Took my oil pan off today and found this

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

how would that back out unless it was installed improperly?

And is it infact that?

Im not sure if it is or not. It will be a little while until I will be able to remove the front cover, but I will let you know when I find out.

Originally Posted by Buggy

Might as well start by just removing the front cover and inspect the oil pump. If you don't find anything there keep moving on with the tear down. Good old exploratory surgery......

Yea, thats what Ill do