So it looks like i found what the squeak was from the lower part of my engine. Not rod knock (yes IJ.. lesson learned lol) but looks like the head of a bolt that was sheared from somewhere or place unknown..... was loose in the timing cover and ate/spun loose a metal ring behind the crank gear. You can see in the pic below. I placed the bolt up top the crank surface.
The teeth are fine and the shaft isn't scored to bad at all because I only drove a mile after this happened.
Anyways my question is... what is this part my finger is on that got damaged and what sort of job is ahead of me?
The teeth are fine and the shaft isn't scored to bad at all because I only drove a mile after this happened.
Anyways my question is... what is this part my finger is on that got damaged and what sort of job is ahead of me?

