Dropped rocker cover bolt into sump.... sump off? oil change?

[Skiing]

Have ordered magnetic sump plug and will change oil on weekend... hopefully that will get it!
Thanks for your help.

[2pac]

though you presume it fell down, why don't u try to search for it in the valves chamber? maybe it's under the cam?

[Khare]

really not meant to say this but a 10mm  nut ratteling round in the sump isn't really going to do a lot. 

it can't exactly go up the oil pick up can it  so you be more than unlucky to see a problem from it if it's gone into the sump,   id get a magnetic drain plug and go for a drive that'll grab hold of it at some point

yea hi'd get magnetic dran plug too and give the car an oil change in a few weeks.

[danny_p]

though you presume it fell down, why don't u try to search for it in the valves chamber? maybe it's under the cam?

on an 8valve theer isn't meany places for it to hide,   it's etheer gone down or is pirched round one of the head bolts and sure it would have been found by now if it was.

[Skiing]

Have looked under the cam thoroughly and I saw it fall into the hole...! Anyway will put in magnetic sump thing when it arrives/ jack car up and drain oil and see if it comes out.. will then refill oil, drive home and then change on weekend (by which point hopefully it will have stuck to magnetic sump plug).. hopefully one of these methods will get the buggering thing out...

[nealey]

Why dont you just whip the sump off and clean out the oil pick up pipe whilst you are there?

[monzablue16v]

Yeah you don't want it to be rattling around, drop the oil and then use magnet on a stick to fish around for it

[Skiing]

Will change the oil this weekend and have also ordered a magnetic sump plug. if it still doesnt come out I will take the sump off and find it then...