so i was in the process of taking the s/c off and it would be my luck one of the bolt guides most likely fell into my intake mani. i tried a "stick magnet" but i think it rolled just a little too far out of its reach. i cannot see it but im 90% sure it fell into the i/m as i was pulling the s/c. any suggestions?

at worst if i have to take the i/m off how much work am i looking at?

 

its def doable to take the i/m off, i believe theres a how to

 

they make telescopic magnets FYI.

autoparts store should have one

 

kinda a pain to take off the intake mani but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. and yes a magnet helps a **** ton!

 

oh sweet. ill run up there then. literally.. lol thanks.

 

I did the same thing when taking off the s/c one day. The best thing to do is get a magnet and tape it to a clothes hanger so you can reach deep into the IM.

 

start it up, it'll come out the exhaust








J/K\



Luckily the bolt won't go past the laminova cores so you should be able to get it with a flexible magnet

 

Taking the manifold off once the blower is out is a 10-15 min process depending on ur skill level...hour max

 

Take the intake manifold off and get it out. Rumaging through there with a magnet or coathanger could **** up your luminova cores and leaving it in will destroy your engine. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

I thought I did the same thing but it fell down by the radiator. I just popped the radiator up and it fell out. Before you freak out make sure it didn't fall down there either.