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HELP Dropped bolt in motor!

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HowieD-5M-GE
I was in the process of putting my engine back together after a fixing up a blown head gasket, as i was putting the camshaft on the head i dropped a bolt inside the oil galley. I was wondering how i should go about this problem? Ive already spent at least an hour sitting there with a magnet trying to fish it out, Ive tried vaccuming it out, and removing the oil pan just sounds like alot of work. Im curious to know how urgent it is that i get it out? Its pretty frustrating, suggestins??:32:

btw its a stock 5m-ge, thanks.
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Donn29
If the motor is out, defiantly pull the pan. If the motor is in the car, you suck. Sorry.

It's a bitch, but since its iron, a magnet is going to be tricky to get it to work, not to mention all the metal shavings that will fall down there from scraping a magnet inside that drain. Pull the pan and save the time wasted. Or you could leave it in there, since its far to large for the pump to pick up.
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