OK so I'm changing the oil and filter and I drop a half inch to quarter inch adapter where the filter goes. How do I retrieve it? We can not see it and when I hit the plastic shield (piece?) under the car it does not appear to be sitting on that piece. I assume there are no moving parts to screw up but will not take any chances so I'm grounded until I find it. I did search so pls flame if this has been covered. Thanks!

 

i have no idea where yours could be... when i changed my filter... i dropped a bolt i had in my hand from the strut bar and it fell through to the under tray

as far as moving parts... nah i dont think there are any

 

There is no tray where the oil filter. search where the clutch slave and cross member.

 

I'm having trouble picturing what you're talking
Maybe a picture? What adapter?

 

I think he's talking about a tool. like a socket adapter?

And maybe get one of those long magnets and try to get at it from the top. It's probably sitting on the cross member so just jack up the car and reach around.

 

also this thread doesn't belong here...

 

are those socket adapters magnetic? and i was on a slight hill when i found the bolt infront of my radiater

 

I also didn't think there were any moving parts there, but today I exit the driveway drive down the street take a turn and then all of a sudden I hear rattling/grinding noises, pulled over and shut the car off. Looked to see if I could see anything, nope couldn't see a thing. Got back in, 3 or 4 times I went to start it it would just thump, and not turn like it was hitting some sort of wall. Finally did get it to turn over and start, and turned around to go back home, heard some noise and though I had lost the socket piece because the rattling/grinding stopped. So I took it around the block and the noise returned intermittently. Can not see a thing, am going to put it back on the ramps and try to attack it from below. Does the clutch slave move, could the socket piece be interfering with the slave?

 

You may be really really unlucky and the item dropped into the clutch area...
wedged somehow in the starter area? http://www.blackhaloracing.com/shopm...918400W02.html
Somehow found it's way inside? http://www.blackhaloracing.com/shopm...016000W01.html

 

i have no idea...

 

take out your starter and look inside, use a Craftsman Lighted Inspection Mirror.
and use the Flexible Magnetic Pick-Up Tool to take it out.

lighted inspection mirror
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...5047000P?mv=rr
flexible magnetic pick up
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...9384991P?mv=rr

 

Yea head to Sears. Exterior compartment search use LED flashlight at night also use flashlight at area parked when work done. At Sears also get the Craftsman claw tool it's good for picking up stuff that falls down. It like whut Ahnold used to get that thing out of his nose, get your **** to Mars!