It got worse when the oil pan and rods were inspected. Plenty of metal shavings were mixed in with these components, and particularly large pieces were found inside the oil pump. Even worse, one of the rods had plenty of play and was shaking around.
So where did those metal bits come from? Well, one of the rod bearings had spun. The other bearings were also in poor condition and showed signs of oil starvation. Then again, Eric admitted that he still doesn’t know what pushed the dipstick back when the engine spewed out engine oil. There’s a chance the dipstick not being secured properly allowed oil to overflow, resulting in starvation, or it the dipstick could’ve been the symptom rather than the cause.
The YouTuber noted that the latter usually happens in turbocharged engines if their ventilation systems are compromised. This wasn’t the case here, but still, he says something was wrong with the parts inside the crankcase.