HELP!

Xaero · 12-18-2010, 04:50 PM

I was changing out my HPFP and while putting everything back together I dropped a star bit down my intake tube (the one that runs down in front of the engine). I am guessing/hoping it stopped at the turbo.

What is the easiest/fastest way to get this pipe and turbo off.. Please help I need the car running by monday.

onefastman · 12-18-2010, 04:59 PM

Magnet?

NiVeDh · 12-18-2010, 05:01 PM

Magnetic pick-up tool is your best bet. Good luck.

mycoupe · 12-18-2010, 05:02 PM

Yeah, tie a magnet on a string and drop it down the tube too. That should do the trick, no?

Xaero · 12-18-2010, 05:48 PM

Success.. I did the magnet trick before you guys even mentioned it

I soldered a magnet to a 12gauge wire and pushed it down there.

12-18-2010, 04:50 PM	#1
Xaero Private First Class 9 Rep 184 Posts Drives: Black 335i e92 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	HELP! I was changing out my HPFP and while putting everything back together I dropped a star bit down my intake tube (the one that runs down in front of the engine). I am guessing/hoping it stopped at the turbo. What is the easiest/fastest way to get this pipe and turbo off.. Please help I need the car running by monday. __________________ 2009 e92 335i 6spd :: Black Sapphire Metallic :: Coral Red :: Work Gnosis GS4 Wheels (20x8.5+32/20x9.5+35) :: Bronze Rays Lug Nuts :: AngeliBright v3 :: PROcede v4 :: Injen DCI :: Clutch Stop :: B&G S2 Sport Springs :: Matte Black Kidney Grilles :: Tinted Taillights :: Escort Passport 9500ix :: Samsung S1 160GB HDD
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12-18-2010, 04:59 PM	#2
onefastman Major General 163 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	Magnet? __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(1addicts.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated 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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NiVeDh Major General 426 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	Magnetic pick-up tool is your best bet. Good luck.
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mycoupe Banned 60 Rep 1,495 Posts Drives: 07 335i coupe 6spd Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cincinnati, Ohio iTrader: (5)	Yeah, tie a magnet on a string and drop it down the tube too. That should do the trick, no?
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12-18-2010, 05:48 PM	#5
Xaero Private First Class 9 Rep 184 Posts Drives: Black 335i e92 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	Success.. I did the magnet trick before you guys even mentioned it I soldered a magnet to a 12gauge wire and pushed it down there. __________________ 2009 e92 335i 6spd :: Black Sapphire Metallic :: Coral Red :: Work Gnosis GS4 Wheels (20x8.5+32/20x9.5+35) :: Bronze Rays Lug Nuts :: AngeliBright v3 :: PROcede v4 :: Injen DCI :: Clutch Stop :: B&G S2 Sport Springs :: Matte Black Kidney Grilles :: Tinted Taillights :: Escort Passport 9500ix :: Samsung S1 160GB HDD
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