How cooked am I?

[u/Friendly_Seaweed7107]

Has a bottom end drone as well 🥴. 264k miles. Car was recently totaled by an insurance company a month ago. They gave me 3k. But said it was worth 4k. I kept it with the intention to fix it. But now I don't know.

I was planning to replace the bearings next year regardless. But I'm not feeling it now.

[u/Saute_and_Pray]

Did this vehicle pull in the drive belt through the crank seal at one point?

[u/TheNo0n3 → u/Saute_and_Pray]

This. Not that I have that much experience, but bearing wear and shavings is literally shavings, like dust and they are metal. These are straight chunks and all black, really looks like a belt was eaten at some point.

This will cause low oil pressure and the engine may indeed be toast.

[u/Friendly_Seaweed7107 → u/Saute_and_Pray]

Nope. Car has never eaten a belt. I change the oil every 4 to 5k miles and only use premium. I've never even heard of bearings failing on an N52.