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Oh Nooooo
Was pulling off the oil filler neck, a little metal ring dropped down into the hole.... into the block.....
Am I screwed? Will it just settle at the bottom of the oil pan? What should I do?!? I dont want it to chew up the inside of my engine
Am I screwed? Will it just settle at the bottom of the oil pan? What should I do?!? I dont want it to chew up the inside of my engine
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Try to drain the oil and see if it comes out. You could also use a big speaker magnet on the outside of the oil pan to try to drag the washer over towards the drain plug while you are emptying the pan.
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The oil neck actually doesn't drop straight into the block. It kinda goes horizontal for a while. The ring would likely just be laying in there.
Otherwise if the ring is of somewhat significant size I wouldn't expect it to go anywhere. The oil pick tube for the oil pump has a screen on it with holes similar in size to your window type screens. I really doubt that it would get sucked into anything to cause damage.
Jeff
Otherwise if the ring is of somewhat significant size I wouldn't expect it to go anywhere. The oil pick tube for the oil pump has a screen on it with holes similar in size to your window type screens. I really doubt that it would get sucked into anything to cause damage.
Jeff
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I decided to just pull the oil pan anyways...
Tell me if what i did was really stupid,
To get the engine mounts off, I jacked the transmission slightly to raise it up. I have the car on stands but then I used the jack to raise/lower the tranny so I could pull them out.... I got all the screws off and the engine mounts, but I cant figure how the hell to get the oil pan out. Is there a way i can slide it out or do I have to remove the entire unter part of the car...
Tell me if what i did was really stupid,
To get the engine mounts off, I jacked the transmission slightly to raise it up. I have the car on stands but then I used the jack to raise/lower the tranny so I could pull them out.... I got all the screws off and the engine mounts, but I cant figure how the hell to get the oil pan out. Is there a way i can slide it out or do I have to remove the entire unter part of the car...
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