Plastic bits in oil sump?

Hi all service my bike today, it's an sv 650s k3 model,when i drained the oil i found little pieces of white plastic bits in the bottom looked they had come out of the sump with the oil any ideas what this might be???
Tried getting a pic up of them but failed.

Water pump drive gear possibly.

If it is the water pump how would i know because it's still riding the same found them last time i changed the oil in April bought the bike in March,was thinking the filler cap could of snapped or something as it's got an after market one on it.What do you think?

When was the last time you saw a white plastic oil filler cap on an SV?

Good point they wasn't pure white though, thought the oil might of discoloured whatever it is.Too be honest was just trying to reassure myself that it's nothing serious.

It's probably not too serious, but you do need to get it checked out. My first point of inspection would be the water pump drive gear, as they are usually white plastic on most bikes. Having never had an SV engine apart I couldn't tell you if it's an easy job or a complete engine strip down. On most bikes it just means removing one side casing leaving the main engine intact - I've no idea if this is true of the SV.

[northwind]

I think the SV water pump drives are all orange. Trying to think what in the engine is white-ish but coming up with nothing so far...

[yorkie_chris]

No I can't think of any either. Camchain guides are black, water pump gear is orange, any insulator bits on the alternator are black...

Unless odd motors have different coloured bits in?

Nothing white in the engine mate, are you sure it came out of the sump?

Just had a similar problem but it was flywheel teeth that came out of mine. There is nothing white in there though. Email me the pics and i'll post them for you, paul.toland@cardinalhealth.com