Plastic pieces found in oil

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I've been racking my brain ever since I saw the pics.

I just woke up from a good nights sleep and it's just dawned on me what they look like.

Because they're uniform and moulded into a particular shape, they look like the finger off a paddle wheel type of oil slinger which can be found in small engines like Briggs and Stratton lawn mowers for lube distribution because there's no oil pump for pressure feed.
Quite crude and simple, but highly efficient at what they do:)

Surely not from the engine crankcase part, but most likely from the transmission end of the machine.

If i'm correct, then I wonder what's made them snap off?
Have the come into hard contact with something in there?
Or have they simply gone brittle and snapped off from the wheel due to fatigue?

The other question that comes to mind is are they for oil control to stop oil from building up in a particular area, or are they intended to serve as an active part of the lube system????
 
Brad said:
I've been racking my brain ever since I saw the pics.

I just woke up from a good nights sleep and it's just dawned on me what they look like.

Because they're uniform and moulded into a particular shape, they look like the finger off a paddle wheel type of oil slinger which can be found in small engines like Briggs and Stratton lawn mowers for lube distribution because there's no oil pump for pressure feed.
Quite crude and simple, but highly efficient at what they do:)

Surely not from the engine crankcase part, but most likely from the transmission end of the machine.

If i'm correct, then I wonder what's made them snap off?
Have the come into hard contact with something in there?
Or have they simply gone brittle and snapped off from the wheel due to fatigue?

The other question that comes to mind is are they for oil control to stop oil from building up in a particular area, or are they intended to serve as an active part of the lube system????
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Your thinking too much there digger . Will have the motor completely dismantled this week so will have the answers .
 
Yup found another one after I did a oil change last nite. Who know how many fell down the drain hole that I didn't see on the pan. This is gay like AIDS.

Oh well that what warranty if for I guess :D
 
My guess would be something to do with the parts collection prior to assembly. All the parts are collected from the parts area, and assembled onto a series of plastic trays. Just speculation mind you, but I like others I am sure, are waiting to hear what you find.
 
Motor is now fully dismantled . It's a mystery where the plastic comes from its not from anywhere in the 1199 motor .
My guess is it could be from contaminated oil used in the factory but IMO I would not be worried about it .
 
Back to square one. Wouldn't the development team at the factory be able to tell right away what those pieces/shapes are?
 
Well not really . You can at least have comfort knowing your bike is not falling apart internally .
I personally would not worry about it .
 
Thanks for the replies Wilkson and everybody else. The bike is running beautifully and no issues. I too believe it may be part of an assembly jig, etc. I have contacted Austin Gray (Technical Director for DNA) and asked him to look into it. I will report what he tells me.
 
Woah Woah Woah! It could be very sinister.

I've found similar on my 1199 S. Mine were found to be the gearing/cogs teeth that makes up part of the water pump drive. I stripped mine, had no water pump and essentially could of destroyed the engine. The dealer found it as they were changing a corroded/poorly finished engine casing for me. If I wasn't getting that done it would of meant the engine too. They said if the shop were a couple more miles away I could of killed it!

I urge all of you who have found these at any point to get down to your dealers and tell them to sort it. They did mine still under warranty, no questions. At the very least they should check it to be certain!

Either way this isn't something that should be passed off lightly, not when we've all paid premium price!?!?!
 
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Anyone find out what those pieces were? Bringing a old thread back as my buddy with a 2013 found some.
 
A wild guess but could it be from the oil pan pickup sump? Maybe they fell in the oil pan during assembly and those tabs are from the molds (similar to the hobby model kits).

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I actually have seen these also.

Definitely a Ducati NA question, or someone who has taken the paginate engine apart.
 
If you read Wilksons posts before, he did split the engine apart and couldn't find anything.

Any of the 1299 guys see any of this during early oil chages?
 
my guess is , based on wilksons posts , :

at the factory there are temporary plugs put in the holes
- where the oil filter is for example -

these plugs might look like this .
3-8 hole plug big.jpg
and when they are removed to install the part in the hole the tabs sometimes break off


my other guess is they are part of a insert used in the oil filter (for example)

If they were part of some part inside the engine wilkson would have found them

btw thanks wilkson
 
I'll have a peek to see if I have any when I drop the oil on mine in a couple hundred more Kms
 
Thanks for throwing this out there for me Whoopazz.
Went in for a 1st service, and they found two plastic pieces. The good, they were not melted or chewed up. The tech thinks, its from the oil pump
I didn't hear from them yet.
Looks like it's a mystery! My warranty expires in 8 day's, not sure what to think of all this.
 
Paniduca said:
Thanks for throwing this out there for me Whoopazz.
Went in for a 1st service, and they found two plastic pieces. The good, they were not melted or chewed up. The tech thinks, its from the oil pump
I didn't hear from them yet.
Looks like it's a mystery! My warranty expires in 8 day's, not sure what to think of all this.
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It's worthwhile getting the R/H engine cover off and checking the plastic water pump gears, just to be sure.
You MAY find something like this....
 

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