dropped a bolt in the intake plenum/manifold help!!!

[Elite58]

Hi, I was putting in a plenum spacer and manifold insulator and dropped a bolt down the manifold or plenum or wateva ya call it lol I know it will kill the car if I run it with it in there. How do I get it out??? I dropped it in the front port I have removed the passeneger side rocker cover and rockers but can't see it. What else do I need to do to get to it?

[oztech007]

Maybe try some sort of Magnetic Extension thingy to try to get it.
I bought a Extendable Magnetic Rod a few years ago.
It looks like a Pen which extends like a car antenna and has a magnetic tip.
This may do the trick.
Comes in handy when I drop bolts/nuts in the engine bay.
Bought it from Bursons.

[Elite58]

Awesome I will have to try that I think they where galvanised so I don't know if there magnetic any other ideas

[Cursed CX8]

you can get similar things to the magnetic ones. But they have a claw on the end. So you would push it down the runner, then close the claw and retrieve. Its a great invention lol

[Phreddy]

A galvanised bolt is still magnetic - the bolt itself is still made from steel.

Also, lifting the rocker cover won't get you access to the port - only the rockers and pushrods....

I reckon you'll do OK with one of the magnet pick-up tools that oztech suggested - but them claw tools are great too, huh Class Calais???

All the best with it. Cheerz!

[Emackulation]

I dropped a injector pintle cap down the injecor hole once, I got it out with a vaccume cleaner and a roll of duct tape and a hose. Get a smalish hose and tape it to the end of the vaccume and stick the hose down into where you think it is.

[xi803]

Trythe tip of the pen magnets attacthed to rubber hose. same thing happened to me

[Gudgeon]

If you haven't got a magnet handy, a long steel rod with the an old speaker on it will do the trick

[AttaBoy]

Pffft..start the car it'll back out the exhaust...LOL

(DON'T do it!!!!!)

[sircruisealotVS]

as said already, get yourself a magnetic rod - i've got a "snap on" brand one which ive used before to get a plenum bolt out of the runners before and it worked a charm - very easy to remove the bolt with it.

[Troy5L]

u could avoided this if u.....didnt drop the thing in ur engine...next time u will learn

[ivaninoz]

If you haven't got a magnet handy, a long steel rod with the an old speaker on it will do the trick

Or try this with a Plastic Sleeve on the Rod.
It won't try to latch on to every Ferric thing else on the way down.

[ivaninoz]

I dropped a injector pintle cap down the injecor hole once, I got it out with a vaccume cleaner and a roll of duct tape and a hose. Get a smalish hose and tape it to the end of the vaccume and stick the hose down into where you think it is.

This is what I use when cleaning out Holes in Concrete, where I bolt down Walls.
Suprising the size of some of the bits one can drag up with the Vacuum.

BIG Tick

[SSbeast]

Just pull off the intake manifold. You'll need new gaskets that's all. Rather be safe than sorry.

[Troy711]

u could avoided this if u.....didnt drop the thing in ur engine...next time u will learn

umm, no shit..?

[woteva]

Pffft..start the car it'll back out the exhaust...LOL

(DON'T do it!!!!!)

Best suggestion so far. Just remember to give it a big rev so it will come out quicker.

[Elite58]

Thanks guys metal rod worked and I knew it could possibly happen I had covered the holes up with a towel the whole time exept wen I was putting the bolts back in lol cause I needed it out the way to get them in so yeah I dropped it then sucks hardcore and thanks for the sarcasm guys very helpful

[garfa]

Thanks guys metal rod worked and I knew it could possibly happen I had covered the holes up with a towel the whole time exept wen I was putting the bolts back in lol cause I needed it out the way to get them in so yeah I dropped it then sucks hardcore and thanks for the sarcasm guys very helpful

hey man, if you post the stupid **** you do then dont be surprised if you cop a bit!
lol
good to hear you got it tho...

[sircruisealotVS]

hey man, if you post the stupid **** you do then dont be surprised if you cop a bit!
lol
good to hear you got it tho...

what was stupid about his post?! geez some people have their head up their ass around here for christ sake.

[AttaBoy]

what was stupid about his post?! geez some people have their head up their ass around here for christ sake.

LOL haha...