Weird piece of metal

[Gandi69]

Had a strange metallic rattling on my sisters dci 68, could hear it rattling away so looked behind the pulley and foud this

Anyone know what it is? Part of the engine block behind the crank pulley?

 

[Gandi69]

Should say I meant behind the crank pulley by the way. Is there like a casing or guide that the pulley sits in that this could have come from?

 

[MG cup]

Its not long broken whatever it is, can't imagine anything coming from behing the pulley its just your block. Do you have pictures of where it was pulled from?

 

[Gandi69]

No pictures of that but it was sat behind the crank pulley, sitting at the bottom being pinned against the pulley and the block/sump. Hence the metallic rattling noise

 

[Gandi69]

It looks like it was part of something that had a radius to it, something circular or semi circular. Maybe some sort of bracketery? Engine mount looks fine

 

[Jaff.]

Is that not the inner edge of your pulley?

 

[Gandi69]

No idea mate not familiar with this engine. It's very thin metal. Car seems to run ok? Haven't checked the belt though

 

[MG cup]

All the pulleys fine? Lower arch liners fitted and so on. It looks like its broken off whatever then been caught and bent over as there looks to be stress lines in 1st and 3rd pic.

 

[Gandi69]

Anyone got a photo of what's behind the alt pulley on a dci 68 engine?

 

[Gandi69]

All the pulleys seem fine at least without removing them to inspect