Inchindown said:Have a good poke around from the top with a strong torch. It's useful if you can get a small mirror on a long handle to help you see. If that doesn't find it, you might want to see if you can get underneath the engine bay and have a feel around on any surface that may have caught the screwdriver. Best if you can get it up on a hydraulic ramp. If you have to go under the car on the ground, don't do it just with a jack, it's too dangerous. Get some axle stands so the car can't squash you if it falls off the jack.
If you're really worried about it, you may want to have a word with your dealer to see if he can help you out.
On a slightly related note, when I was in the Navymany years ago, I was an aircraft mechanic. One of my jobs back then was to search cockpits for dropped tools, nut, bolts etc. The aircraft couldn't fly until the missing items were found. I often had to completely remove the ejector seat in order to find a dropped item. You can imagine, the guy who dropped the tool was not exactly the most popular guy in the squadron.![]()
Ah, those were the days.Andyk said:My son dropped the pilots oxygen bottle down the back off the ejector seat on a Tornado while getting it ready to take off. He had to buy the riggers a case of beer as they had to work overtime to remove the ejector seat to get it out...Inchindown said:Have a good poke around from the top with a strong torch. It's useful if you can get a small mirror on a long handle to help you see. If that doesn't find it, you might want to see if you can get underneath the engine bay and have a feel around on any surface that may have caught the screwdriver. Best if you can get it up on a hydraulic ramp. If you have to go under the car on the ground, don't do it just with a jack, it's too dangerous. Get some axle stands so the car can't squash you if it falls off the jack.
If you're really worried about it, you may want to have a word with your dealer to see if he can help you out.
On a slightly related note, when I was in the Navymany years ago, I was an aircraft mechanic. One of my jobs back then was to search cockpits for dropped tools, nut, bolts etc. The aircraft couldn't fly until the missing items were found. I often had to completely remove the ejector seat in order to find a dropped item. You can imagine, the guy who dropped the tool was not exactly the most popular guy in the squadron.![]()