Metal Chuck Possibly Swimming In My Engine

[fishy]

well here how it goes. Was cleaning my engine bay since i had spare time today.

check all fluids and then the check the oil. open my oil cap to see a chuck of metal missing(where you tend to pour oil in, obviously). so i assuming that that piece of metal has somehow broken off and now swimming in my engine.

don't dare to start the engine after i saw this since it might cause some massive chain reaction.

only reason i can think of that can cause this is some asss using a hammer and a screwdriver hammering in order to break it off. but pretty much i have no idea how it is broken

sorry about the shitty photo. only have a phone camera on me.

but you can pretty much see a chuck of metal missing =(.

what should i do?

[The Mafia]

there is no photo?

[fishy]

sorry mafia forgot to upload it =(

if it helps it a 1998 r34 gtt coupe

Edited September 20, 2007 by fishy

[STATUS]

looks normal?

[silverr34gtt]

Cant see anything in your photo, its far to blurry.

[SECURITY]

what you see there is one of your cam lobes. they spin, so if its not there it means its around the other side. LOL.

[UCD15R33]

its normal had the same scare once too just before a dyno. Its okay theres nothing floatn around

[Blitz]

A clearer photo would help - It may be nothing, but with the photo you have provided its impossible to say for certain.

[GeeTR]

I too have some issue, gouges taking out of my cam lobes, below is a detailed photo, please HELP!! What could it be

jk

[QWK32]

I too have some issue, gouges taking out of my cam lobes, below is a detailed photo, please HELP!! What could it be

jk

lol

[Guilt-Toy]

hahahahaa

I too have some issue, gouges taking out of my cam lobes, below is a detailed photo, please HELP!! What could it be

jk

[The Mafia]

rofl at both posts...

Yes its a cam lobe an the "blurry pic"

ahaha

[Craved]

from the pic it could be that he believes that half the base of the filler is missing ... half moon shape .. but thats normal i believe

[fishy]

phew false alarm. yeah your right craved. just happened to look very odd when i saw it. seem like nissan trying to save metal or something.

checked on of my mate skyline and it seem to be the same. thought it was something out of the ordinary and shitted myself =(

feel good to know the car not in any serious harm

Edited September 20, 2007 by fishy