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Jumped car and it started. Ran it for about 5 minutes up to 2000 RPM with no problems and no weird noises. Didn't want to run it too long or to fast because muffler is off. Very noisy.

Just checked battery. Reads 11.00 Volts. I'm not sure but that may be too low to start the engine. I sill jump it and see what happens.

JFP, I just checked under the car and the starter is engaged with the flywheel if that helps sort out the problem. Smartstrike

JFP, I put the new rear main seal in, put the new flywheel on, put oil pan bottom back on and filled the car with oil. I then tried to start it but I get a rapid noise sort of like an impact gun sound. Sounds like it is coming from the starter area. The clutch was depressed so that should have released the clutch safety switch under the drives side. Any input you can give me?? Smartstrike

Ok. Will do. I did try spraying oil into the crank, intermediate shaft region and draining the oil but nothing came out. Using my compressor I also shot some high-pressure air into that area hoping it might dislodge the metal piece if it was caught up in a chain or gear. Thank you again for your help.

No luck yet. I pulled oil pan bottom so I could get in the the area from where the oil gravity drops into the pan. Nothing yet. What do you think of putting the right sized socket on the pulley and manually turning the crankshaft to see if anything falls from the rear chains of if something hangs them up?

Thank you for the suggestion. I will try that, and anything else you can think off before I use the "Hail Mary".

Thank you for the advice. I, and a friend who works for RedIine Service in Tucson, have taken many looks in with the endoscope and have seen nothing on the chains or lodged between the chains and gears, but I do realize it could be there. I think I have around a 50% chance of it coming out fine but like I said above, there is no good answer here. Putting the rear shaft seal in, starting the engine and hoping it flows into the sump where I will capture it with magnets is the only option I can think of. If it doesn't work, I'm where I would be if I don't try it, open the engine up anyway. I do understand that I will probably have to pay for some new parts but this should be limited to the rear intermediate shaft area.

thank you

Thank you for the reply. The fact that the oil doesn't actually get into the sealed IMS bearing is not the issue. Not your fault though as I now realize that is what anyone would think I am concerned about based on what I wrote. I am actually trying to solve a problem with a small piece of metal that broke off a tool and fell down into the Intermediate shaft area while I was removing the rear shaft seal. I know oil gets to this area because there are chains and gears there. Basically, I am trying to figure out when the oil flow goes through this area where does it go next. Directly to the sump or through other parts of the engine like the banks or crankshaft. This broken metal piece, which would match almost exactly like a piece if you cut a 3/8's inch piece off the end of a fork tine and, is probably sitting at the bottom of the case under the IMS, would probably be caught up in the flow and move along with the flow. I am hoping it goes from where it is straight into the sump. The reason it is important to know, in my opinion, is that I have used an endoscope camera, magnetic flexible pickup tool and a small suction hose to try and locate and get it out but have had no luck yet. If I don't find it I have two options that I can think off. One, break the engine apart, find it and then put the engine back together. Or, put the new real shaft seal in, start the engine and hope it make it to the sump and stays there or makes it to the oil filter, which should stop it because it is a magnetic filter. The piece that fell in is ferrous. No good answer here but I want to have the correct facts before I make a decision.

Bumping this thread to ask question. The oil pump and intermediate shaft (numbers 3 and 6) shown in the diagram I assume are on the "front" of the engine. "Front" being the part of the engine facing the front of the car. So, oil is drawn from the sump by the pump then goes to the filter and then the engine. The diagram does not show the rear of the intermediate shaft where the notorious IMS bearing is. When does the oil reach that area and does it flow directly back to the sump from that area or go through one of the banks?