big problem, pcv grommet fell in, i hope everything will be ok, i am plannin to have a mechanic take it apart and get it out of there, anyone have any idea on how much it should cost to for the labor this job, i am guessing it will be around 2 hours worth of work, and of course iw ould need gaskets, please give suggestions and input, cause i am very nervous at the moment

 

I would try to fish it out with a spring hook or a pick up claw before I went to a mechanic. A pick up claw opens up when you push down on the button on the other end. Most people use it to pick up nuts and bolts that land in the worst places when you drop them. This is "Murphy's Law of Selective Gravitation". I also think 2 hours might be optimistic.

 

i tried to fish it out already wiht a coat hanger, no luck though, prolly just pushed it down further

 

I would still try the pick up claw, the grommet can't go to far down as it will be stopped by the cylinder head. I would guesstimate 3 inches, thats all.

 

Try searching if I remember correctly this has been discussed here before.

 

yeah there was only one thread in which this was mentioned, and the guy who got it stuck ended up taking it apart, which i may have to do, has anyone actually done this, and how long will it take? i hear the upperintake manifold may take about 3 hours, otherwise the rest takes a additonal half hour

 

do u guys think i could be sucessful wiht a shopvac?

 

I'd empty the shop vac first so I could tell if it got the grommet out.

 

I got my upper intake manifold off in about 25 minutes. I think getting the valve cover off might take longer than that.

But, you could get it done in one Saturday afternoon for sure...

 

same thing happened to me, 1 year ago, still driving like that ???

 

I had discussed this about 2 months ago after this happened to me and RI-Max. I was able to fish it out with a hanger. I also tried using a shop vac but not sure if it helped. Keep trying to fish it out. I was able to get it up to the hole then use needle nose to bring it all the way out.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=129550

good luck,

boo

 

yes i rem reading that thread, but i think it may be too deep to take out wiht a hanger, although i will try again tonite, i was thinking of putting my shop vac onto of the whole, making a smaller pipe first of course, try to suck it out,