stupid mistake help!!!

x7original4x · 08-02-2008, 11:25 PM

long story short i dropped a small screw driver into the engine bay..... cant find it ive searched a long time.... i even removed the cowl..... now can i start the car and put it on rhino ramps or will the little thing destroy my enigine when turned on??? or any advice to how to find it?
thanks

Nyulak · 08-02-2008, 11:28 PM

I've dropped a nut between the heat shield and the right side wheel well. I just loosened the fastener holding the heat shield and moved the shield away until I could get a magnetic nut driver in the gap to pick up the nut.

bmc335 · 08-02-2008, 11:34 PM

Do you have a jack and stands? Then you don't have to start if you are worried about that.

hotrod182 · 08-02-2008, 11:44 PM

Probably more likely to fall out and give you or someone else a flat tire than damage the engine.

x7original4x · 08-02-2008, 11:46 PM

thanks guys

x7original4x · 08-03-2008, 02:13 AM

found it!!!

O-cha · 08-03-2008, 02:15 AM

For reference so ling as it's not in the front of the engine you're fine, Everything else that's moving is protected. You only REALLY need to worry about the belt and radiator fan. Though their are still some places where if you were REALLY unlucky it could do some damage.

x7original4x · 08-03-2008, 02:18 AM

thanks for the help guys... put it up on rhino ramps took off a side of the undercover and it rolled right out

08-02-2008, 11:25 PM	#1
x7original4x Private First Class 3 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	stupid mistake help!!! long story short i dropped a small screw driver into the engine bay..... cant find it ive searched a long time.... i even removed the cowl..... now can i start the car and put it on rhino ramps or will the little thing destroy my enigine when turned on??? or any advice to how to find it? thanks __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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Nyulak Captain 29 Rep 957 Posts Drives: 2022 X3 M40i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SheffVill, OH iTrader: (4) Garage List 2009 BMW 535xi [10.00]	I've dropped a nut between the heat shield and the right side wheel well. I just loosened the fastener holding the heat shield and moved the shield away until I could get a magnetic nut driver in the gap to pick up the nut.
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08-02-2008, 11:34 PM	#3
bmc335 Bimmer? I don't even know'er! 8 Rep 62 Posts Drives: f10 550i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Do you have a jack and stands? Then you don't have to start if you are worried about that.
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08-02-2008, 11:44 PM	#4
hotrod182 . 878 Rep 3,994 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Probably more likely to fall out and give you or someone else a flat tire than damage the engine. __________________ 2011 Alpine 335d M-Sport 12.34 @ 110.48mph 2019 i3s Terra, 2008 Black 335i Sedan. 11.11@ 129.47 mph 2008 Monaco Blue JB3 2.0 335i Coupe. 11.33 @ 132.77 mph, 60-130mph: 6.95 seconds 2023 i4 M50 11.48 @ 121.56mph, 3.43 0-60 (dragy)
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x7original4x Private First Class 3 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	thanks guys __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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x7original4x Private First Class 3 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	found it!!! __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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08-03-2008, 02:15 AM	#7
O-cha Brigadier General 230 Rep 4,726 Posts Drives: Mcoupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In front of you iTrader: (2)	For reference so ling as it's not in the front of the engine you're fine, Everything else that's moving is protected. You only REALLY need to worry about the belt and radiator fan. Though their are still some places where if you were REALLY unlucky it could do some damage. __________________
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08-03-2008, 02:18 AM	#8
x7original4x Private First Class 3 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	thanks for the help guys... put it up on rhino ramps took off a side of the undercover and it rolled right out __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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