Replacing broken secondary chain on 94 lincoln mark VIII

I'm stumped.

I'm surprised there's anything supposed to be there. 🤷‍♂️

Maybe it's some kind of noise damper? Perhaps our resident NVH specialist @billcu would know?
 
That's Ceramic fiber material for heat shielding. Same stuff that is in those plastic baggies glued to the underside of the carpet just above the catalytic converter areas of the floor. It was probably acting as a wick to burn the oil.
 
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