06-05-2020, 10:14 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: May 2020
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Lost engine cover hex bolt help me!!!!
I painted my engine cover on my 6th gen camaro v6. As I was putting it back on and inserted the hex screw to tighten it when I pulled the screwdriver out it was magnetized and the screw came out with it and dropped!!! I heard it go down to the bottom of the engine but didn’t hit the floor! I shined lights all over below the engine and can’t find it!!!! Does anyone know the hex screw size so I can can purchase another one?? I’m furious about it and at myself!!!
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06-05-2020, 10:40 AM | #2 |
TD
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Take another one out and have the dealership match it up if you want an exact match. I have a V8, never had the cover off but I'm guessing it's a 1/4 x 20 screw but it could be smaller.
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06-05-2020, 10:45 AM | #3 |
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06-05-2020, 10:51 AM | #4 |
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When I said exact match I meant with a hex head it doesn't have to be a hex head. Yea its most likely metric. Its a GM.
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06-05-2020, 10:57 AM | #5 |
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I’ve dropped a few items in the engine bay over the years. I was always able to find them by jacking the car up and removing the front tire on the side I dropped the item. I didn’t want the lost items to find their way into something that they could damage.
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06-05-2020, 11:09 AM | #6 |
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06-05-2020, 11:23 AM | #7 |
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Ugh! I could kill myself right now! Well I found another bolt that works but needs to be longer. At least I have something to work with to match it. My son felt all over down inside as I shined a light down and underneath. Either I have to remove a tire or trust it falls out in time. Grrrrrrr!!
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06-05-2020, 11:35 AM | #8 |
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Have you tried fishing around with a magnet....I feel for you, nothing worse than dropping a bolt in the engine bay.
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06-05-2020, 11:43 AM | #9 |
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That was a thought. But I think unless it can go underneath a part it won’t reach it. My son reached his hands and fingers all over where we though it could go and then some. Luckily I heard the bolt trickle down as it fell lower but didn’t come out. I am always paranoid about something like that happening and of course it had to happen to me! Lol
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06-05-2020, 12:06 PM | #10 |
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Rule #...15??? Lol! Growing up my father would say don’t drop anything in an engine bay and if you do you better freakin find it!!!
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06-05-2020, 04:40 PM | #11 |
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if your 2016 had a hex bolt, then it sounds like someone already replaced it with a new bolt at one point because the factory bolt should be rounded top with torx bit driver needed.
Time to repeat the cycle. |
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