today when i tried to remove my IC, i drop a socket into the cooling fan area..
I don't know what to do now, the socket is not visible now., but i'm sure it's down under the fan. anyone can give me some help?

 

try hitting the plastic just under the bumper below the engine...see if it is in there...if so you can get it...other wise...keep looking you'll find it...I have had friends drop stuff when working with me on thier minis...we just kept looking...eventually you find it...tucked just out if sight...right where you looked 8 million times...good luck


chris

 

yea i even trie dto jack up the car with the factory jack, and keep hitting the plastic under it .. still cant' find anything.. i'm kinda of worry now

 

maybe it already fell out...

 

i wish man. haha.. first i drop it on the axle of the fan. and i tried to stuck my finger in and take it, but it dropped further haha.... i tried to start the car, nothing strange happening. so i guess iw ill drive to to a garage to let some body check it for me.. or it will fall out ont eh way to the garage

 

just takethe bumper off....its only two tox bits two 8 mm likw 3 10 mm and two philips....easy

 

i'm so discourage to DIY right now!!....:(

 

see this is it...right now...if you do it... when yo ufind it and get done you'll be all proud and have all this new knowledge of how to brake stuff...OOPS! I mean how to take apart the car..etc etc...I didn't know how to do this when I did it...but well I did it...LOL

 

HOLY!! why u need to take all the stuff out for? haha

 

this is why!!!

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ighlight=suede

 

That's COOL.!!!! i cant' belive u can DIY it haha!!!!!!!!!

 

FWIW, try tying a magnet to a string and go fishing! :smile:

 

I lost an intercooler bolt in the fan area. Here's how I got it back:

Loosen the 3 bolts on the bottom side of the air dam & also the 2 phillips dzus-thingies that hold on the plastic shield under the engine.
Pull the shield toward the rear of the car & it'll come off.
Now you have access to the fan area.
Take a magnet & troll the bottom of the newly exposed fan shroud.
Your socket lies here, Padawan.

 

Tuls,
All I can say is WOW! Really sharp what you did.

keith

 

You can buy a magnet that is at the end of an antennae at an auto parts store. Use that to fish the socket out. Don’t let this discourage you. Defecation occurs - just don't get your euphemisms mixed up and make lemonade out of it!

 

I've done that before too You'll need to jack up the front end and put on jack stands. Slide under and remove the plastic skid pan from bottom of bumper which will expose the bottom of fan. Then reach up with your "little" hand and grab whatever fell in there Pain in the A$$ but there's no other way as you can't see the part to grab it from above. Good luck.

 

Yah, sometimes I wish I could just pickup the car and shake it upside down...

 

Is the fan an electric one that will run with the car off? If so, to be on the safe side you should disconnect the battery before digging around in there.

You might be able to get lucky with one of these:

 

You need a Classic Mini to be able to do that

Earl

 

Get the magnet - I helped my friend mod his power steering and had to remove a small piece out of a flow control value - I thought he needed some needle nose pliers to get that sucker out - but man that magnet was so strong it sucked it right out.

 

I've had to take my bumper/air dam apart on two different occassions because my 3-year-old helper tossed something down the front of the engine.
Go ahead and open it up. It's only a few bolts to get in there, and hitting the plastic and trying to listen might not work.