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oung · 06-16-2010, 08:29 PM

hey guys so today i took off my valve cover and found out today that the bracket that goes over the timing chain broke off...i took it off and i also started to unbolt the two bolts that hold it on, well upon doing so, one of the bolts fell from my hand and fell into the gap opening in the timing chain area.....i took out my distributor and it fell even deeper...i tried getting it with a magnet after that and could not get to it....im just wondering if anyone knows where it exactly fell to after i removed my distributor?? and can anyone tell me how i can get to it? i really need help...please....

Om1kron · 06-16-2010, 08:42 PM

Put your car on jackstands and remove your oil pan buddy.

When that shit breaks regardless this is where it ends up.

oung · 06-20-2010, 06:55 PM

hey update.....bolt that i dropped was not in the oil pan.....any more ideas? plannin to pull the motor

Sileighty_85 · 06-20-2010, 07:08 PM

flash light and stick magnet?

They make a stick magnet with a flash light built into it too

j20accord00 · 06-20-2010, 09:59 PM

i had good luck rotating the motor by hand slowly. sometimes it doesnt make it to the pan and if you move the motor it may drop to the pan

stinky_180 · 06-21-2010, 01:45 PM

Remove the front timing cover

jdmisaac · 06-24-2010, 06:05 AM

dang that sucks man
shits aggravating.
but yes front timing cover i would say,.

codyace · 06-24-2010, 04:05 PM

Either that, or it's laying ontop of the main bearing girdle on the bottom, or potetially stuck in the timing chain guides....

I know it's a PITA, but removing the front cover is a serious job for someone without some moderate skill (not assuming you don't have any, but saying in general). Removing it on a car with a stock headgasket will undoubtedly ruin the front seal, causing leaks regardless of how much silicone you dab in there (as when you push it back in, it'll knock the sealant out. It will also require you to remove the lower pan, and the upper pan (along with cross member.

To me, I'd simply take the lower pan off, remove the cross member (put a jackstand under the front of th transmission, leave the rear tranny cross member in place), and remove both pans. From there you should be able to see it, and or use a magnet to get at it. I'd do anythign in my power to not remove the pump or the head if a stock headgasket/stockish power level car.

killbillsnj · 06-26-2010, 12:00 AM

remove front cover i agree with that

06-16-2010, 08:29 PM	#1
oung Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fresno, CA Age: 34 Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dropped bolt into head...please help! hey guys so today i took off my valve cover and found out today that the bracket that goes over the timing chain broke off...i took it off and i also started to unbolt the two bolts that hold it on, well upon doing so, one of the bolts fell from my hand and fell into the gap opening in the timing chain area.....i took out my distributor and it fell even deeper...i tried getting it with a magnet after that and could not get to it....im just wondering if anyone knows where it exactly fell to after i removed my distributor?? and can anyone tell me how i can get to it? i really need help...please....

06-16-2010, 08:42 PM	#2
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 40 Posts: 6,879 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Put your car on jackstands and remove your oil pan buddy. When that shit breaks regardless this is where it ends up. __________________ Wayne

06-20-2010, 07:08 PM	#4
Sileighty_85 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Misawa, Japan Posts: 6,815 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	flash light and stick magnet? They make a stick magnet with a flash light built into it too __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1989 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- 250ish (For Now) 1986 SR86 - 200ish 1990 R32 GTR - 320hp Don't Buy Engines from JDM-Online http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/207457-jdm-online.html Don't Buy XS-Power or SSAC Shit

06-20-2010, 09:59 PM	#5
j20accord00 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SEASIDE PARK, NJ Age: 35 Posts: 720 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i had good luck rotating the motor by hand slowly. sometimes it doesnt make it to the pan and if you move the motor it may drop to the pan __________________ 92 Coupe ka-t

06-21-2010, 01:45 PM	#6
stinky_180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pale Blue Dot Age: 36 Posts: 2,064 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	Remove the front timing cover __________________ SoCal RallyX Coverage and MTB Ride Reports WheelsDirty

06-20-2010, 06:55 PM	#3
oung Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fresno, CA Age: 34 Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey update.....bolt that i dropped was not in the oil pan.....any more ideas? plannin to pull the motor

06-24-2010, 06:05 AM	#7
jdmisaac Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Carolina Age: 33 Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dang that sucks man shits aggravating. but yes front timing cover i would say,.

06-24-2010, 04:05 PM	#8
codyace Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos, PA Age: 36 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (58) Feedback Score: 58 reviews	Either that, or it's laying ontop of the main bearing girdle on the bottom, or potetially stuck in the timing chain guides.... I know it's a PITA, but removing the front cover is a serious job for someone without some moderate skill (not assuming you don't have any, but saying in general). Removing it on a car with a stock headgasket will undoubtedly ruin the front seal, causing leaks regardless of how much silicone you dab in there (as when you push it back in, it'll knock the sealant out. It will also require you to remove the lower pan, and the upper pan (along with cross member. To me, I'd simply take the lower pan off, remove the cross member (put a jackstand under the front of th transmission, leave the rear tranny cross member in place), and remove both pans. From there you should be able to see it, and or use a magnet to get at it. I'd do anythign in my power to not remove the pump or the head if a stock headgasket/stockish power level car. __________________ *Want Air Conditioning in your SR20 Swapped car? Check out www.sr20acbrackets.com for more information! Quest Alternator Conversions for SR20!* Check my Group Buy! Tired of lousy internal gates? Go external wastegate with one of my manifolds, Check out my group buy

06-26-2010, 12:00 AM	#9
killbillsnj Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlantic City NJ Age: 36 Posts: 169 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	remove front cover i agree with that

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