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Old 08-16-2018, 06:38 PM #1
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Advice Please- Dropped Socket into Open Engine
Hi all,

I've done some searching, but could not find an answer to my issue...

I was working on repacking the half-moons in the midst of the valve cover gasket job on my 97's passenger side- while doing so, my klutzy self sent a socket down into the open engine. I can not see it, but I did hear it hit... something... down below.

I'm positive I can't just leave something that size down there- where should I even begin?

Thanks for your input!
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Already tried a magnetic pickup tool?
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Already tried a magnetic pickup tool?
Yeah, definitely been poking around with one in the area it went, but so far, no joy.
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Do you have pictures of what we are working with.
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down below like it dropped to the skid plate or down below like into the open valve cover area?
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Do you have pictures of what we are working with.
Hole where socket fell is outlined in red.

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down below like it dropped to the skid plate or down below like into the open valve cover area?
Into the open valve cover area.
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Your spark plugs are still in so there isn't really anywhere it could get inside the engine. Valve openings aren't near big enough to fit a socket through. either it is hiding underneath one of the cams or it bounced out and landed somewhere else. woulden't hurt to pull the skid to see if it made it to the bottom, also check in the valley where your intake manifold was.
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You might try using an endoscope -- one of those tiny cameras that works with a phone. I once used the unit linked to below to find a bolt I'd lost in the headliner. Worked great.

Depstech Wireless Endoscope, WiFi Borescope Inspection Camera 2.0 Megapixels HD Snake Camera for Android and IOS Smartphone, iPhone, Samsung, Tablet

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Your spark plugs are still in so there isn't really anywhere it could get inside the engine. Valve openings aren't near big enough to fit a socket through. either it is hiding underneath one of the cams or it bounced out and landed somewhere else. woulden't hurt to pull the skid to see if it made it to the bottom, also check in the valley where your intake manifold was.
Skid was already off- removed it to clean up the mess from the badly leaking valve covers. Checked anyway- nada.
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If I were as sure as you are that the socket fell where you believe, I'd remove the exhaust cam, which would give better access to that hole, and fish it out that way.

Exhaust cams can be removed without disturbing the cam belts.
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If a socket went in there then you should be able to borescope it and make sure.
If you exhaust all your resources..try turning the engine over SLOWLY by hand in case it is on the crank/cap girdle, see it it made it to the pan
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You might try using an endoscope -- one of those tiny cameras that works with a phone. I once used the unit linked to below to find a bolt I'd lost in the headliner. Worked great.

Depstech Wireless Endoscope, WiFi Borescope Inspection Camera 2.0 Megapixels HD Snake Camera for Android and IOS Smartphone, iPhone, Samsung, Tablet

Depstech Wireless Endoscope
I second the above, those things are cheap now and they're invaluable for interior inspections and locating stuff that fell down holes.
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This happened to me a few weeks ago i thought a bolt fell at the opposite side of the valve cover side. I thought for sure it fell in their as i "heard" it hit. I did everything I could with a magnet, with my hand and could not get anything to come up. So I put on my head lamp and started looking everywhere and could not find it. I decided to push on the bumper and both side fenders one at a time and i heard it hit the ground. I think it was just lodged somewhere that i could not find and the shaking of it had it roll/fall out.


Hope you find it before its to late!
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