Metal found in oil pan

[Pineapple]

Engine was rebuild with about 800km.
Tow the car home on Friday night. It was running fine, Only low oil pressure at idle when engine is hot.
I was driving on HWY7, 90-100km/h. Saw someone pulling up fast, so I floor it. Engine doesn't accelerate no slow down no stall just keep running at same speed. Let padel off, slow down a bit, hit it again, get to same speed and no more. Suddenly oil light come on, get to Yonge, stop at red light and engine die. Start it again, sounds rough with a clicking noise. Pull into parking lot. Oil full, no hole in oil pan. Let it cool down a bit. Start and drive off. Still clicking and no power. Get to Homedepot and Tim Horton. Park it and call for tow. Car too low need a flatbed. Got home try to start engine, everything good, no clicking, no oil light.
Thinking maybe oil pump pulley was lose, clean up garage drive it in. Started rough but no clicking. Remove lower belt cover. Pulley is tight like a 10 years old. Ok, oil pickup in oil pan lose? Drain oil and drop oil pan.






From underneath, cylinder wall looks fine. Cams are fine, need to adjust clearance. Metal are not high magnetic, just barely stuck to magnet. Anyone know what they could be?
Gonna cut oil filter and remove oil pump to see if there is any clue.
New engine?

[JWatson]

Looks like crankshaft thrust bearing. Hard to tell from a few pictures.

Time to take the motor apart

Jeff

[Peter]

iam not a geek on a engine internals...but it could be pistion rings....or maybe then the put it on there was sraps in the pan.....iam clueless...but u said u rebuild ur eninge so....i know when u get a new car u should take it easy for the first 500 or 1000km...isnt it the same for a rebiuld???

[Deep]

Could it be parts of an old gasket? The chips don't look like chunks of bearings.

[Pineapple]

[Deep]

Ok, nevermind.

If you need a 90-91 complete head, I have one sitting in my garage.

[ILLICITDRIVER]

thought that looked like aluminum in the oil pan, but when i got to second set of pics, turned out i was right. damn, that sucks! hope you find a head and all goes well.

[Luckynumber5]

what happened? what is that 3rd picture?

[Pineapple]

Don't know why but maybe something get into the oil or something else.
My fresh rebuild P&P engine grind itself to death in a week.
I was hoping the head was ok but from the damage on the cam, it done. Don't think any bearing survived.
The last photo is a cut open oil filter. It had a magnet on it and you see how much steel it trap. It still doesn't save the engine.

Let me know if you want one. I still got a lot from last group buy.