Metal in oil

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87carl

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Went to change oil few minutes ago and found this on the drain plug alot of flake and a couple big chunks. She has been throwing p0016 cam crank code for couple of weeks. Could all this be just from a bad timing chain? Do I need to rebuild the engine or will it be fine if I just put a new timing chain on?

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The oil change was overdue have not done it since last summer. My odometer don't light up (gauge cluster has something wrong with it) so I do not know exact miles on oil but probably round 7-9 thousand miles. Has good oil pressure round 40-60 psi normally no nocks or noises engine runs very good.
 

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Are you getting any unusual engine noises? I have not spent enough time on the inside of a 5.3 to give any specific advice. In general I’m thinking the source of that is making some unhappy noises.

Missed your second post while thinking... asked and answered.
 

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The oil change was overdue have not done it since last summer. My odometer don't light up (gauge cluster has something wrong with it) so I do not know exact miles on oil but probably round 7-9 thousand miles. Has good oil pressure round 40-60 psi normally no nocks or noises engine runs very good.

Well something is not right, I would start with having a look behind the front cover and drop the oil pan to see what else is in there and take it from there.
 
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Ordered parts for timing will pickup in am. Anyone have any good how too vids or write ups never done this on a ls engine before and is there any specialty tools I'll need? Got the belt and water pump off so far. What can be done bout crank relearn I don't have a scan tool. hopefully I don't find anything to bad in there.
 

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Your crank sensor is a magnet.. So the metal is all over it too..
Make sure to replace it for sure.. It will quit working covered in metal.
 
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Your crank sensor is a magnet.. So the metal is all over it too..
Make sure to replace it for sure.. It will quit working covered in metal.

Could that be the cause of the p0016
 
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When I get pan and front cover off tomorrow is there anywhere specific I should look for sources of the metal? What could lose that much metal without making noises or causing problems?
 

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