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Old 08-20-2005, 02:10 PM
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pick up tube bolt fell into oil pan, i tried fishing it out with a pen magnet, no luck ... i need to drop the oil pan to get it out, what is the easiest way to do this? ... would it be ok if i left the bolt in the oil pan and just used a new bolt??? please help

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Old 08-20-2005, 02:40 PM
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found some info by searching that might help, https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...roping+oil+pan ... anyone have any other ideas please let me know.
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Get a stronger magnet and fish out the bolt and the oil pick up tube..don't just give up it can be done
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slt200mph -- thanks, i am workin on it now

"On the passengers side of the motor is a big white plastic sensor screwed in, that is the oil level sensor. Unscrew it, and you'll see a large hole...big enough to get a bolt out. Make a magnetic "fishing pole" using string and a magnet (I hacked up a retractable pen magnet for this), use a speaker magnet on the bottom of the pan to move the bolt around towards the hole, and fish it out. This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 4 hours, but eventually it'll come out."

what size wrench do i need to unscrew the big white plastic sensor???
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got it out!!!!! ... once the oil level sensor was removed it took less than a minute to get it out, piece of cake.




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