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=== Assistant: Here’s what I see in your image — it looks like a broken engine component, and based on the shape, metal wear, and your… ===
Here’s what I see in your image — it looks like a broken engine component, and based on the shape, metal wear, and your symptoms (oil light on, 3.0L Milan engine), this very likely is part of the:

===== From the picture it looks like a chunk of metal that has broken off and has oil staining on it. On the 3.0L V6 in your 2010 Mercury Milan, the most common sources for parts like this showing up after an engine oil light or low oil condition are: =====

===== - What it does: Sits at the bottom of the oil pan and feeds oil into the pump. =====
* Failure signs: If it breaks or cracks, the pump can’t get oil properly → oil light, low oil pressure.
* Look: A mesh screen and a tube — can appear bent or torn.

===== - What it does: Part of the valve train that transfers motion from cam to valve. =====
* Failure signs: Broken or fractured part camouflaged by oil; might be a piece of a rocker arm or lifter.

===== - Some oil pumps have internal sliding gears; if one shears off it would look like a chunk of metal. =====

===== Seeing a chunk of metal like that inside an engine — especially related to the oiling system — is a red flag. If this came out of the oil pan or near the front of the engine: =====
* The engine may have severe internal damage
* Metal debris may have circulated through bearings, cam, crank, etc.
* Oil starvation likely occurred

===== 1. Don’t run the engine. =====
Running it could worsen damage.
# Drain the oil pan and look for more debris.
Metal inside the oil pan means more broken parts.
# Inspect the oil pump and pickup for damage.
# Have a mechanic open up the front cover / oil pump area.
They can identify exactly which part failed.

===== That will help narrow it down further. =====