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kamikaze jr · Jan 31, 2014

I dropped a peice of a pick down my engine dipstick chute.
Has anybody else done this wTF do I do

Besides not crank it over ever again
Please help

dsberman94 · Jan 31, 2014

Ok.
1 wrong place to post. This section is for issues with the site.
2 you dropped a what?

kamikaze jr · Jan 31, 2014

Piece of a metal pick

kamikaze jr · Jan 31, 2014

Ps. Right I guess this isn't really a site suggestion

seeyalater5.9 · Jan 31, 2014

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David N · Jan 31, 2014

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dsberman94 · Jan 31, 2014

kamikaze jr said:
Piece of a metal pick

not sure how you did that but metal will stick to the magnet in the bottom of the oil pan.

kamikaze jr · Jan 31, 2014

Thank for the support haha

Dmstrucks02 · Feb 1, 2014

Drain the oil and put some kind of screen in the flow and see if you catch it

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ghohouston · Feb 1, 2014

Likely it will sit in the bottom of your oil pan forever and you won't ever know its there. Maybe use a bigger pic next time so this can't happen

kamikaze jr · Feb 1, 2014

thanks guys if i dont catch it in a screen im gonna take a magnet n see if i cant get

drunk on diesel · Feb 1, 2014

I wouldn't worry about it. Steel doesn't float. And oil is lighter than water.

Drop a washer or something in a jug of oil and see if you can even get it to budge off of the bottom my shaking the jug.

Unless you're planning on driving upside down, you'll be fine

vcassens · Feb 1, 2014

drunk on diesel said:
I wouldn't worry about it. Steel doesn't float. And oil is lighter than water.

Drop a washer or something in a jug of oil and see if you can even get it to budge off of the bottom my shaking the jug.

Unless you're planning on driving upside down, you'll be fine

I understand what you are saying and I wished it worked like that but if it did I wouldn't have had needle bearings go through my oil system and wipe out my motor

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Dmstrucks02 · Feb 1, 2014

You might be fine if you don't catch it. Hopefully it's on the drain plug magnet, I would make an attempt to flush and try to catch it

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lincolnlocker · Feb 1, 2014

vcassens said:
I understand what you are saying and I wished it worked like that but if it did I wouldn't have had needle bearings go through my oil system and wipe out my motor

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How did needle bearings get in the oil?

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vcassens · Feb 1, 2014

lincolnlocker said:
How did needle bearings get in the oil?

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Roller broke off the lifter

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lincolnlocker · Feb 1, 2014

vcassens said:
Roller broke off the lifter

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Oh so it wasnt something that could be picked up out of the oil pan then? It was already in a spot where it could have been flung around or pushed into the oil lines?

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Buck1 · Feb 1, 2014

Slap a big magnet or 2 on the outside of the pan for extra insurance (assume steel pan) Run it around, next oil change, slide the over by the drain and see if you get lucky.

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ghohouston · Feb 1, 2014

lincolnlocker said:
How did needle bearings get in the oil?

live life full throttle

Never heard of 6.0's doing this? Its a HUGE problem with them, needle bearings fall from lifters, wipe out the lpop, and cam sometimes, its just not as common on 7.3's