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Old 09-28-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
It does look like one of the nylon/plastic roller bearings on the throttle assembly on the valve cover. Perhaps it fell off and a careless mechanic did not notice it fall into the valve area....and then it got flushed down to the pan by the oil flow.

I think its the culprit. This pic shows the piece I found and the roller bearing on the valve cover. Are there supposed to be any other pieces like this on the valve cover or is this the only one?
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