Small (3mm) thin piece of insulator from spark plug went down the hole into the chamber. Any ideas for getting it out?

 

What are the odds of a cockup if I just fire up and see if it goes out with the exhaust?

 

Thanks.

ooooooo noooooooooooo

 

get a magnet in there fast, dont attempt to start it what ever you do, although if your lucky it might just get sucked out the exhaust whooops.

 

but if your not you might score the bore and then its rebuild time :(

insulator isnt metalic magnet wont pick it up, bit of pipe attached to vacume cleaner and suck it out that normaly works.

What a brill idea, would never have thought of that one :bow:

insulator isnt metalic magnet wont pick it up, bit of pipe attached to vacume cleaner and suck it out that normaly works.

 

i have done something similar before. i attached a bit of flexi clear pipe with tape approx 1/4 inch diameter had a clean bag in the vaccum cleaner so you can make sure you deffo have the piece that dropped in.

yep I have done that as well, used a hoover and sucked the arse out of the cylinder, worked fine!

All you need is a bit of screen washer tubing attached to the vacuum hose, the suction should make the part stick to the end of the pipe.

Oh never had that problem although I have had the threaded part shear off when it was still in the block :headvswal

Thanks for all the replies. I thought of the vacuum cleaner & pipe solution at the time so I am glad to see that I am on the right track. I have bought a metre of clear fishtank tube and will connect it to the vacuum cleaner. Maybe stick a piece of stocking over the vacuum cleaner end of the tube to catch the offending bit.

 

Thanks again.

Let us know how you get on.

Had the metal cap of one drop into my fiesta once, my dad decided to get some bluetack on the end of a pencil got the piece attached to the end then the bluetack dropped off.

 

His next plan was to crank it over a couple of times hoping it would blow out the hole.

 

All that happened was it smashed the bluetack and metal top all round the inside of the cylinder :rofl:

 

£350 later and a very embarressed dad later my car came back after having the cylinder head taken off. The mechanic thought it was quite funny at the time :rofl:

ive heard Hydrofluoric Acid would dissolve ceramic at the same time clean any metal .

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precautions

Symptoms of skin exposure to dilute HF are not felt immediately, but can be fatal. Highly concentrated solutions may lead to acute hypocalcemia, followed by cardiac arrest and death. This will usually be fatal in as little as 2% body exposure (about the size of the sole of the foot). This substance should be handled with extreme care, beyond that accorded to hydrochloric, sulfuric, or other mineral acids.

 

Use the first option a good old henry vaccum with a fish pipe ;-)

ooooooo noooooooooooo

 

dont attempt to start it what ever you do!

 

but if your not you might score the bore and then its rebuild time :(

 

This is what happened to my engine and now... I have a new one :D Although mine broke off and i didnt know :)

Well, I vacuumed around for about an hour but no success. Turned the engine over a few revs with the plug out and vacuumed again but still no joy. So I gave up in time honoured fashion and started the engine and revved it a bit after a warmup idle. There were no strange sound effects so I am hoping the piece has blown out past the exhaust valves. I haven't taken it for a drive yet. I am assuming I would have heard something untoward if the piece is still there?

it's always a worry when you have to result to suck it and see tactics. Hopefully it has blown past but if it were me I'd be stripping off the heads now.

you will be alright as long as she doesnt swallow LOL

Hope it's ok mate, but that's not what I would have done! I'd have kept hoovering like a trooper till that little turd of a piece turned up! :-) An hour of hoovering and no joy? Are ya sure a piece definately fell in there?.......

Sorry peeps, completely wrong thread, hahahahaha......