Help! Injector Cap In Engine

[bondyshambles 23 1 Cars]

I have just removed the fuel rail and injectors and one of the caps has come off. I have removed this rail 3 times now with no problems before. I can see the cap but I am not confident of pulling it back through the hole. Can I undo the inlet manifold top bolts without undoing anything else to get enough play to reach in and get it or do I have to take it all apart? If so what is the procedure as mines a daily !!!

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Get a cylinder vax take out the bag and suck it out on max should come out easy peasy

[bondyshambles 23 1 Cars]

I thought this. Excuse my lack of knowledge but if it disappears I take it that its a head off job or is it a case of turning the engine to make it become visible again? This feels like a silly question.

[bondyshambles 23 1 Cars]

Tried the vacuum and no good

[cheesegrater 43 1 Cars]

Did you ensure a good seal? Has it dropped into the bore or on top of the valves?

Edited April 19, 2015 by cheesegrater

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I used a bicycle spoke with a blob of grease on the end down through the hole.

[bondyshambles 23 1 Cars]

4 hours later...its out. Managed to get hold of some tiny tweasers and put glue on the end. I got lucky. I have one of them tiny cameras so I could see that the cap was resting on the stem of the valve. In the past I have taken the clips off the injectors when removing the rail. This means that sometimes the injectors have come out still on the rail and some have stayed in the engine basically meaning that the weakest point has given up first...hence never losing a top hat cap before. Just for future reference this may be the way to do it....if you only want a fuel pressure reg change.

 

Edited April 19, 2015 by bondyshambles