Dropped Something In The Engine Bay? Here's how to retrieve it

[@HirschPower]

We are all watching this because we specifically searched for it😂

[@DespairRepair]

Thanks for watching and hope the video helped!

[@chicken_nug_]

I’m here now hahaha

[@SMichelle-vq6tc]

Exactly 😂 😭😭😭

[@yagamitaichi340]

I dropped a stupid 9mm socket deep into my 2-days old brand new BMW bike and I totally gets it😂

[@RobotHunter1234]

Was trying to replace my EVAP valve in my mustang when my torque wrench decided to drop into my engine bay. I tried everything in the video and don’t get me wrong it was extremely helpful, but it was just inside a spot where not only could I not reach it, no amount of swaying or anything could get the thing to fall out from where it was. Eventually my last hoorah was driving around the block to move it to a reasonable spot and using an extendable magnet I had from my childhood to reach it and finally grab it 💀💀

[@Shauna_180]

Same for my socket. I started thinking of driving over curbs to see if it will slide it out or at least into view

[@TheWolves479]

AMAZING! The mirror trick worked wonders in locating it

[@DespairRepair]

Thanks for watching and glad if the video helped!

[@GarbyBoi]

Currently losing my sanity. Thank you for the help tho

[@jonathanchavez6921]

I dropped a 10Mm wrench in the battery should I worry or leave it there

[@KaptainKommissar]

Accidentally flung a 1/2" socket into the back of the engine bay of our 2004 Honda Odyssey 💀 Day 2 of looking with an endoscopic camera and still no luck

[@Tvrtko_I]

I just dropped a cap for my anti- freeze in an Audi rs6, im getting desperate

[@RGTomoenage11]

What can go wrong? I dropped 2 socket and I can’t find them

[@softiegoat]

how'd things turn out?

[@RGTomoenage11]

@@softiegoat cars running fine….

[@softiegoat]

@@RGTomoenage11 I'm glad!

[@NotSoUniversal]

ANOTHER OPTION: I luckily dropped my phone in there while its light was on so I could spot it easily enough. I just reached my hand under the car and slammed into the plastic bottom until my phone made it to the back edge of the tray and then I used a screwdriver to (could have used just my hand) knock the phone out of the open backside.

[@imRipeR]

It will just vibrate lose

[@derekc6713]

thank you for the video, drop a 10 mm in the engine bay and still cant find it.

[@DespairRepair]

You're welcome and thanks for watching! I know what you mean, sometimes it seems that the engine eats it up 🙂. I always try to notice where I worked last and look around that area.

[@shelxvesplashy4427]

Wait why do you sound like gooisest

[@nigelpereira1698]

The sim drifter right?

[@pushingdasies1]

Spent 1 hours swapping a headlight, spent 2 hours recovering a wrench

[@Eitoon]

We are all here not because we have done something right 🥲

[@EmmaLouiseHamilton]

😂😂😂

[@eggy7346]

I wasn't even doing anythinf fancy, just a battery replacement and my god damn wrench said "Lol bye"

[@EduardoScobar]

I was changing my screw bleeder for coolant and the new one is metal felt.

[@fifthsonrecords1228]

Is it helpful to use a Grenade, to free up some space?

[@thomast9872]

Yes

[@RipRoaringGarage]

When somebody pats your back...and your tps screw falls into the void, and you dont have another one.... And to make it more fun, its below freezing, and the truck is outside, lifted, and just overall annoying.

[@asifkashem8861]

I fucking love you man you saved my life with the mirror trick

[@DespairRepair]

Glad if the video helped and thanks for watching!

[@slickmashable]

@asifkashem8861 marry him bro😅

[@lucasthomas4866]

I'm getting desperate right now. This was a last ditch effort. Was working on a Porsche (which is rear engine because German Engineering is exactly that) and trying to get this bolt in that was obstructed by 2 tubes. Lost it and now praying it isn't in the cam belt😶 Edit: Got it out and in its place. A tip is if you start the car up or put it in neutral and let it get up some speed then pump the brakes it can dislodged it from anywhere like between tubes or on a ledge. Great vid btw.

[@collinbarrymore]

My phone (iphone 12 max) just slipped down there and Its too heavy to pick up w/ tape and I cant use magnets on the device. This is so unfortunate and I really don't want to take off this undertray

[@collinbarrymore]

My escape is too tall to reach the bottom even if im literally laying on the engine bay. Luckily the only thing wrong with my car is the undertray in the front right is broken/not connected ( I can see into the car when laying on the ground). There was just enough space for me to reach through and grab my phone, I can't believe how quick I got it back (10 minutes) . Hopefully this somehow helps someone get a heavy object back.

[@jonathanchavez6921]

@@collinbarrymoreI dropped a 10 mm in the battery

[@CorneliusSmalleliterealtor]

just happened to me with my Iphone. my son had it at his finger tips in the under carriage and pushed it further back. by the time I thought to take off the air intake to access from up top it was out of reach. going to have to remove the under carriage or risk driving to the shop around the corner to have them remove it.

[@szervosz]

Today, while replacing the battery, I dropped 10 mm socket next to the battery and no way to find it. I drove it uphill, downhill, but I don't see it 😢

[@Momo01601]

I dropped a 7mm-19mm socket and no way to find it

[@russbrownmusic]

lost a socket in my Excursion - no luck yet - it's freezing out, but at least it was near the battery at the side near the wheel and not the front near the belt

[@DespairRepair]

Hi and thanks for watching! Then best leave it there until it gets warmer. That's a big engine bay and it may take some time to find it. Better a lost socket than to catch a cold 🙂.

[@briangreer6016]

I dropped a 28 mm socket in my ram cummins yesterday, I have no clue where it's at

[@DespairRepair]

Hi and thanks for watching! That's a pretty challenging task to find a socket in an engine bay of that size. But at least it's a big socket. Luckily it's not an 8 or 10 mm. When those go, its seems like the engine ate them 🙂.

[@jonathanchavez6921]

@@DespairRepairI dropped a 10Mm in the battery on a G37x ,idk if I should bother finding it or just testing my Luck and see where it goes

[@lorenzoworld8119]

I panicked and cranked up my car after I couldn't find the driver lug wrench 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ It sound like it fell down somewhere but can't find it... any advice???!? Please

[@tazzietaz5643]

another tip, check and see if there are any openings in the plastic underside of the car. get a strong wire (coat hanger is what i used) and push the item towards the hole. this works best if the opening is on the side/front where you can easily grab it. saved me a ton of trouble :)

[@DespairRepair]

Hi thanks for watching and for sharing the very useful tip 🙂

[@philipbrown9006]

This is all good advice. The problem I had was I accidentally dropped a connector retaining clip into a well on the back of my Yaris. The telescopic magnet didn't work as this clung to side and retracted when I tried to push it down. In the end I bought a 10mm diameter by 5mm magnet with a hole in the centre and attached it to a wire made from a straightened coat hanger. I made a hook at the other end. I retrieved the clip in less than a minute. Hope this helps.

[@DespairRepair]

Thanks for watching and for sharing!

[@tysonrinker5958]

Got a Damn nut stuck in the bell housing I was supposed to be done with this truck hours ago this sucks!

[@shoyrushoyru]

I dropped a headlight bulb cover into the bay and it hit the wheel well and slid down and disappeared. I came here in desperation for tips and tricks or any actual idea of the layout of an engine bay, but luckily after tons of searching with the use of an endoscope camera and some more primitive methods, we found the cover-it was in a pouch-like section of the plastic tray immediately in front of the wheel, and we had barely enough space to get some fingers and a contorted hand in through a gap in the wheel well shield to grab it, while pushing the cap up to be more easily reached through the tray’s drainage holes with a pencil. It was about a two hour ordeal in 40 degree weather during the night with flashlights.

[@yeetfios]

my mom dropped the spare in the engine bay and we’re tryna fish it out before my stepdad gets back 😭😭😭

[@xBaLLisTikZx]

Yo! This video gave me hope! I just finished a mod on my 2018 Camaro SS 1LE I dropped a bit on the LAST screw I put in. I heard it hit metal so I was extremely worried and didn't want to have to life the whole car (since I wasn't sure if the bit was in the timing belt or anything it may damage). After he said "trace where it could have fallen.." I checked again and it was in fact in an easy to reach part of the timing belt 🤣

[@DespairRepair]

Thanks for watching and glad if the video helped 🙂

[@Farsk_]

Video was a great amount of help! Had my bowl of screws stuck to the bottom of my hood and forgot it was there when I went to shut it. Screws and bolts went everywhere, total pain in the ass. Used mirrors and magnets to try and locate what was dropped.

[@joecivilian]

I feel better now, hope all is well. I dropped a screw for my alternator and I've been struggling ever since

[@justhanginaround_]

What if hard plastic fell off?

[@Big_Ben1988]

Bluetooth ear bud fell in my wife's Volkswagen engine bay just checking fluids. I'm pretty sure it fell on the splash guard.

[@LizAlexy]

Dropped a battery back for an ultrasonic rat repellent. It’s on the bottom of the engine bay, sort of near the front tire, but sitting on the tray. Is it safe to drive I wonder? I tried to knock it out but it didn’t go

[@HarveyTAS]

Socket extension fell could see it but jammed in between wires. I grabbed it with pliers and was pulling it out when it fell... Couple of clanks then gone. Checked the fan and it wasn't there. Gave up after an hour and tried bouncing the car on a curb and still nothing. So frustrating. 3 hours for a battery swap.

[@GamerKon]

I droped the plaiers in the bay what happend if it stay there do i have to worry while driving 😶

[@Shauna_180]

My socket decided to jump ship somewhere under the air filter just as I was tightening the last screw 😂😭

[@3z3qq]

Couldn’t find it and started my car, it was making some weird noises but it’s solved now😂 I think it’s still chilling in my enginebay

[@Jenlenjen]

I just dropped my Apple Pencil down there and can’t find it.

[@ahmed19imran]

Thank you Sir!

[@DespairRepair]

You're welcome and thanks for watching!

[@slickmashable]

Dropped the only key fob I have 😢Trying these tomorrow 😊

[@DespairRepair]

Hope the tips help and thanks for watching!

[@MrNobody-rz7jq]

I used a lamp to check the oil level in the car, I attached it to the car so that it shines towards the engine. It falls off the hook and falls on the engine, the case with the battery on the lamp opens and a small battery falls out between the engine

[@drman687]

Same thing happened to me, found 2 out 3 AAA battery after taking the undercover, now desperately wonder where the third one is but debating whether I should also take the exhuast undercover off

[@MrNobody-rz7jq]

@@drman687 after 6 months at a small service. Battery found under engine on plastic. Protective plastic for the engine under the car

[@doctorrai6651]

Hlo i droped metal screw in dashboard.. And not able to retrieve.. It sounds like it hit lower metal plate... Please help me it will creat any problem on driving??

[@doctorrai6651]

Plz rply

[@DespairRepair]

@@doctorrai6651 Hi thanks for watching and sorry for the late reply. I always recommend retrieving the screw because you never know where it landed. But if it's too much work to reach it (which it usually is because you'll probably need to dismantle a lot of trimming and plastics), leave it and hope for the best. This happened to me on several occasions on different cars and to be honest, I left them there until an occasion occurred to dismantle the dashboard trim. Hope this helps.

[@LumeraMusic]

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[@DespairRepair]

Hi, and thanks for watching! Sorry for the inconvenience, it's just how things work, hope the video helped 🙂

[@findstabilisedohshit4669]

Well I will not need to worry about it running and destroying something because it's my keys that I've lost

[@ihateelectriccar8646]

been searching for 8 hours still no luck ; (

[@DespairRepair]

I know the feeling very well 😞

[@Girthquake69]

A magnet on a string or taped to a stick can be a huge help too.

[@DespairRepair]

Hi, thanks for watching, yes that can help also.