91slowrunner

Well here's the deal, I pulled my passenger side head of my 3.0 today. I was removing the head bolt closest to the firewall and the stepstool i was standing on slipped. Well you know that washer? Yeah it slipped off the bolt and fell right down the hole that returns oil back to the case. Any ideas or wisdom guys?

ozziesironmanoffroad

pen magnet

91slowrunner

1 tried that....the passage is quite small

rowdy235

Drop the pan?

ozziesironmanoffroad

the pen magnet i have is as big as a stereo antenna. its smaller than that? then how'd the washer get in there? lol

ozziesironmanoffroad

i was gonna suggest that next

CJM

Drop pan or get a good piece of fishing line and get a very small magnet. it will fetch it right out.

AustinTaco

Yeah, fishing line/fine string and a magnet. good luck

Matt16

The block is magnetic, a magnet on a string will just stick to the sides of the passage. Try the telescopic magnet.

91slowrunner

The magnet would not fit through the passage...it is about two washer widths. I am trying to avoid dropping the pan

CJM

Uh magnets that ya get usually are shielded so you can out them down into the engine. THey wont stick to anything but what the tip touches..

Targetnut

If you can't get it out you should pull the pan.

A tech at the dealership I used to work at droped a nut in the crankcase and when he started the engine the crank shoved it through the main bearing girdle and tore the bottom end up.

Depending on where it lands it may or may not cause big problems.

stormin94

Pulling the pan is gonna save you a lot more time than if you leave it in there...