Engine: 850 T5/R - pcv,missing bolt 4 hrs

t+m · Apr 20th, 2013, 13:37

did the pcv last night,it was all clear as it happens but one of the manifold bolts made a bid for freedom as i went to slide it into the head,it shot out of the socket and bounced off the starter and disappeared.That was at 8 o'clock.By midnight i still hadn't found it (car was back together and running) but i developed a bit of o.c.d and that bolt had to go back where it came from,not helped by it being 7mm and i only had 6 and 8 in the box.So this morning searched all round the engine for it for the umpteenth time ,there are loads of hiding places but after 10 minutes i spotted it,with the help of a long magnetic flex light,inside the fan cowling right at the bottom just outside the fan-sweep area.So if you've lost a bolt its worth looking there cos its easy to bounce off the starter and go straight in,must be a common issue i'm sure.
I usually put a small piece of tissue in the socket to hold bolts tightly,it works a treat but this was going straight in so didn't bother and paid the price.
I found it easier to disconnect the pipes and leave the fuel rail on the manifold rather than pull it out separately,but the whole job is a doddle for anyone thinking about it.

960kg · Apr 20th, 2013, 18:18

A bit late now , but if i have a bolt in a dodgy place i always place a rag underneath where it goes in.......so if it gets dropped it only falls a far as the rag!!

Apr 20th, 2013, 13:37	#1
t+m Member Last Online: Sep 11th, 2017 08:58 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: reading	pcv,missing bolt 4 hrs did the pcv last night,it was all clear as it happens but one of the manifold bolts made a bid for freedom as i went to slide it into the head,it shot out of the socket and bounced off the starter and disappeared.That was at 8 o'clock.By midnight i still hadn't found it (car was back together and running) but i developed a bit of o.c.d and that bolt had to go back where it came from,not helped by it being 7mm and i only had 6 and 8 in the box.So this morning searched all round the engine for it for the umpteenth time ,there are loads of hiding places but after 10 minutes i spotted it,with the help of a long magnetic flex light,inside the fan cowling right at the bottom just outside the fan-sweep area.So if you've lost a bolt its worth looking there cos its easy to bounce off the starter and go straight in,must be a common issue i'm sure. I usually put a small piece of tissue in the socket to hold bolts tightly,it works a treat but this was going straight in so didn't bother and paid the price. I found it easier to disconnect the pipes and leave the fuel rail on the manifold rather than pull it out separately,but the whole job is a doddle for anyone thinking about it.

Apr 20th, 2013, 18:18	#2
960kg Premier Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2022 12:25 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mercville	A bit late now , but if i have a bolt in a dodgy place i always place a rag underneath where it goes in.......so if it gets dropped it only falls a far as the rag!!

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