Made a big mess up today and dropped a head dowel down an oil port in the block.
I'm hoping its gone to the sump and would this be death to the engine if left in?
It's gone down the port marked with the red line.
Thankjs for any help fella's!
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:18 PM
Hi all, new kid here
Made a big mess up today and dropped a head dowel down an oil port in the block.
I'm hoping its gone to the sump and would this be death to the engine if left in?
It's gone down the port marked with the red line.
Thankjs for any help fella's!
Made a big mess up today and dropped a head dowel down an oil port in the block.
I'm hoping its gone to the sump and would this be death to the engine if left in?
It's gone down the port marked with the red line.
Thankjs for any help fella's!
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:50 PM
my guess is,
if it has fallen through to the sump, just fit a magnetic sump plug, these are very strong and will make it stick to the bottom of the sump pan, if its in their,
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item51951c46a9
if it has fallen through to the sump, just fit a magnetic sump plug, these are very strong and will make it stick to the bottom of the sump pan, if its in their,
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item51951c46a9
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 05:16 PM
You could buy a Telescopic Magnetic Pick Up Tool there only 2 quid on Ebay and should fit down the hole. http://www.ebay.co.u...=item230619a26e
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