dropped the oil pump bolt: need advice
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dropped the oil pump bolt: need advice well like a dumb *** i did not put wire on it. any ideas?? i have been fishing with a magnet and tried to flush it out by dumping oil in the front
what are my options?
any ideas would be a big help at this point
mike
what are my options?
any ideas would be a big help at this point
mike
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could anyone that has a ls1 oil pan off take a pic and post it for me so i can get a image of what is in there. i hate to pull the engine over this stupid move but it looks like it may come to that.
I can't drop the pan with it in the car.
thanks
I can't drop the pan with it in the car.
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well this is what i came up with. **** it. it can ride around in the oil pan for a while. the pick up tube is screened i will just use a new bolt. and with the baffles there is no way it can get up into the crank or cylenders.
hopefully a oil change or 2 she will come out the drain hole.
hopefully a oil change or 2 she will come out the drain hole.
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Originally Posted by quick346
well this is what i came up with. **** it. it can ride around in the oil pan for a while. the pick up tube is screened i will just use a new bolt. and with the baffles there is no way it can get up into the crank or cylenders.
hopefully a oil change or 2 she will come out the drain hole.
hopefully a oil change or 2 she will come out the drain hole.
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i know just hate to have to pull the engine over this. **** i will just keep fishen. it is prob only a hour away from comeing out. the heads are off so i might as well pull it.
thanks
thanks
you can pull the pan while in the car. That will be much better than pulling the engine for a rebuild. I dont know if it will come out the drain or not.. is it that small?
Anyway. Just remove all the oil pan bolts and the 2 bottom trans bolts(auto, dont know about m6) and then remove the bolts from the motor mounts wile supporting the front pulley with a jack... I would also put a jack on the trans pan.. Then you can lift the motor a little to get it out. Doesnt take a lot. I have not done this but have read about it.
I would fish a litttle more but if you cant get it i would go this way. Maybe look up some more info on how to do it. I read supporting the motor w/ the front pully will not hurt it.
Anyway. Just remove all the oil pan bolts and the 2 bottom trans bolts(auto, dont know about m6) and then remove the bolts from the motor mounts wile supporting the front pulley with a jack... I would also put a jack on the trans pan.. Then you can lift the motor a little to get it out. Doesnt take a lot. I have not done this but have read about it.
I would fish a litttle more but if you cant get it i would go this way. Maybe look up some more info on how to do it. I read supporting the motor w/ the front pully will not hurt it.
You could try a real beefy magnet and drag it along the bottom of the outside of the pan to see if it will catch the bolt, then drag it toward the drain hole and fish out with a pen magnet.
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damn i got that bolt. all i can say is holy **** do not ever drop that bolt.
I unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up as far as i could then dropped the pan as far as it would go. I had it once about 5 hrs ago. but then lost it.
so in the end not takeing 2 minutes to wire the bolt cost me 2 days and 1 day off work
now it was worth takeing the day off work.
and also i found the pick up tube has NO screen.
I unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up as far as i could then dropped the pan as far as it would go. I had it once about 5 hrs ago. but then lost it.
so in the end not takeing 2 minutes to wire the bolt cost me 2 days and 1 day off work
now it was worth takeing the day off work.
and also i found the pick up tube has NO screen.
Originally Posted by quick346
damn i got that bolt. all i can say is holy **** do not ever drop that bolt.
I unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up as far as i could then dropped the pan as far as it would go. I had it once about 5 hrs ago. but then lost it.
so in the end not takeing 2 minutes to wire the bolt cost me 2 days and 1 day off work
now it was worth takeing the day off work.
and also i found the pick up tube has NO screen.
I unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up as far as i could then dropped the pan as far as it would go. I had it once about 5 hrs ago. but then lost it.
so in the end not takeing 2 minutes to wire the bolt cost me 2 days and 1 day off work
now it was worth takeing the day off work.
and also i found the pick up tube has NO screen.
by a bolt, lol.Id get a new pickup tube that has a screen if I were you.