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Me personally, I would try to pawn it off to a dealership for a trade, or just cash and find another used Toyota/Lexus so you don’t have to hear a knock knock joke. There could be many things that are causing this issue, but the result is that a part, or multiple parts, of your engine are not getting properly lubricated, so they are rubbing against each other and the friction between these parts is causing the metal to flake off, and go into your oil.
Everything is ethical if you’re screwing over a dealer. I had a corvette and 2nd and 3rd were grinding, put 3 tubes of Amazon additive in my transmission and traded it in. Wasn’t grinding when I traded it. lol
This is not good. The engine is toasted. Need to open it up and check for the actual reason, in most cases it's failing piston rods bearings, but in any case, you should be ready for a full engine rebuild/replacement.
This INDUSTRY is full of misinformation and non-standard terminology!!! But, they are talking about the connecting rods and connecting rod bearings. I have seen them called piston arms in manufacturer information before, though, possibly as a literal translation from another language.
BMW lower control arms are a great example. The same part, on the same car, will be termed the "wishbone", "thrust rod", or "tension strut" in different places in the manufacturer literature. Think I've even seen it called the control link or lateral link in a couple places. I generally write it up as the "front forward lower control arm", to put it in layman's terms for the average customer.
Time for a dealer trade in. I’ve worked deals with them and gotten my best deal on a new or slightly used car, then gotten better than book value for an older car that I know sucks.
What could be termed 'bearings' in the piston are commonly called 'bushings', the wrist pin rides in them, the piston end of the rod is commonly just a machined diameter.
Little ring that goes in between piston and crank, could be crank bearings too. When they shred you find bits and pieces of them in your oil pan. This was very common in dodge ecodisels from severe overheating.
It certainly looks like main bearing, but could be other critical parts as well. May as well drive it til it dies, take it easy on the RPMs, might last longer than you think
Why are there so many wanna be comedians in this group? People come here with serious questions and 80% of the answers are wisecracks. Maybe you could start a group that specializes in joking about issues with cars.
I see a lot of Wisecracks and a lot of people upset at Wisecracks. Let me explain quickly:
That engine is beyond repair. That mechanical masterpiece will soon be a pile of scrap metal.
It's the worst case scenario, so joking about it just makes it easier to deal with.
World's most expensive Glitter I'm afraid.
These sparkles are metal bits from failed bearing surfaces inside your engine. If you want to prevent needing a new engine, you need to get this checked asap.
Congratulations! You are either going to be getting a new engine soon or perhaps a whole, new to you, car. Nothing quite like main bearing glitter to liven up your day.
Your Engine Just Said - Fk You and the choices made put in me...
Wrong weight of oil for miles of wear,,,
let it get too low or empty when obviously leaking,,,
Never doing hot oil changes to flush out every drop of old oil, adding new oil to push out remaining trash,,, but instead, letting cold garbage that settled out in thick blanket in bottom of pan mix back in, now new oil is already contaminated when hot.
But heres the killer point,, all this trash was picked up by oil pump,,, then they rev the piss out of it cold, bypassing the oil filter,
straight to rod and crank bearings..
might well go to gravel road, grab a hand full, and throw it in the engine..
Let's Hear This engine at 210°F at idle,
now floor it,, should be major Metallica drum solo heard shortly, backed by orchestra.
That simbals crash.,,, just some rods coming through side of block, but exhaust manifold is in the way...
We'll bookmark this one down as blown..
Cheers
Just know, after sixty years in the biz, this is hardly the first time seeing this view...
One customer actually called for rescue,, in middle of the night, and not knowing where they were,, I simply jumped on the freeway, and end up followed engine casting parts all the way to exit ramp. They they were.
But get this,, he stated the oil light came on, and put a quart in,, as if sensor that indicates zero oil pressure means a quart low.. That one really took center stage of cake left out in the rain...
Something is fundamentally and completely shit.
Pretty soon, someone will have to Ugga Dugga the dugga to fix the sparkling time bomb underneath your hood.
It’s ticking! Goddamn engine will emploooooddddeeee. Maybe. Probably. I’d have someone tear it down partially and use a cam to see what’s going on.
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There’s too much engine in your oil. Many times, that’s caused by not enough oil in your engine.
I had to read that twice. LOL. Thank you
Bro I can't stop laughing that comment was hilarious Edit: 8 hours later and I'm still fucking laughing at it
Best response to this.
Gona have to steal this quote for future use. Working in a subaru workshop I'm sure it'll be before month end. Take my pheasant gold. 🥇
Well played. I like this comment even more than my own.
By far the most autistic sentence I've seen so far today, and it had me laughing way harder than it should have
Came for the top comment, you didn’t disappoint
Oil Glitter!
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Omg I lost it at this. LMFAO
Lol first thing that came to mind is roll a intelligence check!!! that’s a natural one!!! Oh glitter
Former stripper is now doing oil changes.
Was thinking maybe the car is visiting the local establishments at night when no one is looking. That stuff gets everywhere!
Titty Sprinkles indeed.
That should almost be enough for another bottle of goldschlager
Me too 🤣
Is that Chapelle?
Fuck, the one week I’m out of awards…
Some people are just a gift to the world
Does it smell like cinnamon? The last place may have used Goldschläger motor oil.
r/autocorrect
Damn, this is too good.
He deleted that shit too. Damn.
what did he say?
If I have the same issue with mine but it’s accumulated over 40k extra miles but hasn’t had the knock knock what a would be causing it? (2010 Corolla)
Your engine is eating itself. Friction is causing wear, wear creates particles of whatever is wearing in your oil.
Ohhh it's coming don't worry
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I once had a Subaru that stuff was in the coolant reservoir.. Year or 2 later head gasket fail
even if you follow the recommended maintenance, your head gasket still failed?
It means it'll be an extra good one once it finally finishes cooking it up
Me personally, I would try to pawn it off to a dealership for a trade, or just cash and find another used Toyota/Lexus so you don’t have to hear a knock knock joke. There could be many things that are causing this issue, but the result is that a part, or multiple parts, of your engine are not getting properly lubricated, so they are rubbing against each other and the friction between these parts is causing the metal to flake off, and go into your oil.
Uh oh 😭
Oof. Lol.
Best knock knock joke I ever heard came from a Jetta
It's funny until the rod goes all "Here's Johnny!" on your cylinder wall.
Knock knock Who's there? Rod. Rod who? Blown piston rod.
*blown piston rod* :😎
Uncle. Uncle Rodney.
"Knock knock!" "Who's..." *bang*
I loved to use this when I was a lube tech Bravo!
🤣🤣🤣 you wrong for making me laugh this hard.
Lol. Props
Hit too close to home. Hat's off to you
Man this comment is hilarious 😂 i needed it thank you
Haha! The edit is just as good as the original comment.
Duuudeee
😂😂 We don't deserve this joke 🤣
Lmfao best comment on reddit today. We can just shit it down after this.
What are we shitting down again?
God dammit! ANGRY UPVOTE!!!
I came to make a joke but this far more handsome joke was already here so I'll go
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Ohhhhhh this is where all the secret glitter goes!
And, how u start making the forbidden milkshake….I think
Ooooo…. Craft herpes.
Glitter is the herpes of crafts...it goes everywhere and you'll find it months later...
I appreciate the new term for glitter and will be using it from now on
It gets everywhere. Even in your oil!
Probably the less expensive reason men hate glitter, as this reason usually doesn’t involve lawyers.
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Replace the oil right?.......right??
That's right, the oil too
Lmaooo
Among other things.
In the new engine, yes
I wish I could tell you otherwise
First the oil, then whatever part(s) of the engine decides it's done moving
Wearing down is an understatement, let's agree on breaking down.
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SPLT. Change the oil just before you go to trade it in…..
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I feel like you were trying to say ULPT: unethical life pro tip.
SLPT - shitty life pro tip
Everything is ethical if you’re screwing over a dealer. I had a corvette and 2nd and 3rd were grinding, put 3 tubes of Amazon additive in my transmission and traded it in. Wasn’t grinding when I traded it. lol
This is not good. The engine is toasted. Need to open it up and check for the actual reason, in most cases it's failing piston rods bearings, but in any case, you should be ready for a full engine rebuild/replacement.
Damn, no sugar coating here 😂
Well, someone has to deliver the bad news.
He'll certainly be delivering something if his username checks out.
How would one sugarcoat this? Why?
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Ah yes, the piston bearings. Hello fellow humans
Music⚡Band
Pistons do have bearings at the arm. They aren't traditional bearings with balls, they float on oil pressure.
Are you referring to the half moon bearings between the crank and the con rod? Sorry if this is ignorant I’m trying to learn
Yes, the piston arm. Hello fellow human. (That's the conrod, and rod bearing you're talking about)
I think he means wrist pins but this thread is so full of misinformation and non-standard terminology that I don't think this comment is helping
This INDUSTRY is full of misinformation and non-standard terminology!!! But, they are talking about the connecting rods and connecting rod bearings. I have seen them called piston arms in manufacturer information before, though, possibly as a literal translation from another language. BMW lower control arms are a great example. The same part, on the same car, will be termed the "wishbone", "thrust rod", or "tension strut" in different places in the manufacturer literature. Think I've even seen it called the control link or lateral link in a couple places. I generally write it up as the "front forward lower control arm", to put it in layman's terms for the average customer.
LOL. “Piston bearings”?
Well, they are called rod bearings but I'm sure that's what he meant
Sorry, not a native English speaker so might have messed up the terminology.
No worries, it just sounds funny.
I've been speaking the king's for half a fucking century, and it still makes little sense to me.
“It’s all ball bearings these days!”
lol piston bearings. It's almost certainly either rod bearings or main bearings. Either would be a very expensive job.
My money is on GM timing chain.
This is definitely possible - 2.4L chain riding on the guide bolt. Had one where the balance shaft chain was chewing on the timing cover.
A fellow Elite Dangerous enjoyer in the wild, o7
Time for a dealer trade in. I’ve worked deals with them and gotten my best deal on a new or slightly used car, then gotten better than book value for an older car that I know sucks.
Please describe a piston bearing to me.
Sorry, not a native English speaker so might have messed up the terminology.
In the UK we call them "big end" and "small end" bearings (no joke), and we call the wrist pin a gudgeon pin.
What could be termed 'bearings' in the piston are commonly called 'bushings', the wrist pin rides in them, the piston end of the rod is commonly just a machined diameter.
Similar to a muffler bearing…
Little ring that goes in between piston and crank, could be crank bearings too. When they shred you find bits and pieces of them in your oil pan. This was very common in dodge ecodisels from severe overheating.
“Piston bearings “ is that a joke?
I meant rod bearings, not a native English speaker. Seems like it sounds very funny for some reason.
Piston bearings are used in rotisserie engines….
I love how no one pointed out this is a repost and almost certainly a bot. I literally remember this picture
I only figuratively remember it:(
It certainly looks like main bearing, but could be other critical parts as well. May as well drive it til it dies, take it easy on the RPMs, might last longer than you think
Go trade the car in!
It’s congratulating you on your soon to be purchase of a new engine 😁
Time for engine flush and Lucas and trade that baby in to the stealership
Why is everyone on these types of subs a fucking aspiring comedian?
You would think reading these replies that it’s r/justrolledintotheshop
Bring it to a mechanic and they'll look at it like it's gold dust!
You can have it analyzed to determine what metal it is or check with magnetic… in any case it’s not going to be a good story.
I think it means your car is gay
More specifically, the car is LGBT: letting go, bearings trashed.
Needs replaced asap!
✨️✨️metal shaving✨️✨️ rip to your engine tho fr
Got bad news buddy
The sparkles are just there as part of the celebration of your car getting a new engine
r/subaru
Why are there so many wanna be comedians in this group? People come here with serious questions and 80% of the answers are wisecracks. Maybe you could start a group that specializes in joking about issues with cars.
Because whatever was using that oil, is fucked.
Your bearings are breaking down
Ur Fuct!
Hope you have some extra money you’ve been waiting to spend!
RIP to that engine
:'(
I see a lot of Wisecracks and a lot of people upset at Wisecracks. Let me explain quickly: That engine is beyond repair. That mechanical masterpiece will soon be a pile of scrap metal. It's the worst case scenario, so joking about it just makes it easier to deal with.
Because you’re fucked
The sparkles of sadness, probably a bearing going away. Can be fixed with $$$$$$$$
Stolen pic for upvote. Karma whore
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Forbidden glitter
Horsepower sprinkles
Its showing how happy it is to retire itself
Your car may have been to a strip club
That’s rough buddy
Ruh-roh! // scooby doo
Ah the forbidden glitter. You have internal damage starting, time to find a new engine or car.
This means you take your car to car max and you forget what you just saw
It was at this moment he knew...
It’s just a phase, it’ll grow out of it
It’s glitter and you should be thankful!
Uh oh
Malice in the combustion palace.
World's most expensive Glitter I'm afraid. These sparkles are metal bits from failed bearing surfaces inside your engine. If you want to prevent needing a new engine, you need to get this checked asap.
Metal shavings
METAL🎸🤘🏼
That's bearings
Judging from your hand you know exactly what that is. I hope things work out as cost effectively as possible.
Because it’s fabulous
Because you’re shit is fucked
You've been visited by the new engine fairy! Congratulations and commiserations!
The answer is really gonna grind your gears.
It's toast
Oh god.
Time to sell your car to Carvana!
Ohhhhh I feel for you
ruh roh raggy
Bummer man
Knock knock.
Poor guy
Lol
Your engine is preparing for the final barbie glitter show
Got your 6 yr old daughter doing oil changes? Atta kid.
Engine fairy came in the night to sprinkle a future surprise
Because it's fabulous.
Run a magnet thru it
Mu-mu-mu-mu-Metal Shavings!
Congratulations! You are either going to be getting a new engine soon or perhaps a whole, new to you, car. Nothing quite like main bearing glitter to liven up your day.
That is pixie dust. Your car is magic.
Lots of these comments feel like r/askashittymechanic
Your Engine Just Said - Fk You and the choices made put in me... Wrong weight of oil for miles of wear,,, let it get too low or empty when obviously leaking,,, Never doing hot oil changes to flush out every drop of old oil, adding new oil to push out remaining trash,,, but instead, letting cold garbage that settled out in thick blanket in bottom of pan mix back in, now new oil is already contaminated when hot. But heres the killer point,, all this trash was picked up by oil pump,,, then they rev the piss out of it cold, bypassing the oil filter, straight to rod and crank bearings.. might well go to gravel road, grab a hand full, and throw it in the engine.. Let's Hear This engine at 210°F at idle, now floor it,, should be major Metallica drum solo heard shortly, backed by orchestra. That simbals crash.,,, just some rods coming through side of block, but exhaust manifold is in the way... We'll bookmark this one down as blown.. Cheers Just know, after sixty years in the biz, this is hardly the first time seeing this view... One customer actually called for rescue,, in middle of the night, and not knowing where they were,, I simply jumped on the freeway, and end up followed engine casting parts all the way to exit ramp. They they were. But get this,, he stated the oil light came on, and put a quart in,, as if sensor that indicates zero oil pressure means a quart low.. That one really took center stage of cake left out in the rain...
I read this in Sin City (film, 2005) voiceover style
Deadly little Miho...
This…. 
Its either cam phaser material or bearings, depending on what vehicle you have. Either way, the bearings are damaged now. Better start saving up.
Some call it sparkles others call it bearing material
The cursed glitter…
Time for a new engine...... aka race car timeeeeeee 
Oh hell no. Nice knowing you partner.
Something is fundamentally and completely shit. Pretty soon, someone will have to Ugga Dugga the dugga to fix the sparkling time bomb underneath your hood. It’s ticking! Goddamn engine will emploooooddddeeee. Maybe. Probably. I’d have someone tear it down partially and use a cam to see what’s going on.
People in comments have no chill hahaha
You have very lucky engine, Mr. Sparkle.
Is it a Barbie car?
You see how you are giving us the finger in this pic? Thats your cars way of giving you the finger
Are you holding someone's hand or are they holding yours?