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OK, well the plastic is probably left over from an older coil that split apart. Kinda hard to know exactly what is causing the oil residue, could have been from improper/over oiling the mag plate during a past servicing. Or, could be coming from the upper crank/slinger system. Have you had the powerhead off to do a water pump job? If so, was the lower seal assy properly positioned with good oring/gasket when you disassembled it? I’m not quite sure just how this system is "plumbed" into the crankcase, or what provides the low pressure to pull the excess oily stuff down and away from the slinger.
For now, it is probably best to clean everything up and retry the engine. Remove the flywheel again after running the engine for a month or so to see if the excess residue has returned, and go from there.