Oil plug knock-out---HELP!

Double J

Double J

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Hey everyone,

CoonSmile ran into a bit of a pickle and is away from a computer at the moment, so I'm posting this up for him.

He knocked out the plug that's used as the oil drain in a twin-turbo set-up into the motor. Did this plug drop into the pan and is it magnetic? Not sure what path this plug would have taken, so we're looking for some Comp D help.

He has a 99' 24V.

Thanks,
Joel
 
if by knocked it out, you mean took a hammer and screwdriver and hit it until it went away, then yeah its prolly in the pan, and no its not magnetic.

to get them out, you need to hit it until it turns sideways and grab it w/ a pair of needle nose vise grips.
 
these are fun to get out. you get to have dirty oil every where as you try uo find it and get out, if you have access to a long flat screwdriver about a 18" long or so you can move it around through the hole you just mabe in the block to get it in the drain plug hole.
 
There are others that have knocked them into the pan and fished them out by dropping the pan, I did the same except mine stayed in the pan for the next 55K till I pulled the motor, it will not make it past the pickup screen......it's your call.

Jim
 
i wouldnt want it to possibly kick up and hit something. probally fine but u know its the just in case thing. id drop the pan and get it out... the gasket is probally leaking some anyhow.
 
Thanks for the help guys. I'm sure this will put him at ease once he reads it. :Cheer:
 
Don't sweat it. The pan is baffeld, The pick up is huge, Mine has been in the pan for about 30,000 miles.
 
Rollin Coal said:
if by knocked it out, you mean took a hammer and screwdriver and hit it until it went away, then yeah its prolly in the pan, and no its not magnetic.

to get them out, you need to hit it until it turns sideways and grab it w/ a pair of needle nose vise grips.
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i wasnt using a screwdriver...it was a very sharp puch and as i was trying to bend the lip, i gave it another tap and it fell in

could not get it it to turn sideways
 
Jim Fulmer said:
There are others that have knocked them into the pan and fished them out by dropping the pan, I did the same except mine stayed in the pan for the next 55K till I pulled the motor, it will not make it past the pickup screen......it's your call.

Jim
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x2...I left it in there

Chris
 
coon smile said:
i wasnt using a screwdriver...it was a very sharp puch and as i was trying to bend the lip, i gave it another tap and it fell in

could not get it it to turn sideways
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i didnt mean to imply that you were doing it wrong, i was just making sure of the OP's wording.

Ryan
 
I know a bunch of guys the same thing happened to. I used a fine drywall screw with a zip tie connected to it to ensure it wouldnt fall in
 
LOW-LIFE said:
i wouldnt want it to possibly kick up and hit something. probally fine but u know its the just in case thing. id drop the pan and get it out... the gasket is probally leaking some anyhow.
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I don't think there is any way it can get 'kicked up and hit something' and besided the engine needs to be removed or halfway removed to change the pan gasket...

jcj said:
Don't sweat it. The pan is baffeld, The pick up is huge, Mine has been in the pan for about 30,000 miles.
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I don't believe tha pan is baffled either.... Leave it in the pan, it's not worth the aggrivation there is no way it can hurt anything. Besides, almost every nt-855, n-14, kta-19, and ISX/ QSX that i've had apart for a rebuild have about 2-10 oil pan bolts sitting in the pan, LOL
 
XTrEmE9156 said:
10-4!! the best decision you'll ever make, :hehe:
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yea i went out and bought a magnet that had a swivel head. stuck it up in the oil pan through the drain hole and rotated the magnet 360 degrees. when i pulled the magnet out, the plug was stuck to it and right above the drain hole. i tried to get it out but was not successful. atleast i know it is in the deep part of the pan, and it will be there for a while.

thanks again.

Kyle
 
Yep, mines in the bottom of the pan as well. I was building my twins with a CAT mechanic and his rule of thumb is, if you can be sure something made it all the way to the pan you're fine. Its the little guys that don't fall all the way down that you have to worry about.
Sean
 
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