please be gentle, I was replacing the engine coolant sensor and while trying to replace that evil little spring clip, it sprung off and like shooting a basketball nothing but net right down the thermostat housing - ugh. could anyone provide my option for retrieving it? (I had to purchase two new ones because the original sprung off as well into the grass abyss) I certainly do not think I want to start the engine with it in there? so any help would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance for any help


Rob/whtlion

 

Magnet. The thermostat will stop it from dropping down further.

 

well i had to take thermostat housing and thermostat out to get to it so there was nothing to stop it from going down the hole :(

 

It absolutely will not hurt anything, its the cooling system, not the engine

If you can't get it with a magnet then don't worry about it, with coolant flow it will eventually end up at the bottom of the block in a coolant passage

And no it won't hurt the water pump

 

Thank you so much for giving me piece of mind i was ready to pull the water pump - bless you