SkyGrowsCold said:

What size is your oil drain line? They may have made their way down being in those little pieces kind of difficult to judge the size but the paper gives a decent reference.

Edit: I got beat by a minute on that response.

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stock oil drain.

i just check.. those piece fit through the stock drain perfect.. and my stock turbo was smoked so it all makes sense.

Alright- nobody else asked it so I now feel obligated.


How the hell did you kill a T25 bad enough to put journal bearings in the oil pan in 20k miles or less?

damn the only "treasurer" Ive ever found in my motor is a hand full of valves/piston/block with a few other unidentifiable metal pieces

could be some retainers? or a bracelet?

balance shaft bearing maybe

Found a chunk of an oil squirter in my pan

tonyspyder said:

could be some retainers? or a bracelet?

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Frskrgps said:

balance shaft bearing maybe

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JusMX141 said:

Turbo journal bearing; very worn.

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OEM T25 bearings have a silver coating.

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Do you people even read the replies in these threads? Or do you just look at the title and picture(s) and reply? My God.

Looks like a turbo bearing somehow ended up in there. Makes you wonder if there was really 20k of original miles on that motor? Good luck.

DSM IN MN said:

Do you people even read the replies in these threads? Or do you just look at the title and picture(s) and reply? My God.

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Beg pardon?

DSM IN MN said:

Do you people even read the replies in these threads? Or do you just look at the title and picture(s) and reply? My God.

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JusMX141 said:

Beg pardon?

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I believe that response was towards the other posters who were still guessing at what the OP's photo was of when you had already solved that mystery. I'm still interested to hear how the OP got the turbo to granade itself to that point.

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Beg pardon?

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SkyGrowsCold said:

I believe that response was towards the other posters who were still guessing at what the OP's photo was of when you had already solved that mystery. I'm still interested to hear how the OP got the turbo to granade itself to that point.

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SkyGrowsCold nailed it on the head. I meant to point out to the others you had already figured it out. I must not have been clear enough as to what I meant, sorry about that.

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Do you people even read the replies in these threads? Or do you just look at the title and picture(s) and reply? My God.

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Haha I was thinking the same thing, just trying to get some posts in apparently. As for the bearing, you must have really gotten in some fun during that first 20k miles!

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SkyGrowsCold nailed it on the head. I meant to point out to the others you had already figured it out. I must not have been clear enough as to what I meant, sorry about that.

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Was clear to me! I was just about to say the same thing.

Good call Justin...now try and figure out how this guy on my facebook found a penny stuck on the screen of the oil pickup tube on his Evo.

I bet that old 60 year old had a boost controller and turned the boost up to 25psi and before she sold the car she took it off.

My old t25's journal bearing broke in two and each fell threw the oil return,it can happen.When i opened the turbo and only found one bearing in it i went on to find two half's in my block with a lot of metal shavings.

JusMX141 said:

Alright- nobody else asked it so I now feel obligated.


How the hell did you kill a T25 bad enough to put journal bearings in the oil pan in 20k miles or less?

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because i wanted to get ride of it, and its not worth anything...

gakattack456 said:

Looks like a turbo bearing somehow ended up in there. Makes you wonder if there was really 20k of original miles on that motor? Good luck.

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... there is.. check car facts and everything..

Aproductions said:

I bet that old 60 year old had a boost controller and turned the boost up to 25psi and before she sold the car she took it off.

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it was bone stock. literally.

Did you trY to put it in the fire? there might be elves symbols that will appears?

Smooxie said:

Did you tried to put in the fire? there might be elves symbol that will appears?

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Did you try*

arcuri21 said:

Did you try*

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Thank you , French canadian =/

Journal bearings? Crazy that they must've fallen down the drain tube. I was going to say, based on the first few replies, there's no way that got into the oil pan from swapping cams.

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Journal bearings? Crazy that they must've fallen down the drain tube. I was going to say, based on the first few replies, there's no way that got into the oil pan from swapping cams.

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It would of been destroyed if it did Lol.

Aproductions said:

I bet that old 60 year old had a boost controller and turned the boost up to 25psi and before she sold the car she took it off.

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Luckly you cant run 25psi on a t25.

johnovision27 said:

I've found treasures in my 4G63 12mm socket in the the no 4 cylinder intake, wire cutters in the power steering cross member, $$$ under the spare tire.
I like tearing my car apart because I never know what I'm going to find next! (Or discover what is missing...)

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HAHA.
I found a 12mm wrench inside my ic pipeing once.

JUSmx141 posted the picture and it was close. However, it wasn't the exact thing my suggestion is you take it to the stealership and ask them what it is. Someone who is really into cars there will more than likely know exactly what it is and will be thrilled to show the rest of the shop what was found in the oil pan. Mechanics are junkies and when anomalies like this happen it's like uncut, raw, sh*t to their veins. Who knows, maybe you'll make a friend down there and get better pricing on OEM things. Couldn't hurt...