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.