Ok so I have come to the conclusion that my tct has gone to hell. Today I took it out to have it sandblasted and decided to change the oil. The oil I currently use is Mobil 1 10w30,with a Mobil 1 filter. When I was inspecting the drain plug it had a ball like clump on it. Also when I cleaned the drain plug with a shop towel the material turned a grayish/ silver color. If i could send someone an email so they can post the photos that would be great.

 

News flash, brotha. Your problem ain't your timing chain. Are you boosted? How many miles? What modifications?

 

No I'm not boosted. MY00 with 65k miles. I have headwork done from endyn. ASM exhaust, MG Racing intake, SOS Throttle body.

 

Is this the first time you've drained the oil since getting the head work done?

 

This is the second time I drained the oil. BTW when I say clump I mean 1/4 inch nothing huge. Also the engine ran fine up until a couple days ago when it started sputtering almost like a fuel cut off. It mainly happened between 3k-4k rpm.

 

Pull your spark plugs and take a look. Take some pics if you need help.

 

what are you thinking i might see?

 

I am thinking that if one of the electrodes on the spark plug has eroded, at least in part, it may have been ground up in the combustion chamber and may account for the metal flakes you saw and the rough running you described.

 

Can you PM me your email address so I can send you pics of the spark plugs?

 

post pics here so we can take a look at also.