Metal Chunks in oil pan

[Guest]

So I have an oil leak that I thought I would be able to correct by changing out the gasket. This hunch may have been correct since the gasket in there was compromised. However, I found metal shavings and metal chunks in the oil pan. At least two different types of metal, neither magnetic if that matters. The darker metal looks more like brass, bronze or led in reality. Here are some photos:





and a look inside the oil filter area




how bad is this? The bike was running and not making any odd noises when I started the break down.

[Adler]

The silvery piece looks like a chunk of the case. Specifically a chunk of the case behind one of the bolts. Are all of the case bolts the correct size? That would happen if someone torqued a bolt that was too long into a spot.

[detorn]

this is a guess I got from another site I frequent, posting here to see what you guys think:

My guess is that you are seeing fragments of the rear cam chain guide and the cam chain push rod.

http://www.powersportspro.com/pages/OemParts?aribrand=SUZ#/Suzuki/GS1000G_(1981)/CAM_CHAIN

11 12810-49051 TENSIONER,CAM C $79.40
14 12833-47001 PUSH ROD $21.20
I'm sure that you can remove the front cam chain rubbing block without removing the cylinder block, but I think you will have to remove the cylinder to get at the bolt that secures the rear cam chain rubbing block.

[Nessism]

That aluminum bit looks like a chunk of crankcase webbing...Only I"m not sure where it could have come from. The blackish chunks do sort of look like tensioner bits, but highly mangled ones if they are.

I have some nice tensioner parts out of a low mileage GS1000 if you are thinking about buying some. Drop me a PM if you want to discuss.

[detorn]

How should I check this out? Do I need to break the entire engine down?

[tkent02]

No .