Arrrh!! Any ideas?
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Right basically I've just rebuilt my engine got it put back together fitted it in the car and i was just fitting the last fuel hose, when the screw from the stainless hose clip fell out and dropped straight down the dipstick hole. (what are chances) This obviously needs to come out but cant really see how without takeing the engine apart, has anyone got any ideas??

drop the oil with the wives vegetable seive to catch it, failing that whip off the speedo cover and have a good rummage about?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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drop the oil and hope it comes out :(

stainless can be magnatised? drop a extendable magnet down there have a try getting it back? if you have a magnetic oil trap for your drain plug, jack one side of the car up and then the back and get it on there if possible :) jobs a gooden

either way jack the side of the car up first, try and get it moving to one side, preferably the passanger side you jack up lol

Edited by Paul R on 13th Jan, 2009.

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Jack up the back n/s corner, leave over night and drain it out

I did a similar thing years ago:
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=1911

cheers guys for the imput, i will be going on a small fishing expedition tomorrow hopefully with some success will let you know. ive tried a magnet on an identical bolt and its deffinatly stainless and not magnetic

Edited by 998turbomini25 on 14th Jan, 2009.

Well its out!! In the end i used a henry hoover and some small bore pipe which after some messing about finally sucked the bolt up i didnt have any oil in the sump when i dropped the bolt so i couldnt drop the oil. so i resorted to fishing with a hoover and an led on a piece of wire so i could see what i was doing whilst looking through the oil drain hole.!! took some time but the main point is its out now so i can continue putting the finishing touches on the car and hopefully start it soon.
its just a standard 998 for now but i have a new gt15 sitting on a shelf and im half way through building a manifold for it.

luke

Edited by 998turbomini25 on 14th Jan, 2009.

well donw:)

well done, now FFS put the dip stick in!

you dipstick!

good old henry!

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