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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Yes so the rod bearing pieces went backwards in the engine against natural flow of air thru the intake and to the outside of the air filter? Would require backfire as well as putting holes in the filter element to get from inside it to outside surface of it? Air filter is designed to stop external contaminants from getting into the Intake by having to pass thru it to get to the internal combustion portion of the engine. Is your theory he blew his rod bearing out the oil pan then they flew up thru the front of the car got sucked into the intake and lodged into the air filter?