On replacing the fuel pump on a 1977 vw baywindow van the pushrod fell into the crankcase...any ideas on how to get it out without dismantling everything??

Trev, May 2008

Thanks fellas, great advice will try it and if all else fails I will leave it.

Trev, June 2008

If iyt hasn`t hurt anything don`t worry about it ...let it lay there .....oil pump won`t suck it up and if it doesn`t interfer with crankshaft it will just lay there ..see it before

bg, June 2008

Drain the oil and remove the oil strainer cover and strainer itself, then try introducing a magnet on a telescopic rod, (available from tool shops and hardware shops etc) and see if you can retrieve the pushrod that way, (the pushrod is ferrous but the crankcase is not). Failing that, jacking up one side of the vehicle or the other may just make it roll to a position where you can grab hold of it through the opening in the crankcase. If all else fails you will need to remove the engine and split the crankcase as there is no conventional sump pan you can remove. Good luck!

Lee, May 2008

Hi Trev, the only thing to do is drop the sump pan

nigel, May 2008