3/8" wide in the middle. The ends taper down a little. It has a lot of little cuts in it like it was knocked around.



So what do i do about it?

 

[R.E. Miller]

You are lucky, you no longer have to tab your KDP, you have it in hand



Russell

 

[GTX_Joel]

OH MY GOSH! I'm SOO glad I neutralized my KDP last week! :--)





After seeing your picture, I don't think I could drive my truck knowing it could fall out and destroy the motor at any minute. You are lucky if it did no damage!

 

[sparks57]

I know there is a lot of talk about the KDP, but what exactly is it, what does it do, and where [was] is located?



What checks should I do for damage?



The pin itself only has small knicks and appears to only have taken a minor beating. My engine is running strong as ever and there are no new noises.

 

[cerberusiam]

You can HOPE it didn't cause any damage on the way thru. I would be checking the housing on the front of the engine for and signs of damage and new oil leaks. If the cam gear and nose falls off some time you will know what the cause was.



You should get a better close up of the pin with the marks on it and something for reference and post it with a big red flashing OUCH. The next self proclaimed diesel tech thats "never heard or seen a problem" with the KDP can get a good look at what doesn't happen.

 

[GTX_Joel]

CB PArker, you can click HERE for the full KDP story. Good Luck!

 

[Bob Beauchaine]

That is probably not the best way to kill a dowel pin Were you ever lucky.

Bob

 

[JLEONARD]

Were you ever lucky

Yes... you might say that you just Dodged a bullet!!!

Jay

 

[Bluebird]

Priceless!

Some photographs are Master-p-i-e-c-e-s, you got some luck with that truck. Patrick. :--)

 

[CPG]

Having seen this picture, I am glad that I did the jig fix this year. Just hoping that there is no internal damage involved from that thing bouncing around going down. You might check the timing cover closely for small cracks. Other than this, you are very lucky. This should prove the ist. gen. trucks are not exempt from this.



Chuck Goode

 

[J DeMaio]

WOW, You're very lucky. Also, don't let people tell you that the engine timing cover case bolts are okay also. They vibrated out and destroyed my engine. I can't believe this engine is running though, with teh KDP coming out and going through the engine.



John